July 3, 2007

On The Psychology Of Bombers, And Swarm Theory

Here’s what turned out to be a somewhat prescient article from the June issue of Prospect magazine, which starts off by asking why it is that some of us, especially within group environments, are wont to perpetrate acts of carnage and destruction against our fellow humans, whilst the vast majority of us at an individual [...]

July 3, 2007

What Happened Before The Big Bang?

The Universe is back in the news again, as it transpires that Big Bounce is the new Big Bang, at least according to Martin Bojowald, assistant professor of physics at Penn State. One of the main tenets of comsology these past few decades has been that this Universe is a single event phenomenon, the result [...]