Sam Baron

Sam Baron

Associate professor, Australian Catholic University

Dr Baron's present research focuses on the connection between key topics in the philosophy of mathematics concerning mathematical ontology, and topics in the philosophy of time concerning temporal ontology.
A central focus of this research is the role of truthmaking and non-causal explanation in arguments both for and against particular ontological views.

Dr Baron is currently investigating the role of non-causal explanation in the indispensability argument for the existence of mathematical objects, as well as timelessness in theories of quantum gravity and timelessness in metaphysics more generally.

Latest articles by Sam Baron

An artist's illustration of a black hole. The center of black holes are examples of singularities.

Could humans use black holes to time travel?

By Sam Baron published

Black holes form natural time machines that allow travel to both the past and the future. But don't expect to be visiting dinosaurs any time soon.

Black Holes
Buzz Lightyear and his new crew in Disney's new "Lightyear" film.

In the new Disney Pixar movie Lightyear, time gets bendy. Is time travel real, or just science fiction?

By Sam Baron published

Time becomes Buzz Lightyear's biggest enemy in the new Disney Pixar movie, Lightyear. Here we explore whether time travel is real or just the stuff of science fiction.

Space Movies & Shows
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Curious Kids: What would happen if someone moved at twice the speed of light?

By Sam Baron published

According Einstein's Theory of Relativity, the speed of light operates as a universal speed limit on anything with mass.

Space Exploration
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Time might not exist, according to physicists and philosophers — but that's okay

By Sam Baron published

Does time exist? Developments in physics suggest the non-existence of time is an open possibility, and one that we should take seriously.

The Universe
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New warp drive research dashes faster than light travel dreams, but reveals stranger possibilities

By Sam Baron published

In 1994, physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed a radical technology that would allow faster than light travel.

Tech