Biocentrism - life and consciousness are the bottom line in understanding the universe Biology must be first among sciences in a theory of everything Consciousness is a physics problem Strange…

The Origins of the Reductionist Program "How can the events in space and time which take place within the spatialboundary of a living organism be accounted for by physics and chemistry?" Erwin…

Mothers Rock! The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Blessings on the hand of women!Angels guard its strength and grace,In the palace, cottage, hovel,Oh, no matter where the place;Would that never storms…

Most people know Edwin Hubble as a famed astronomer, the namesake of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope (HST).  Most probably don't know he also starred as a forward on the University of…

A Brief History of the English Language Part 6 - Global English Part 1 briefly covered the period from the 5th century CE to the 14th century.Part 2 describes Chaucer's influence on the development…

A Brief History of the English Language Part 5 - Early Modern English Part 1 briefly covered the period from the 5th century CE to the 14th century.Part 2 describes Chaucer's influence on the…

A Brief History of the English Language Part 4 - The People's English Part 1 briefly covered the period from the 5th century CE to the 14th century.Part 2 describes Chaucer's influence on the…

Machines to move things and people The Industrial Revolution was made possible by machines that multiplied the force of human strength. First water power, then steam, made possible the factories that…

A Brief History of the English Language Part 3 The historical development of English is an excellent model of how a grammar naturally develops.  I am trying to capture some of that history in…

“We are not only observers. We are participators. In some strange sense this is a participatory universe.”  One Year has passed. On April 13, 2008, John Archibald Wheeler, the doyen of…