Paul Dicken

Paul Dicken is a writer and philosopher based in rural England, and the author of Getting Science Wrong. He was forced to purchase his first smartphone this year in order to travel abroad.

Dusting Off Our Mirror-Shades: On Matthew Ball’s “The Metaverse”

Paul Dicken reviews Matthew Ball's new book, "The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything."...

PAUL DICKEN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The World Is a Strange Madhouse: 100 Years of Relativity

Paul Dicken marks the centenary of “The Meaning of Relativity,” Einstein’s attempt to explain his runaway theory and correct its “mad” cultural appropriations....

PAUL DICKEN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The Computer Says … What?

Reviewing “Making AI Intelligible,” Paul Dicken concludes it might be easier “to build a human that can talk to a computer, rather than the other way around.”...

PAUL DICKEN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Seeing Time: Einstein’s Theory of Relativity for Beginners

PAUL DICKEN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY