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  • We Are Algorithms

    We Are Algorithms

    More than a millennium ago, the Buddha uttered a timeless truth that still echoes through the ages: the notion of self is but an…

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  • Life and Death

    Life and Death

    Have you ever wondered how many cells are in the human body? It’s a question that has intrigued scientists and laypeople alike for centuries.…

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  • A Journey of Life

    A Journey of Life

    We often hear the phrase ‘life is a journey.’ Our lives resemble a path from one place to another. That is why it is…

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  • The Infinite Holarchy

    The Infinite Holarchy

    Everything is the whole in itself, at the same time, the part of the whole in the next level. Arthur Koestler called this concept…

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  • Non-being of Being

    Non-being of Being

    In Greek, meta (μετά) means “after” or “beyond.” When Aristotle wrote his book, Metaphysics, his primary intention was to provide another work “after” his…

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  • The Grand Stories

    The Grand Stories

    Have you ever thought of a question like why you are who you are? Aside from the fundamental questions like “where we came from,…

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  • Pebbles

    Pebbles

    Let’s look at things around you. What can you see? If you stay in the living room, you could find items like a sofa,…

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  • Timeless Being

    Timeless Being

    Why do we worry too much? If we overthink about our future, it seems we unnecessarily generate problems in our minds. And, why do…

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  • Let There Be Light

    Let There Be Light

    The concept of spacetime tells us that both space and time are the same. One typical example is that the age of the universe…

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  • Live Forever

    Live Forever

    What is the earliest memory you can recall? Your experience weeks ago seems clear. So does years ago, even decades ago. Digging into it…

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  • Minkowski’s Spacetime

    Minkowski’s Spacetime

    Einstein’s theory of relativity tells us that we live in a sort of spacetime continuum. The cosmos we recognize is not only a spatial…

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  • Thy Sight Alone

    Thy Sight Alone

    Thinking of the entire universe makes us feel a sense of awe and wonder. We used to believe that the planet Earth was the…

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