# big question (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover big question. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Big Question - Taxation.](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/the-big-question-taxation) _2026-08-21 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 22/8/2026 ## [Trump Orders Naval Blockade Of Cook Strait.](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/trump-orders-naval-blockade-of-cook) _2026-08-20 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ Friday Satire Is Back! ## [UBI- SOME PROS & CONS](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/ubi-some-pros-and-cons) _2026-08-19 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 20 8 2026 ## [Thank you for your advice.](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/thank-you-for-your-advice) _2026-08-19 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 19 8 26 ## [The Big Question Is A Universal Basic Income A Good Idea Or Not?](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/the-big-question-is-a-universal-basic) _2026-08-18 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 19./8/2026 ## [Weekly Rewind 2026-W33](https://www.ryanpatrickrandall.com/rewind/weekly-rewind-2026wk33) _2026-08-17 · Ryan P. Randall · Ryan P. Randall_ Chronology, reversed. Bubbles in my browsers. Blaugust. A quest for knowledge. ## [I would appreciate your advice](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/i-would-appreciate-your-advice) _2026-08-16 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 16 8 2026 ## [Now August 2026](https://www.ryanpatrickrandall.com/now/now-august-2026) _2026-08-15 · Ryan P. Randall · Ryan P. Randall_ Some of what I've been up to, as of August 2026. ## [AI is no Joke](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/ai-is-no-joke) _2026-08-14 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 15 8 2026 ## [Commeth The Hour Commeth The Bin](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/commeth-hour-commeth-the-bin) _2026-08-13 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 14 8 2026 ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KwUv9VeILjuS) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Yeah right!](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/yeah-right) _2026-08-12 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 13 8 2026 ## [What is the integer quantum Hall effect?](https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2026/08/what-is-integer-quantum-hall-effect.html) _2026-08-11 · Ross H. McKenzie · Condensed concepts_ And why is it so amazing? Surprises \[about physics in two dimensions\] occurred in the 1980s when it became possible to study Landau levels \[the quantised energy levels of electrons in a magnetic field\] in Flatland. This happens when the electrons are completely constrained to move in only two dimensions. The surface within which the electrons move needs to be extremely flat and free from defects… ## [Austerity Isn't The Name Of A Game Show](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/austerity-isnt-the-name-of-a-game) _2026-08-11 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 12 /8/ 2026 ## [The big questions](https://mickbrun.com/archive/the-big-questions/) _2026-08-10 · hidden (mickbrun) · Mick's Patch_ My daughter is making me face the big questions that I have avoided for too long. ## [The big questions](https://mickbrun.com/archive/the-big-questions/) _2026-08-10 · mickbrun · Mick's Patch_ My daughter is making me face the big questions that I have avoided for too long. ## [Choosing Not To Vote For Act](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/choosing-not-to-vote-for-act) _2026-08-10 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 11 /8 /26 ## [Has Every Philosophical Problem Been Solved?](https://michaeljhannon.substack.com/p/has-every-philosophical-problem-been) _2026-08-10 · Michael Hannon · The Politics of Truth_ I have previously argued that philosophers cannot answer the big questions. When it comes to whether we have free will, the nature of knowledge, the mind’s relation to the body, or the foundations of morality (etc., etc.), there are no widely agreed answers after more than two millennia. In a ## [The Big Answer](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/the-big-answer-d3a) _2026-08-09 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ Read more ## [The Big Question](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/the-big-question-5f9) _2026-08-08 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 9/8/2026 ## [The story of my blog](https://mickbrun.com/archive/the-story-of-my-blog/) _2026-08-08 · hidden (mickbrun) · Mick's Patch_ The story of my blog. ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mFsWTGfsVRsr) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [The story of my blog](https://mickbrun.com/archive/the-story-of-my-blog/) _2026-08-08 · mickbrun · Mick's Patch_ The story of my blog. ## [My First Skateblog](https://www.ryanpatrickrandall.com/my-first-skateblog) _2026-08-06 · Ryan P. Randall · Ryan P. Randall_ A Rannalli complete skateboard. A Tumblr or three. And now Jekyll. ## [Jack Ups](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/jack-ups) _2026-08-06 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 7/ 8 / 2026 ## [Leading Like A Flatfish](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/leading-like-a-flatfish) _2026-08-05 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 6 /8/2026 ## [The emergence of hadronic matter from interacting quarks and gluons](https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-emergence-of-hadronic-matter-from.html) _2026-08-04 · Ross H. McKenzie · Condensed concepts_ A characteristic of emergent phenomena is how novel and complex properties can emerge from apparently simple laws. Quantum ChromoDynamics (QCD) describes the interaction of quarks and gluons. The classical Lagrangian is remarkably simple. It has an SU(3) local gauge symmetry and the A\_v^mu are the associated gauge fields (gluons). The quarks are fermions with fractional electrical charge. The only… ## [School For Scandal](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/school-for-scandal) _2026-08-04 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ A bit of mid-week satire. 5/8/2026 ## [Weekly Assemblage for 2026 Week 31](https://www.ryanpatrickrandall.com/weekly-assemblage/2026wa31) _2026-08-04 · Ryan P. Randall · Ryan P. Randall_ Pablo the Poblano and backyard mood lifters. OEN Engage! 2026. Wild sage. ## [Who's Your Daddy?](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/whos-your-daddy) _2026-08-03 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 4/8/2026 ## [Acting Up](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/acting-up) _2026-08-03 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 3/8/2026 ## [Topology matters in condensed matter physics](https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2026/08/topology-matters-in-condensed-matter.html) _2026-08-03 · Ross H. McKenzie · Condensed concepts_ Topology is the field of mathematics describing the properties of geometric objects that do not change when they are smoothly deformed. These properties only change in steps by cutting or gluing. Concepts in topology can be illustrated with everyday objects such as balls, doughnuts, coffee cups, and pretzels. For example, a doughnut can be gradually and smoothly deformed into the shape of a coffee… ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ffyO7OfjmowT) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Interview with Grace Blakeley](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/interview-with-grace-blakeley) _2026-08-02 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ Author of VULTURE CAPITALISM 2/8/225 ## [Reginnings](https://www.ryanpatrickrandall.com/reginnings) _2026-08-01 · Ryan P. Randall · Ryan P. Randall_ Conscious rituals for beginning anew. First Blaugust2026 post in earnest. ## [Be Careful Who You Vote For](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/be-careful-who-you-vote-for-8b0) _2026-07-31 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 1/8/2026 ## [Measuring the social, ethical, and political values of different AI models](https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2026/07/measuring-social-ethical-and-political.html) _2026-07-29 · Ross H. McKenzie · Condensed concepts_ I continue to enjoy reading my hard copy of The Economist every week. Occasionally, I post examples of insightful graphics presented in articles. Here are some graphics that struck me recently. They are taken from a fascinating article. AI models’ values are very different from most people’s The first figure shows a comparison of the answers given to the World Values Survey by different Large… ## [Blaugust2026](https://www.ryanpatrickrandall.com/blaugust2026) _2026-07-29 · Ryan P. Randall · Ryan P. Randall_ What you might not remember from Psycho. Blogging. And, of course, blogging about blogging. ## [Please Sign Stop The Climate Amendment Bill](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/please-sign-stop-the-climate-amendment) _2026-07-28 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 29/4/2026 ## [A different way of traveling](https://mickbrun.com/archive/a-different-way-of-traveling/) _2026-07-28 · hidden (mickbrun) · Mick's Patch_ Moving towards a slower way of traveling. ## [A different way of traveling](https://mickbrun.com/archive/a-different-way-of-traveling/) _2026-07-28 · mickbrun · Mick's Patch_ Moving towards a slower way of traveling. ## [Macroscopic quantum effects in superconductors and superfluids](https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2026/07/macroscopic-quantum-effects-in.html) _2026-07-24 · Ross H. McKenzie · Condensed concepts_ Quantisation of magnetic flux in a superconductor Magnets and electrical currents produce magnetic fields, regions of space where other magnets and electrical wires experience a mechanical force. For a circle of wire in the presence of a magnetic field the magnetic flux is defined as the strength of the magnetic field passing through the circle multiplied by the area of the circle. A law of… ## [Happy Tax Day!](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/happy-tax-day) _2026-07-22 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 23 July 2023 ## [Rudolph Marcus (1923-2026): theoretical chemical physicist](https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2026/07/rudolph-marcus-1923-2026-theoretical.html) _2026-07-21 · Ross H. McKenzie · Condensed concepts_ Rudolph Marcus died last week. He was 102. There is a nice obituary in The New York Times . He was best known for his theory of electron transfer, for which he was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1992. Although the theory was proposed for electron transfer in a polar solvent it applies to a wide range of other systems, where two quantum states are coupled to one another and… ## [Thank you for your patience](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/thank-you-for-your-patience) _2026-07-21 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 21 July 2023 ## [Craig Mod on AI, tech, creativity and so much more (I loved this interview)](https://www.thepaepae.com/craig-mod-on-ai-tech-creativity-and-so-much-more-i-loved-this-interview/39535/) _2026-07-19 · Peter Aranyi · The Paepae_ From Every, featuring Dan Shipper talking with Craig Mod. This so good. There’s a fair bit of programmer geek spoken in the first half (but not too much) and some real insights about keeping your creativity intact by, basically, quarantining yourself from the distractions of ‘the network’ until you’re ready. Good frames and points of \[…\] ## [Potatoes, Parables and Disability](https://nicomaria.substack.com/p/potatoes-parables-and-disability) _2026-07-19 · Nico-Maria. · Folk, Write, Draw, Repeat._ A Sunday reflection for Disability Pride Month ## [Weren’t “simplistic” and “inaccurate” the labels Justice Katz ordered tattooed on Jordan Williams’ buttocks?](https://www.thepaepae.com/werent-simplistic-and-inaccurate-the-labels-justice-katz-ordered-tattooed-on-jordan-williams-buttocks/39494/) _2026-07-18 · Peter Aranyi · The Paepae_ Same old, same old. The duplicitous dirty PR group NZ Taxpayers Union Inc. (or “the ACT party in drag” as one insider labelled them) keeps trying to pull sleazy stunts, in service of its paymasters. An Australian fact-checking organisation has found Jordan Williams’ smelly astroturf operation recently misleadingly distorted the impact of a Green party \[…\] ## [The Power And No Glory](https://bryanbruce.substack.com/p/the-power-and-no-glory) _2026-07-17 · Bryan Bruce · Bryan Bruce Investigates_ 18 July 2026 ## [Re: Let's call doomscrolling what it is](https://mickbrun.com/archive/response-to-let-us-call-doomscrolling-what-it-is/) _2026-07-15 · hidden (mickbrun) · Mick's Patch_ We should be surfing the waves of the web! ## [Paul Henry, failed National Party candidate, disgraced former broadcaster, resigns from TVNZ board](https://www.thepaepae.com/paul-henry-failed-national-party-candidate-disgraced-former-broadcaster-resigns-from-tvnz-board/39461/) _2026-07-14 · Peter Aranyi · The Paepae_ Looks like this is the month of the retreads. Look at this guy: We’ve see this racist rissole before. How tiresome. ACT party leader David Seymour looks relieved there’s another stand-up comic (hopefully) joining the caucus. It’ll take the “be entertaining” burden off him. My experience, working at the same radio station as Henry in \[…\] ## [Philosophical perspectives on the emergence of molecular structure](https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2026/07/philosophical-perspectives-on-emergence.html) _2026-07-14 · Ross H. McKenzie · Condensed concepts_ In philosophical discussions of emergence and reductionism in chemistry, molecular structure has received significant attention and debate. Sometimes molecular structure is used to justify strong emergence, i.e., that molecular cannot be predicted, even in principle, solely from quantum theory. Primas was one of the first to claim that molecular structure could not be reduced to quantum physics.… ## [Farewell Sam Neill RIP](https://www.thepaepae.com/farewell-sam-neill-rip/39454/) _2026-07-13 · Peter Aranyi · The Paepae_ I remember seeing Sam Neill in the movie Sleeping Dogs, not immediately it came out, but actually after I’d read the book the movie was based on, C K Stead’s Smith’s Dream — a dark, gritty, violent book, and all too plausible in the days of Robert Muldoon. Then later, he was the glamorous star \[…\]