Tim Palmer

The Ciren call of this ancient market town in the heart of the Cotswolds never fails to charm

<p><em>When we look at scientific progress, especially in physics, it can seem like all the great discoveries lie behind us. Since the revolutions of Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, physicists have been struggling to find a way to make them fit together with little to no success. Tim Palmer argues that the answer to this stalemate lies in chaos theory. </em></p><p> </p><p>Revisiting a book by John Horgan, science communicator and theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder r…

A deadline of October 16 has been set for public comments on the most momentous plan ever considered for waters of our Oregon Coast.

A deadline of October 16 has been set for public comments on the most momentous plan ever considered for waters of our Oregon Coast.

If you want to plant a foot on the property ladder, these UK locations offer vitality and value for money for first-time buyers

Last year’s winner is blooming. Its secret weapon? Fired-up locals who get things done

The transformation of BT7 hasn’t dented the popularity of the area’s traditional Northern Irish pubs

This handsome town with an attractive artistic pedigree offers a slice of cultured countryside

With the rapid development of chatbots and other AI systems, questions about whether they will ever gain true understanding, become conscious, or even develop a feeling agency have become more pressing. When it comes to making sense of these qualities in humans, our ability for counterfactual thinking is key. The existence of alternative worlds where things happen differently, however, is not just an exercise in imagination – it’s a key prediction of quantum mechanics. Perhaps our brains are abl…

Our lives tend to run smoothly and predictably most of the time, but they are also prone to intermittent instability with devastating consequences.