About Aron Wall
I am a Lecturer in Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. Before that, I read Great Books at St. John's College (Santa Fe), got my physics Ph.D. from U Maryland, and did my postdocs at UC Santa Barbara, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and Stanford. The views expressed on this blog are my own, and should not be attributed to any of these fine institutions.
Updated to ask readers more directly for their thoughts, if you have any… A random thought. Suppose we ask whether the world has a Beginning or an End, or whether it is eternal is one or both directions. It seems … Continue reading →
In recent posts I’ve been discussing whether the universe began or not. Perhaps the most important issue which I have not yet discussed, is the idea (I think originally due to Charles Misner, first pointed out by St. Edward Arthur Milne, … Continue reading →
I’m pleased to announce that some of my blog posts have been translated into Brazilian Portuguese. St. Felipe of Olhar Unificado (added to blogroll) has translated the following posts: Castidade: Não é apenas para religiosos Deus das Lacunas O Teorema … Continue reading →
In case you are wondering why I haven’t been posting very much recently…. My postdoc at UC Santa Barbara ends this month, and on Sept 1st I will be starting an exciting new postdoc at the Insititute for Advanced Study … Continue reading →
Those who have been following the debate between St. Craig and Carroll, or my own recent posts about it, might also be interested in the viewpoints contained in the following articles: Carroll on laws and causation (St. Feser) Cosmology and … Continue reading →