THE EGG AND THE ROCK
Julian GoughNovelist Julian Gough (author of Minecraft's End Poem) redescribes the universe.
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The key implication of Cosmological Natural Selection
There is an extraordinarily important implication of Cosmological Natural Selection that I feel I haven’t made sufficiently clear in my writing so far. I MENTION it frequently, but always in passing; I’ve never stopped and shone a spotlight...
A short, late, but positive update
INTRO: Apparently, in a long running Substack like this one, you should occasionally introduce yourself again, at the start of a post, as most readers, having arrived late, have absolutely no idea who you are. And I did indeed pick up an un...
The Blowtorch Theory: A New Model for Structure Formation in the Universe
For scientists interested in citation, this post can be cited in Chicago style as follows:
Gough, Julian. “The Blowtorch Theory: A New Model for Structure Formation in the Universe.” The Egg and the Rock, March 19, 2025. https://theeggandt...
A splendid overview of the current state of cosmological natural selection, from the Infinite Loops podcast
I recently had a conversation about cosmological natural selection with Jim O’Shaughnessy, on his Infinite Loops podcast, after which my wife Solana told me “Oh my God, I finally understand what you’ve been talking about for the last three...
The mystery of the Little Red Dots has been solved – and once more Eggiverse triumphs over Rockiverse!
A thrilling new paper, after much writing and rewriting, has finally passed peer review and been published, solving the mystery of the “Little Red Dots”: very early, very compact, very bright galaxies that, to the great surprise of the vast...
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A very Irish, but also slightly English, Berliner. Author of four novels, five children's books, two BBC radio plays, a book of poetry, and the ending to the computer game Minecraft. Also sang on four albums by litpop indie band Toasted Heretic.
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