{"id":11558,"date":"2013-11-06T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T18:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/?page_id=11558"},"modified":"2020-10-03T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T19:36:44","slug":"greatest-hits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/greatest-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Greatest Hits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blogging is a real-time, often informal affair, and most posts aren&#8217;t meant to be interesting forever.  But some might be.  Here I&#8217;m collecting some of  my most useful or interesting blogging over the years, originally at <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.blogspot.com\/\">Blogspot<\/a> and later at <a href=\"http:\/\/cosmicvariance.com\/\u201c>Cosmic Variance<\/a> (which in November 2008 became hosted by <a href=\" http:=\"\" blogs.discovermagazine.com=\"\" \"=\"\"><em>Discover<\/em><\/a> magazine). In 2012 I went solo again, moving back here. For other kinds of writing see my <a href=\"\/cv.html\">CV<\/a>, or  <a href=\"\/writings\/\">writings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Late-Universe Cosmology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/05\/was-einstein-wrong\/\">Was Einstein wrong?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/05\/was-friedmann-wrong\/\">Was Friedmann wrong?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dark energy equation of state: <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/09\/the-dark-energy-equation-of-state\/\">I<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/09\/phantom-energy\/\">II<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/09\/vacuum-stability\/\">III<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/09\/what-is-this-quintessence-of-dust\/\">IV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/17\/escape-from-the-clutches-of-the-dark-sector\/\">Escape from the clutches of the dark sector?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/26\/the-future-of-the-universe\/\">The future of the universe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/16\/wmap-results-cosmology-makes-sense\/\">WMAP results &#8212; cosmology makes sense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/31\/the-screwy-universe\/\">The Screwy Universe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/21\/dark-matter-exists\/\">Dark Matter Exists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/10\/a-dark-misleading-force\/\">A Dark, Misleading Force<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/29\/dark-photons\/\">Dark Photons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/04\/dark-energy-faq\/\">Dark Energy FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/09\/dark-matter-vs-modified-gravity-a-trialogue\/\">Dark Matter vs. Modified Gravity: A Trialogue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/08\/dark-matter-vs-aether\/\">Dark Matter vs. Aether<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/05\/south-pole-telescope-and-cmb-constraints\/\">South Pole Telescope and CMB Constraints<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Early-Universe Cosmology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/10\/the-arrow-of-time\/\">The Arrow of Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/10\/the-anthropic-principle\">The anthropic principle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/01\/boltzmanns-anthropic-brain\/\">Boltzmann&#8217;s Anthropic Brain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/27\/how-did-the-universe-start\/\">How Did the Universe Start?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/03\/arrow-of-time-faq\/\">Arrow of Time FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/26\/are-many-worlds-and-the-multiverse-the-same-idea\/\">Are Many Worlds and the Multiverse the Same Idea?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/03\/a-universe-out-of-chaos\/\">A Universe Out of Chaos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/the-eternally-existing-self-reproducing-frequently-puzzling-inflationary-universe\/\">The Eternally Existing, Self-Reproducing, Frequently Puzzling Inflationary Universe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/28\/a-universe-from-nothing\/\">A Universe from Nothing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Relativity<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/08\/testing-general-relativity\/\">Testing general relativity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/07\/18\/synchronized-time\/\">Synchronized time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/03\/does-the-earth-move-around-the-sun\/\">Does the Earth move around the Sun?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/06\/does-space-expand\/\">Does Space Expand?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/14\/rules-for-time-travelers\/\">Rules for Time Travelers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/22\/energy-is-not-conserved\/\">Energy Is Not Conserved<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/04\/fractal-black-holes-on-strings\/\">Fractal Black Holes on Strings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/24\/can-neutrinos-kill-their-own-grandfathers\/\">Can Neutrinos Kill Their Own Grandfathers?