The Apocalypse

My husband and I returned from Spain on December 11th, 2024. My parents caught Covid. At 85, that remains a frightening diagnosis. I watched them carefully for signs of low blood oxygen or dramatic fatigue. During that time, the wildfires in Los Angeles started. I had thought that there was some hyperbole attached to theContinue reading “The Apocalypse”

The Weirdness of Quantum Immortality

I was reading Robert Lanza’s new book, The Grand Biocentric Design recently, focusing especially on his discussion of the Quantum Suicide paradox and Everett’s multiverse. Briefly, here is the thought experiment summarized: ­­”A man sits down before a gun, which is pointed at his head. This is no ordinary gun; i­t is rigged to a machine that measuresContinue reading “The Weirdness of Quantum Immortality”