Using the here and now to get a handle on the hereafter
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 01:30
in Mathematics & Economics
UC Riverside philosophy professor John Martin Fischer has received a $5-million grant to study immortality, but don't expect any ghost hunting or seances.Announcements of a well-funded research project at a major university often elicit, welcome or not, professional and amateur advice. But those messages usually don't recount a dead cat's spirit flitting into the afterlife.