This is a copy of my entry in the latest essay contest conducted by the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi). That contest restricts me to 25,000 characters, so I’ve added Notes to the end of the essay (FQXi allows the addition of notes but limits their length to much less than what I want to say). Other excellent essays in FQXi’s current contest will inform readers about the role of Fibonac...

The paper deals with the relationship of Orthodox theology and science throughout history also considers contemporary dialogue science. foundational principle laid in thought Cappadocian Fathers emphasizes theosis as communion man God. next segment paradox search high knowledge: highest thing we are looking for is beyond our knowledge, which exact reason why Basil Caesarea has approved human re...

The (re)introduction of Λ into cosmology has spurred debates that touch on central questions in philosophy science, as well the foundations general relativity and particle physics. We provide a systematic assessment often implicit philosophical assumptions guiding methodology precision relation to dark energy. start by briefly introducing recent account scientific progress terms risky constrain...

Polistes versicolor (Olivier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) colonies are easily found in anthropic environments; however there is little information available on biological, ecological and behavioral interactions of this species under these environmental conditions. The objective of this work was to characterize the foundation pattern, the productivity, and the success of colonies of P. versicolor in...

In models where the constants of Nature can take more than one set of values, the cosmological wave function ψ describes an ensemble of universes with different values of the constants. The probability distribution for the constants can be determined with the aid of the ‘principle of mediocrity’ which asserts that we are a ‘typical’ civilization in this ensemble. I discuss the implications of t...