Did you know that black holes are expanding at the speed of light? Every point on the spherical surface of a black hole is a ray of light suspended, motionless, because the boundary, the event horizon, is already moving outward at the speed of light. Gravity and the curvature of spacetime keep it from expanding. […]
You and I
Is evil the displacement of good? And is flesh the madness of matter? I mean, consider the orderliness of the periodic table. Elements display exquisitely precise properties, combining with unerring predictability into molecules. But then, what happens when atoms arrange into flesh? They dream. Why should atoms dream? Why should an arrangement of atoms color […]
Light
What we know about light we’ve known for over a hundred years: At the speed of light, time stops, space contracts to nothing. For light, reality is instantaneous. From our latest understanding of the very beginning of the universe – at the Big Bang – everything existed as pure light in a point a trillion […]
Fermi’s Paradox
Why haven’t we detected other technological civilizations out among the two trillion galaxies of the observable universe? We seem to be alone. But what if we’re wrong to assume that advanced technologies in other planetary systems create superstructures? What if truly sophisticated engineering doesn’t expand but shrinks civilization? The applied science capable of harnessing ever […]