Category Archives: Philosophy

History, Philosophy, Popular Culture, Space, Space Science, Technology and Society, War Commentary

Alien Invasions

May 19, 2022 Rand Simberg 32 Comments

How do we stop them?

And no, not talking about the southern border; that one’s easy to stop. They just don’t want to.

Business, Economics, General Science, Health, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Science And Society, Social Commentary, Technology and Society

Forecasting, Science, And Epistemology

May 7, 2022 Rand Simberg

An interesting post from Gaia Dempsey, CEO of Metaculus. Very interesting woman; I had lunch with her in Marina Del Rey a few months ago.

Business, Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Commentary, Science And Society, Social Commentary, Space, Technology and Society

How Space Can Aid Human Flourishing

April 16, 2022 Rand Simberg 9 Comments

An interview with Bob Zubrin.

Business, Economics, Law, Philosophy, Space, Technology and Society

Privatize the Moon

February 15, 2022 Rand Simberg 2 Comments

…to cure Earthly poverty. A long research paper, that I haven’t read yet, but she appears (unsurprisingly) to take a Lockean approach.

Business, Economics, Education, Law, Media Criticism, Philosophy, Political Commentary, Social Commentary, War Commentary

The Revolution Isn’t Over

February 10, 2022 Rand Simberg 8 Comments

A long and depressing compendium of the forces that continue to be arrayed against liberty.

General, General Science, Philosophy, Science And Society

The Zombie Argument

February 4, 2022 Rand Simberg 7 Comments

What does it say about human consciousness?

Biting Commentary about Infinity…and Beyond!