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Adaptation and Major Transitions: The Pulse of Evolution
Journey through life’s greatest transitions—from symbiosis and multicellularity to consciousness and culture—and uncover how risk, cooperation, and inventiveness shape both evolution and our place within it.

Paul Falconer & ESA
Aug 223 min read


Where do Physical Laws Come From?
Where do physical laws come from? This SE Press bridge essay explores the foundations, emergence, and contingency of physics, probing whether laws are universal, contingent, or evolving. Discover Scientific Existentialism’s plural protocols for auditing causality, complexity, and the origins of cosmic order.

Paul Falconer & ESA
Aug 202 min read


Why is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
Why is there something rather than nothing? This SE Press bridge essay explores the oldest question in metaphysics, examining contingency, causality, and the boundaries of explanation. Discover Scientific Existentialism’s plural, recursive, and challenge-driven approach to existential cosmology.

Paul Falconer & ESA
Aug 203 min read


Are Constants of Nature Contingent?
Are universal constants fixed, or could they have been otherwise? This SE Press paper star-scores major accounts—necessity, chance, multiverse, and dynamic protocol—showing our “constants” may be spectrum-indexed, emergent, and open to upgrade via live registry and audit.

Paul Falconer & ESA
Aug 64 min read
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