The Nine Realms of Universe that Make You Possible Book by astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi with Nils Johnson-Shelton, published in April 2026. Oluseyi’s central idea is that human existence becomes comprehensible when reality is viewed at several radically different scales. The laws governing quarks, people, stars, galaxies, and the universe appear very different, yet they areContinueContinue reading “Why Do We Exist?”
Tag Archives: Ethics
Repost: Something Big Is Happening
This is an important repost of ‘Something Big Is Happening’, By Matt Shumer • Feb 9, 2026 Podcast Link Think back to February 2020. If you were paying close attention, you might have noticed a few people talking about a virus spreading overseas. But most of us weren’t paying close attention. The stock market wasContinueContinue reading “Repost: Something Big Is Happening”
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Third Earl of Shaftesbury
A pivotal figure in early 18th-century moral philosophy, aesthetics, and political thought. Though less well-known today than contemporaries like Locke or Hobbes, Shaftesbury’s ideas had a profound impact on British Enlightenment thought, particularly in shaping moral sentimentalism and the emerging discourse on aesthetic judgment and virtue ethics. Key Works His major work is Characteristics ofContinueContinue reading “Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Third Earl of Shaftesbury”
Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic 