danfalk

@danfalk@sciencemastodon.com

Covering science for CBC Radio, Undark, Smithsonian, Quanta, National Geographic, & elsewhere; 2019 Fleming Medal; 3rd book = The Science of Shakespeare; co-host of BookLab podcast. www.danfalk.ca

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danfalk, to philosophy

Yes, we have free will. No, we don't. It depends who you ask... I recently spoke with two scientists who reached radically opposing conclusions on the issue of agency for @NautilusMag:

https://nautil.us/yes-we-have-free-will-no-we-absolutely-do-not-431904/

#freewill #philosophy #science

danfalk, to space

Astrophysicist David Spergel was tapped to lead NASA’s UAP Study Team, a group of experts charged with developing a “roadmap” for the agency to collect data on unidentified objects. I spoke with Dr. Spergel for Undark: #NASA #UAPs
https://undark.org/2023/10/30/interview-nasa-unexplained-objects/

danfalk, to random

1/2 In less than a week, an annular solar eclipse ("ring of fire" eclipse) will be visible from parts of the western United States... (cont'd) https://www.space.com/news/live/solar-eclipse-live-updates

danfalk,

2/2 Also, six months from today -- April 8, 2024 -- a total solar eclipse will be visible from parts of Mexico, the U.S., and Canada -- my video tells you everything you need to know to get ready: https://youtu.be/r_AT01RUzr4?si=_Y57sHS4c18MH3hl

danfalk, to random

Canadian psychologist Endel Tulving, known for his groundbreaking work on memory, has died at 96:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/science/endel-tulving-dead.html?smid=url-share

danfalk, to random

Scholars recently gathered to debate the problem of -- and the idea of in particular -- at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
My latest for Scientific American: @sciam_bot https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-consciousness-part-of-the-fabric-of-the-universe/

AskPippa, to physics
@AskPippa@c.im avatar

Does have a direction? This physicist-philosopher says yes -- and that things get very interesting and might explain some conundrums if it's included that way in geometry.
An interesting article on this in Quanta Magazine.

@QuantaMagazine

Have you seen this time-man? @danfalk https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-defense-of-the-reality-of-time

danfalk,

@AskPippa Oh yeah — I think I did read it! Unfortunately i can’t remember what I thought of it, d’oh! I may have to have another go at it…

danfalk, to random

"...where Darwin focused on biology, Spencer imagined that evolutionary thinking could be applied much more broadly." Recently I wrote in Smithsonian about the complex legacy of Herbert Spencer, born #OTD in 1820:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/herbert-spencer-survival-of-the-fittest-180974756/

danfalk, to photography

Rainbow over the Callanish Standing Stones, on the Isle of Lewis, earlier today. 🌈 ( #Callanish #Lewis #IsleofLewis #Hebrides #OuterHebrides #Scotland #photography #travelphotography #standingstones #rainbow )

danfalk, to random

Greetings from the Isle of Lewis, and the standing stones of Callanish! #Scotland

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