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Science, everyday subjects and ideas explored through games.

3 articles

1. The Primordial Singularity

   The primordial singularity is the hypothetical beginning of the Big Bang reached by tracing the universe's expansion backward in classical general relativity, where density and spacetime curvature become unbounded. Whether such a state...

2. Toes

   Toes are the digits of the feet. They help maintain balance and stability while standing, walking, and running. Source

3. Universal Paperclips and the Paperclip Maximizer

   An ordinary manufacturing goal grows into a universe-sized problem in Frank Lantz’s game and the thought experiment behind it.