
We live in a world where “being offline” is now an event, not a default setting. Most of the planet is plugged into something all the time. More than 6 billion people are online now, roughly three-quarters of humanity, and mobile devices account for most of that traffic.:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} On paper, that sounds impressive and advanced.…

Reflections on the Universe: Cosmic Thoughts There are days when the universe feels too big, and other days when it feels uncomfortably close. You look up — or imagine the “up” that people talk about — and you start wondering whether any of this makes sense, or whether we’re all just improvising our way through…