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We've misunderstood the physics of our universe | Sabine Hossenfelder, Ivette Fuentes, James Ladyman
Physics struggles to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity, challenging our understanding of scale and fundamental reality.
Woke vs work: The Left's identity crisis | Maurice Glasman, Bhaskar Sunkara, Pam Cox
The Left faces an identity crisis, debating whether to prioritize progressivism and diversity over solidarity and economic growth, and how to balance market forces with social good.
Why there's no such thing as knowledge | Slavoj Žižek and Hilary Lawson
Philosophers debate truth and reality, arguing our understanding is shaped by "closures" (frameworks of identity) rather than objective facts. Navigating this requires understanding how these closures function and fail.
Why our understanding of quantum physics is flawed | Jacob Barandes
Quantum physics' measurement problem arises from unclear axioms; a non-Markovian approach offers a simpler, empirically equivalent alternative to the standard model.