Philosophy Wire: Constant constants...

In a paper published in the journal Science Advances, scientists from UNSW Sydney reported that four new measurements of light emitted from a quasar 13 billion light years away reaffirm past studies that have measured tiny variations in the fine structure constant. [1] Look at the cosmos. There is nothing constant. And no one told you otherwise. Coward! Constantly trying to find constants. Even when there are nowhere to be found. Constantly trying to find everything. Only because you are afraid of finding nothing…

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