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Quantum Mechanics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/04\/beyond-clockwork\/\">Beyond clockwork<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/12\/26\/no-reasonable-definition-of-reality-could-be-expected-to-permit-this\/\">No reasonable definition of reality should be expected to permit this<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/02\/27\/quantum-interrogation\">Quantum interrogation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/23\/quantum-hyperion\/\">Quantum Hyperion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/16\/quantum-mechanics-and-decision-theory\/\">Quantum Mechanics and Decision Theory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/25\/quantum-mechanics-when-you-close-your-eyes\/\">Quantum Mechanics When You Close Your Eyes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Particles\/Fields\/Strings<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/cern\/\">CERN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/07\/21\/two-cheers-for-string-theory\/\">Two Cheers for String Theory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/24\/hidden-symmetries\/\">Hidden symmetries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/25\/lorentz-invariance-and-you\/\">Lorentz invariance and you<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/12\/07\/how-many-dimensions-are-there\/\">How many dimensions are there?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/19\/the-string-theory-backlash\/\">The String Theory Backlash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/03\/the-trouble-with-physics\/\"><em>The Trouble With Physics<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/24\/string-theory-not-dead-yet\/\">String Theory:  Not Dead Yet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/04\/what-will-the-lhc-find\/\">What Will the LHC Find?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/18\/the-fine-structure-constant-is-probably-constant\/\">The Fine-Structure Constant Is Probably Constant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/14\/why-we-need-the-higgs-or-something-like-it\/\">Why We Need the Higgs, or Something Like It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/25\/what-particle-are-you\/\">What Particle Are You?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/03\/live-blogging-the-higgs-seminar\/\">Live-Blogging the Higgs Seminar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/13\/top-ten-amazing-higgs-boson-facts\/\">Top Ten Amazing Higgs Boson Facts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/22\/thanksgiving-7\/\">Thanksgiving (Gauge Symmetry)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/07\/how-to-explain-the-higgs-mechanism\/\">How To Explain the Higgs Mechanism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/04\/the-world-of-everyday-experience-in-one-equation\/\">The World of Everyday Experience, In One Equation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/20\/how-quantum-field-theory-becomes-effective\/\">How Quantum Field Theory Becomes &#8220;Effective&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other Science<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Dinosaur report: <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/08\/dinosaur-report-i\/\">I<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/08\/dinosaur-report-ii\/\">II<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/09\/dinosaur-report-iii-the-journey-home\/\">III<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/hallucinatory-neurophysics\/\">Hallucinatory neurophysics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/23\/n-bodies\/\"><em>N<\/em> Bodies<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/23\/n-bodies\/\">Thanksgiving: <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/23\/thanksgiving\/\">2006<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/22\/thanksgiving-2\/\">2007<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/27\/thanksgiving-3\/\">2008<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/26\/thanksgiving-4\/\">2009<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/25\/thanksgiving-5\/\">2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/05\/martian-colors\/\">Martian Colors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/18\/telekinesis-and-quantum-field-theory\/\">Telekinesis and Quantum Field Theory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/24\/have-a-thermodynamically-consistent-christmas\/\">Have a Thermodynamically Consistent Christmas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/10\/free-energy-and-the-meaning-of-life\/\">Free Energy and the Meaning of Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/07\/my-favorite-star\/\">My Favorite Star<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/non-normalizable-probability-measures-for-fun-and-profit\/\">Non-Normalizable Probability Measures for Fun and Profit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/22\/using-information-to-extract-energy\/\">Using Information to Extract Energy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/11\/the-pi-on\/\">The Pi-On<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/01\/ten-things-everyone-should-know-about-time\/\">Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/01\/predictions-for-2012\/\">Predictions for 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Meta-Science<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/05\/doubt-and-dissent-are-not-tolerated\/\">Doubt and dissent are not tolerated<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/interestingness\/\">Interestingness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/09\/19\/theories-laws-facts\/\">Theories, Laws, Facts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/26\/the-physics-of-imaginary-things\/\">The Physics of Imaginary Things<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/11\/what-i-believe-but-cannot-prove\/\">What I Believe, But Cannot Prove<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/19\/the-alternative-science-respectability-checklist\/\">The Alternative-Science Respectability Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/27\/everything-i-know-about-the-universe-i-did-not-learn-from-newspaper-headlines\/\">Everything I know about the universe I did not learn from newspaper headlines<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Anatomy of a Paper: <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/30\/anatomy-of-a-paper-part-i-inspiration\/\">Inspiration<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/30\/anatomy-of-a-paper-part-ii-calculation\/\">Calculation<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/31\/anatomy-of-a-paper-part-iii-culmination\/\">Culmination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/15\/science-and-unobservable-things\/\">Science and Unobservable Things<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/12\/happy-darwin-day\/\">Happy Darwin Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/22\/venus-hottentot-and-the-irony-of-science\/\">Venus Hottentot and the Irony of Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/14\/data-on-facts-and-facts-on-data\/\">Data on &#8220;Facts&#8221; and Facts on &#8220;Data&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/01\/is-dark-matter-supernatural\/\">Is Dark Matter Supernatural?