These essays examine the mind, physics, cosmology, space exploration, and time perception, providing a clear analysis of the concepts that shape our understanding of reality.
How do animals think? Is it possible to think without words? How does language affect our thinking?
If one never heard speech due to being deaf since birth, how can they think without language? I learned that languageless people in the deaf community still have cognitive abilities without words.
What if our consciousness is not a function of the brain? Could that mean our conscious awareness continues after we die?
The euphoric feeling of being awestruck may have evolved to give us a biological advantage to conquer the world. This article reviews how awesome emotions impact our lives.
Scientists strive for knowledge of our world, but our observation changes the reality we perceive. Learn why.
Nothingness is the state of nonexistence, a concept that has long troubled physicists and philosophers. This article is a review of its complex nature.
This article discusses a theory that the universe could have been recreated after several "big bangs" until the laws of physics and natural phenomena worked. Let's examine this idea.
View the challenges astronauts face on the International Space Station without having the amenities we take for granted on Earth. Videos included.
This article reviews the survival of humans on Mars and the plan to colonize the planet. Learn about the issues scientists face to determine if colonizing Mars is possible with our present technology.
The distance imposes a major limitation, life forms may differ from what we expect, and our communications technology could differ from theirs. I’ll discuss these considerations.
Time may only be a concept of the mind. Read this essay to learn why.
We can't go back and change what has already occurred, but future time travel doesn't break any laws of physics.
I examine a theory that helps explain why time only goes forward due to a force pulling in one direction. I compare it to gravity as an analogy.
As we grow older, our perception of time changes, mainly because we have less time ahead. This article examines eight reasons why we experience time going faster as we get older.
Leap Years require adjustments besides adding a day every four years to keep our Gregorian calendar in sync with solar time. I explain its mathematical formula in this article.
