Extraordinary ClaimsExplainer
What Would Count as Evidence?
A practical way to move from an intriguing report to a conclusion that someone else can test.
THE ARCHIVE
All stories.
Every question we have explored so far.
Meaning & LifeEssay · personal view
The Legacy We Leave in Words
Ricardo Maldonado’s writing asks whether success can be measured by what we share rather than what we accumulate.
OriginsExplainer
What Does the Big Bang Actually Explain?
The hot early universe has strong observational support; the ultimate beginning remains an open question.
Life in the UniverseExplainer
Are We Alone in the Universe?
Planets are common. Evidence of life beyond Earth has yet to be confirmed.
God & BeliefEssay · personal view
The Courage to Say “I Don’t Know”
An editorial adaptation of Ricardo Maldonado’s reflection on belief, humility, and the freedom to keep asking.
Meaning & LifeEssay · personal view
What If Living Is Enough?
An adaptation of Ricardo Maldonado’s unfinished reflection on happiness, attention, and the ordinary gift of being alive.
HD-Blast ResearchStory
Fitting data versus making a prediction: what is the difference?
Fitting data and testing a prediction answer different questions. A plain-language guide to fair tests and why a good fit does not prove HD-Blast.
HD-Blast ResearchStory
What does a conditional mathematical result actually mean?
What does a conditional mathematical result tell us? A simple guide to assumptions, calculations and evidence, using the unproved HD-Blast hypothesis.
HD-Blast ResearchStory
HD-Blast research update: September 2026
HD-Blast research update for September 2026: two calculated patterns, a repeatable check, and clear limits on what this mathematical result can claim.
EssaysEssay · personal view
Before We Are Nations, We Are Life
A cosmic case for human dignity. Before we are nations, we are life. Before we inherit a border, we inherit a planet.