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The Foundational Questions Institute (fqxi.org) was founded in  2005 by the cosmologist Max Tegmark, who holds the position of Scientific Director. It is an independent, non-profit organization, whose mission is to catalyze, support, and disseminate research on questions at the … Continue reading →

The causality principle says that every event has a cause, and the same cause must have the same effect, or that the cause must have at least as much reality as the effect.  The principle is somewhat akin to the … Continue reading →

It is my great honor to announce that on Thursday, February 28, the NPA Board elected two new members, Barry Springer and Steve Puetz. They will serve 2013-14, and will be eligible for reelection in 2015. Along with an intense … Continue reading →

Two of the seven positions on the NPA board are currently open, to serve two-year terms (2013 and 2014). Board members vote on official NPA policy, and are eligible to serve as officers. They are expected to actively participate in … Continue reading →

The Need: Students, you need to be sure you understand every nuance regarding the questions below! The fact that Special Relativity has meant different things to different people and that even most relativist professors have made statements that imply contradictory interpretations is … Continue reading →

After literally years of work, the new NPA website has been launched.  It is in beta which means testing but it is now live. It is based on WordPress with the integration of new group software called "Groupum".   It is … Continue reading →