Special: What’s With the Economy.

…erBee first became a restaurant. They wanted to buy a building to make and sell burgers in. The wealthy Scrooge McDuck had enough money to buy buildings. So they struck the following deal. McDuck gave BurgerBee the money to buy a building for their burger joint (say, 100,000 dollars). In return, BurgerBee gave McDuck a little certificate, which says that BurgerBee will pay McDuck MUCH MORE than the original amount (say, 200,000 dollars). But the p…

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Get Started Learning General Relativity Online

…relativity, all of which is available for free online. If you know of any online resources that are not on this list, suggest them in the comments and I will add them to the list! Contents Non-mathematical introductions to general relativity Mathematical introductions to general relativity Philosophy of general relativity Other general relativity references. Non-mathematical introductions to general relativity Einstein for Everyone, by John D. No…

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Get Started Reading Books and Articles on the Cheap

…. Or, visit your local University’s library for an even grander selection. Buy very, very cheap books. Ok, so this one’s almost free. There are hundreds of books selling at less than 1 cent on Amazon. They’re not all worth a penny, but there are some real jewels among the noise, which you can get for only the price of shipping. To find them, try browsing by subject, and then selecting “Sort by Price: Low to High.” Reading With Questionable Scruple…

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Happy 2009! Five Tutorials for Philosophers of Physics

…would be great if they were easier to access and easier to find. While the soulphysics staff continues to work on this problem, here are five tutorials for philosophers of physics — and anyone else who cares — from the soulphysics archives. Get Started Using Automatic Symbol Insertion in MS Word. Reduce the stress this year. Here’s an easy way to use mathematical symbols without having to deal with LaTeX. Get Started Improving Your Philsci Archive…

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Soul Physics: Best of 2009

…Positions on the Passage of Time. An illustrated catalogue of your options. Group Structural Realism (Part 4). The last of a 4-part argument that there’s little hope for this kind of view. Best wishes for 2010! — Bryan Soul Physics is authored by Bryan W. Roberts. Thanks for subscribing. Want more Soul Physics? Try the Soul Physics Tweet….

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