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About fbenedictus

Philosopher of physics at Amsterdam University College and Utrecht University, managing editor for Foundations of Physics and international paraclimbing athlete

Reign of Error: Chapter Two

Posted on July 27, 2021 by fbenedictus

Our cleaning droid, CD-2, is crashing on a blue-greenish planet, but what is happening on the planet below? Read on to find out!

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Reign of Error: Chapter One

Posted on July 20, 2021 by fbenedictus

“…It all started when the first manned interstellar mission ever recorded was carried out by the society that had produced me. Ever recorded, because scientists had been unable to determine whether the feat had been accomplished by one of the … Continue reading →

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The reign of Error: prologue

Posted on July 12, 2021 by fbenedictus

This summer I’ll continue writing my short story series ‘Alice in Numberland’, but before I do, I’d like to share with you a SF-like story I wrote several years ago. What motivated me to write it was, believe it or … Continue reading →

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Coping with covid II: English translation

Posted on December 29, 2020 by fbenedictus

I promised that I would write another blogpost (click here for the first) about how I cope with the whole quarantine situation, so here it is. The second part of my strategy is to do a lot of writing. That … Continue reading →

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Het ideale kerstcadeau!

Posted on December 15, 2020 by fbenedictus

Met voorwoord van Nobelprijswinnaar Gerard ‘t Hooft Bestellen? klik hier!

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What is the philosophy of physics?

Posted on October 21, 2020 by fbenedictus

Physics and its philosophy Physics is the search for a mathematical model which describes the phenomena around us. New physics usually starts with observing something that cannot be explained, after which a hypothesis is formulated which explains the observations. The … Continue reading →

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Coping with Covid

Posted on October 14, 2020 by fbenedictus

A philosopher of physics tells us how he is coping with COVID with the help of ancient history and comics. Continue reading →

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Verloren hoofdstuk: ‘Newton, Astronoom of Astroloog?’

Posted on May 16, 2020 by fbenedictus

Het is dan eindelijk zover: vanaf deze week ligt mijn boek “Op zoek naar de grenzen van de natuurkunde” in de boekhandel! Door het gedoe rondom corona zal er geen officiële boekpresentatie plaatsvinden, maar dat betekent natuurlijk niet dat de … Continue reading →

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“Op zoek naar de grenzen van de natuurkunde”

Posted on April 7, 2020 by fbenedictus

In mei gaat Prometheus mijn boek “Op zoek naar de grenzen van de natuurkunde” publiceren. Een mooie kans om al je zorgen even van je af te zetten en helemaal op te gaan in diepe gedachten over wetenschap en filosofie. … Continue reading →

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Irrational Happiness

Posted on March 17, 2020 by fbenedictus

When I started writing this blogpost a week ago, I wrote this: “When times are as difficult and unpredictable as they are today, I find comfort in mathematics. No matter how things turn out, how many more difficulties come our … Continue reading →

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