Are you making your choices, or are your constituent parts of cells and atoms influencing your decisions? This is the crÅ of the thorny question addressed by Sean Carroll concerning free will, or the illusion thereof. The answer proposed by Mr. Carroll is nuanced, addressing the varieties of free will and how they interact with one another. Thanks to Mark Frauenfelder for sharing the video. A little more concrete is the science behind New Measurements Of Galaxy Rotation Lean Towards Modified Gravity As An Explanation For Dark Matter. We just wonder how, or if, Brian Koberlein will reconcile this new wrinkle with the Electric Universe. Meanwhile there are shades of Robert L. Forward’s Dragon’s Egg with SciTechDaily‘s announcement of Scientists Discover A Magnetized Dead Star With A Solid Surface. Dig the wild secrets of magnetar 4U 0142+61 revealed by NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer where a star’s atmosphere turns solid, and how the science backs up this bizarre phenomenon. (CS)
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