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Did a supernova trigger the late Devonian extinction?
Evolution

Did a supernova trigger the late Devonian extinction?

Posted on November 25, 2020November 16, 2020 by Logan Chipkin

Note – this was originally published with Physics World. Around 359 million years ago, at the boundary between the Devonian and Carboniferous periods, the biosphere…

Did the Catholic Church Give Birth to Science?
Critical Rationalism

Did the Catholic Church Give Birth to Science?

Posted on November 18, 2020November 16, 2020 by Logan Chipkin

Note — this was originally published with Areo magazine and can be found here. Historically, the creation of ideas has been a messy process. Knowledge has not usually…

People and the Cosmos: Constructor Theory
Optimism

People and the Cosmos: Constructor Theory

Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 by Logan Chipkin

Note–this was originally published with Areo Magazine. It seems that as soon as our ancestors could afford to do so, they forged a spiritual dimension…

Free Speech is a Value, not a Right
Politics

Free Speech is a Value, not a Right

Posted on September 4, 2020September 2, 2020 by Logan Chipkin

Note – this was originally published with Quillette. Free speech is a value, not a right. Understanding this distinction sheds light on the various debates…

Economic Creationism
Economics

Economic Creationism

Posted on August 28, 2020November 1, 2020 by Logan Chipkin

Note – this was originally published with The Libertarian Institute. Creationism has lost the argument in the public square. Any biologist working to understand life-related…

The Nature of Economics
Economics

The Nature of Economics

Posted on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 by Logan Chipkin

This was originally published with The Libertarian Institute. The science of human action, better known as praxeology, is of a different character than the physical…

Critical Rationalism

Open Ideas

Posted on June 4, 2020June 3, 2020 by Logan Chipkin

If one takes the anarcho-libertarian concept of private property seriously, then there is no ‘freedom of speech’ in any fundamental sense. Rather, the only genuine…

People, Memes, and the History of Evolution
Evolution

People, Memes, and the History of Evolution

Posted on May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 by Logan Chipkin

Note – this was originally published with Areo. The story of evolution on Earth began at least 3.7 billion years ago, when self-replicating molecules began…


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