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/24\/scientists-arent-always-complete-idiots\/\">Scientists Aren&#8217;t Always Complete Idiots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/07\/science-morality-possible-worlds-scientism-and-ways-of-knowing\/\">Science, Morality, Possible Worlds, Scientism, and Ways of Knowing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/03\/what-is-science\/\">What Is Science?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/14\/lets-stop-using-the-word-scientism\/\">Let&#8217;s Stop Using the Word &#8220;Scientism&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Philosophy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/12\/what-we-know-and-dont-and-why\/\">What we know, and don&#8217;t, and why<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/09\/art-and-theory\/\">Art and theory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/12\/can-moral-reasoning-convince-anyone-of\/\">Can moral reasoning convince anyone of anything important? <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/10\/10\/the-world-is-not-magic\/\">The world is not magic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/22\/the-universe-is-structured-like-a-language\/\">The universe is structured like a language<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/10\/richard-rorty\/\">Richard Rorty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/30\/why-is-there-something-rather-than-nothing\/\">Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/25\/turtles-much-of-the-way-down\/\">Turtles Much of the Way Down<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/19\/marriage-and-fundamental-physics\/\">Marriage and Fundamental Physics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/04\/abortion-and-the-architecture-of-reality\/\">Abortion and the Architecture of Reality<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Philosophy and Cosmology Live-Blogging: Day <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/20\/philosophy-and-cosmology-slow-live-blogging\/\">One<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/21\/philosophy-and-cosmology-day-two\/\">Two<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/22\/philosophy-and-cosmology-day-three\/\">Three<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/03\/you-cant-derive-ought-from-is\/\">You Can&#8217;t Derive Ought From Is<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Laws Underlying the Physics of Everyday Life are Completely Understood:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/23\/the-laws-underlying-the-physics-of-everyday-life-are-completely-understood\/\">One<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/29\/seriously-the-laws-underlying-the-physics-of-everyday-life-really-are-completely-understood\/\">Two<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/01\/one-last-stab\/\">Three<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/01\/is-dark-matter-supernatural\/\">Is Dark Matter Supernatural?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/17\/dysteleological-physicalism\/\">Dysteleological Physicalism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/23\/physics-and-the-immortality-of-the-soul\/\">Physics and the Immortality of the Soul<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/13\/free-will-is-as-real-as-baseball\/\">Free Will Is As Real As Baseball<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/01\/downward-causation\/\">Downward Causation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/11\/what-can-we-know-about-the-world-without-looking-at-it\/\">What Can We Know About the World Without Looking At It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/05\/on-determinism\/\">On Determinism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/13\/metaphysics-matters\/\">Metaphysics Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/04\/does-this-ontological-commitment-make-me-look-fat\/\">Does This Ontological Commitment Make Me Look Fat?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/11\/moving-naturalism-forward-videos-and-recap\/\">Moving Naturalism Forward: Videos and Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/22\/mind-and-cosmos\/\">Mind and Cosmos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Religion<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/06\/god-threat-or-menace\/\">God: threat, or menace?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/12\/flying-the-coop\/\">Flying the coop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/04\/purity-of-essence\/\">Purity of essence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/04\/popery\/\">Popery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/08\/rapped-on-the-head-by-creationists\/\">Rapped on the Head by Creationists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/29\/the-god-conundrum\/\">The God Conundrum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/02\/14\/thank-you-richard-dawkins\/\">Thank You, Richard Dawkins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/11\/consolations-of-materialist-philosophy\/\">Consolations of Materialist Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/20\/please-tell-me-what-god-means\/\">Please Tell Me What &#8220;God&#8221; Means<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/23\/politicians-and-critics\/\">Politicians and Critics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/07\/chatting-theology-with-robert-novak\/\">Chatting Theology with Robert Novak<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/13\/moral-authority\/\">Moral Authority<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/26\/the-sacred\/\">The Sacred<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/15\/what-questions-can-science-answer\/\">What Questions Can Science Answer?