I believe a major obstacle to our understanding of the universe has to do with language. Unlike us, dogs and cats lack any mechanism for precise communication. They rely on a combination of physical behavior, vocalization, urination, and violence in order to communicate. Humans have come to rely mostly on language, in the form of…

I used to believe that there were special people, highly credentialed scientists, mathematicians and engineers, who understood the complexities of the universe far better than I did. I believed that if I read enough of their books, and asked enough questions, I would understand it too, and it would make sense. As it turned out,…

This is a story about the universe. It’s not a complete story; and it might not even be right. But it’s better than what we’ve got now. Not that what we’ve got now is wrong. I just think it stops short of a much larger story. A story that allows the quantum nature of reality…