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Jim Holt (born 30 October 1954) is an American journalist, popular-science author, and essayist. He has contributed to The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, The American Scholar, and Slate. In 1997 he was editor of The New Leader, a political magazine.
Jim Holt is a writer and philosopher who explores the biggest questions of human inquiry, such as why the world exists. He talks to scientists, philosophers and novelists in his book and TED talk, and shares his personal journey of discovery.
Philosopher and writer Jim Holt explores three possible answers to the question of why there is something instead of nothing. He also considers the possibility that there is no answer, or that the question itself is meaningless.
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Sep 2, 2014 · Philosopher and writer Jim Holt follows this q... Why is there something instead of nothing? In other words: Why does the universe exist (and why are we in it)?
Aug 2, 2012 · Jim Holt explores the interzone between philosophy and scientific cosmology in trying to answer an ancient question: why there is something instead of nothing.
Jim Holt is a longtime contributor to the New Yorker -- where he has written on string theory, time, infinity, numbers, truth, and bullshit, among other subjects -- and the author of Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes.