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/19\/the-truth-still-matters\/\">The Truth Still Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/16\/reluctance-to-let-go\/\">Reluctance to Let Go<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/02\/stephen-hawking-settles-the-god-question-once-and-for-all\/\">Stephen Hawking Settles the God Question Once and for All<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/07\/preaching-to-the-unconverted\/\">Preaching to the Unconverted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/17\/faith-and-epistemological-quicksand\/\">Faith and Epistemological Quicksand<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Academia<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/01\/should-you-become-a-scientist\/\">Should you become a scientist?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/01\/sex-and-science\/\">Sex and science!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/the-scientific-method\/\">The scientific method<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Unsolicited Advice:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/12\/20\/unsolicited-advice-1-how-to-get-into-graduate-school\/\">How to Get Into Grad School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/29\/unsolicited-advice-part-deux-choosing-a-grad-school\/\">Choosing a Grad School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/16\/unsolicited-advice-part-three-choosing-an-undergraduate-school\/\">Choosing an Undergraduate School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/26\/unsolicited-advice-iv-how-to-be-a-good-graduate-student\/\">How To Be a Good Graduate Student<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/21\/unsolicited-advice-part-six-talking-to-the-media\/\">Talking to the Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/02\/unsolicited-advice-non-academic-careers\/\">Non-Academic Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/09\/22\/bell-curves\/\">Bell curves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/02\/07\/is-this-a-date\/\">Is this a date?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/13\/summer-school\/\">Summer School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/23\/how-nice-should-we-be-to-students\/\">How Nice Should We Be to Students?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/09\/focus\/\">Focus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/24\/academics-still-totally-lame\/\">Academics:  Still Totally Lame<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/30\/how-to-get-tenure-at-a-major-research-university\/\">How to Get Tenure at a Major Research University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/19\/scientists-your-gender-bias-is-showing\/\">Scientists, Your Gender Bias Is Showing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/08\/bias-bias-everywhere\/\">Bias, Bias Everywhere<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Politics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2004\/03\/career-choices-explained\/\">Career choices explained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/the-important-shit\/\">The important shit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/02\/09\/cartoons\/\">Cartoons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/05\/the-wrongness-singularity\/\">The wrongness singularity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/04\/it-does-matter-what-people-think-about-how-the-world-works\/\">It Does Matter What People Think About How the World Works<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/improving-euclids-fifth-postulate\/\">Improving Euclid&#8217;s Fifth Postulate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/iching\/\">iChing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/03\/minus-numbers\/\">Minus numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2005\/11\/21\/three-and-im-under-the-table\/\">Three and I&#8217;m under the table<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/11\/people-fusion\/\">People Fusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/01\/feminism-destroying-the-planet\/\">Feminism:  Destroying the Planet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/04\/lessons-from-monopoly\/\">Lessons from Monopoly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/12\/liquid\/\">Liquid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/30\/throwing-while-black\/\">Throwing While Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/14\/defense-wins-games\/\">Defense Wins Games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/17\/love-and-blogging\/\">Love and Blogging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/17\/the-best-things-in-life-can-be-pricey\/\">The Best Things in Life Can Be Pricey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/28\/fixing-the-lottery\/\">Fixing the Lottery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/23\/spontaneous-social-symmetry-breaking\/\">Spontaneous Social Symmetry Breaking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/19\/the-hidden-complexity-of-the-olympics\/\">The Hidden Complexity of the Olympics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/06\/the-grid-of-disputation\/\">The Grid of Disputation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/21\/test-drive-tesla-roadster\/\">Test Drive: Tesla Roadster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/05\/black-and-white-and-blue-all-over\/\">Black and White and Blue All Over<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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