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Scott Aaronson
In honor of Alan Turing's hundredth birthday, I unwisely set out some thoughts about one of Turing's obsessions throughout his life, the question of physics and free will.
Tamara M. Davis, Charles H. Lineweaver
We use standard general relativity to illustrate and clarify several common misconceptions about the expansion of the Universe.
Seth Lloyd
Computers are physical systems: what they can and cannot do is dictated by the laws of physics.
Art Hobson
Quantum foundations are still unsettled, with mixed effects on science and society.