From Stars to AI: The Impact of Kuhn’s Paradigm Model on Scientific Progress
Discover how paradigm shifts have shaped our understanding of the cosmos and beyond. From Copernicus to AI, see how new ideas revolutionize our world!
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Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Philosophy
Someone Had to Blab to the World About AI and Now We All Pay the Price
In today’s article, I pause and reflect on what AI has been over the past year and a half since the introduction of ChatGPT. Has this “new” AI improved your life? Do you see the benefits to yourself and to society? And I look back at my own attempt to build an AI interface for my website.
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The Greatest Lesson of History
They say those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. But is that really true? No matter how much history I know, there isn’t much I can do about it. There is a more pertinent lesson.
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A Story for All Americans
On this American Independence Day, I reflect on the life work of the “proto” American and a key Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin.
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When Franklin Almost Met Newton
My favorite part of his autobiography has nothing to do with America or any of the latter events of the late 18th century.
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Philosophical Anathema – Astronomy versus Astrology
When I talk to people about astronomy, they sometimes mistake it as astrology. But astronomy and astrology are diametrically opposed. In this article we review our connection to the sky through history and in our lives, and why astronomy is the key to understanding the cosmos.
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The Nativity Magi through the Prism of Astronomy
A scientific explanation for the Star of Bethlehem?
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