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Asymmetry Due to Quantum Collapse
(2013-06-06)
This paper points out an internal tension between quantum collapse and expressions which set eigenstates equal to superposition states in a different basis and thereby imply that pre-measurement and immediate post-measurement ...
Ontology and the Wave Function Collapse
(2011-02-07)
This paper makes a case for ontology, the study of existence, to be explicitly and formally incorporated into foundational physics in general and the wave function collapse of quantum mechanics in particular. It introduces ...
A Novel Interpretation of the Lorentz Transformations (Slide Set)
(2019-03-04)
While 'interpretations of a theory' are most commonly associated with quantum mechanics, they can become important in other branches of physics as well. Here we present a novel interpretation of the Lorentz Transformations ...
Philosophical Questions about the Nature of Willpower
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2010-09)
In this article, I survey four key questions about willpower: How is willpower possible? Why does willpower fail? How does willpower relate to other self-regulatory processes? and What are the connections between willpower ...
Overcoming the Weakness of the Will
(2014-04-09)
The Tanner Lectures are a collection of educational and scientific discussions relating to human values. Conducted by leaders in their fields, the lectures are presented at prestigious educational facilities around the world.
Dimensionality in Physics
(2019-01-24)
This paper is the first of a two-part series which re-interprets relativistic length contraction and time dilation in terms of concepts argued to be more fundamental, broadly construed to mean: concepts which point to the ...
A Novel Framework for Interpreting Quantum Mechanics
(European Science Foundation, 2012-04-25)
Volition, Self-Control, and Public Policy: Symposium on the Tanner Lecture on Human Values
(2014-04-10)
The 2014 Tanner Symposium features a panel of speakers discussing current research in the areas of volition and self-control and the effects of that research for issues of public policy.