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Is the universe fundamentally mathematical?

Latest: "Tegmark's hypothesis deserves more attention than it gets..."

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Dark matter alternatives that actually work

Latest: "MOND predictions were validated again last week..."

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PHILOSOPHY
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The hard problem of consciousness: solved or dissolved?

Latest: "Functionalism still can't explain qualia..."

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TECH
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Will formal verification replace testing?

Latest: "In safety-critical systems, already happening..."

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CULTURE
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Why do civilizations independently invent fermentation?

Latest: "It's convergent cultural evolution driven by biology..."

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Featured Pour

Can language shape thought, or does thought shape language?

"The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in its strong form is almost certainly wrong, but the weak form keeps gaining evidence."

@linguist_prime

"Try thinking about time without spatial metaphors. You can't. Language wins."

@temporal_minds

"Deaf children develop sophisticated thought before language acquisition. Thought wins."

@cognitive_dev
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