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Wed 28 Jan 2026
(2 days ago)
Updated 5 days ago.
TST COLUMN
28 Jan 2026
Debut
Science
FAQ
Why do complex systems fail when proportionality is removed?
Complex Systems
Complex systems remain stable only when responses scale appropriately to the problem they are addressing.
Wed 28 Jan 2026
(2 days ago)
Updated 3 days ago.
TST COLUMN
28 Jan 2026
Debut
Critical Thinking
FAQ
Why do people confuse rule-following with moral reasoning?
Personal Judgement
Rules can guide behavior, but moral reasoning requires judgment—and judgment cannot be outsourced to authority.
Wed 28 Jan 2026
(2 days ago)
Updated 3 days ago.
TST COLUMN
04 Feb 2026
Philosophy
FAQ
Did talking our way through life drive a million years of brain growth?
Evolution
Human brain size increased rapidly over the last ~800,000 years, and growing communication demands may have been a major evolutionary driver.
Wed 28 Jan 2026
(3 days ago)
Updated 2 days ago.
Science
FAQ
Could the CMB be proof of an inifinite universe?
Big Bang
The Cosmic Microwave Background isn’t the edge of space in an infinite universe—it’s the oldest light we can see, marking a boundary in time, not distance.
Tue 27 Jan 2026
(4 days ago)
Updated 4 days ago.
TST COLUMN
04 Feb 2026
Science
FAQ
Why is Planck time important?
Planck Scale
Planck time marks the boundary where our best current physical theories stop describing reality reliably.
Mon 26 Jan 2026
(4 days ago)
Updated 4 days ago.
TST COLUMN
21 Jan 2026
Debut
Science
FAQ
Did Copernicus prove that Earth moves around the Sun?
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus did not prove heliocentrism—he built a model that explained the sky better than any alternative available at the time.
Wed 21 Jan 2026
(1 week ago)
Updated 1 week ago.
TST COLUMN
21 Jan 2026
Debut
Critical Thinking
FAQ
Why do intelligent people defend bad ideas?
Copernicus
Intelligence doesn’t protect us from false beliefs—worldview attachment does the real work.
Wed 21 Jan 2026
(1 week ago)
Updated 1 week ago.
TST COLUMN
21 Jan 2026
Debut
Philosophy
FAQ
Did Copernicus remove humanity from the center of the universe?
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus didn’t remove humanity from the center of the universe—he removed the assumption that centrality equals importance.
Wed 21 Jan 2026
(1 week ago)
Updated 1 week ago.
TST COLUMN
21 Jan 2026
Debut
History
Quote
“The movement of the planets agrees best with actual observations.”
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus judged ideas not by tradition or authority, but by how well they fit the evidence.
Wed 21 Jan 2026
(1 week ago)
Updated 1 week ago.
TST COLUMN
21 Jan 2026
Debut
History
Story
Nicolas Copernicus
born 1473
Lived 1473 to 1543, aged 70.
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus lived quietly, worked carefully, and changed the universe without ever seeing the revolution he began.
Wed 21 Jan 2026
(1 week ago)
Updated 1 week ago.
TST COLUMN
21 Jan 2026
Debut
History
FAQ
Was Copernicus famous during his life?
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus became world-changingly famous after his death—but lived most of his life in relative obscurity.
Wed 21 Jan 2026
(1 week ago)
Updated 1 week ago.
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