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Ignore whacky ideas when dishing our the Nobel Prize

by Martin Apr 4, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#astronomy, #atom, #cosmos, #hoyle, #nuclear, #nucleosynthesis, #physics, #science, #star, #stars, #stella,

Sir Fred Hoyle was duped out of his Nobel Prize because he... Read more

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Supersymmetry – symmetry between forces and matter

by MeterMan Mar 15, 2021 4 Comments 4 Links

#boson, #energy, #fermion, #forces, #maths, #matter, #physics, #quantum, #science, #supersymmetry, #symmetry,

In particle physics there is a popular idea that a symmetry lies... Read more

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Godel’s incompleteness theorm: All systems will fail at some point

by Mickey Mar 13, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#broken, #computing, #entropy, #godel, #logic, #science, #systems,

It’s a seemingly small idea that has enormous consequences. Godel created an... Read more

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The Pilot Wave Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

by MeterMan Mar 4, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#atoms, #physics, #probability, #quantum, #quantummechanics, #quarks, #science,

I don’t really understand this idea, but that doesn’t bode badly for... Read more

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There is more than just 1 type of logic

by sunnyjim Feb 25, 2021 5 Comments 4 Links

#fundamental, #logic, #math, #mathematics, #maths, #peirce, #physics, #schroder, #science, #wisdom,

Gottlob Frege, C.S. Peirce, and Ernst Schröder introduced quantification to propositional logic... Read more

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Your head is older than your feet – due to time dilation

by Mickey Feb 24, 2021 5 Comments 4 Links

#einstein, #knowledge, #maths, #physics, #quantum, #science, #space, #spacetime, #time,

Your feet have been slightly closer to a denser region spacetime for... Read more

Your head is older than your feet – due to time dilation

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DNA origami

by Seal Dwidakiss Feb 23, 2021 5 Comments 5 Links

#biology, #dna, #genes, #medicine, #origami, #science,

We can now build lidded boxes that can be locked or unlocked... Read more

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There is only 1 type of calculus

by Miss Entropic Feb 22, 2021 7 Comments 4 Links

#calculus, #change, #leibniz, #math, #maths, #newton, #numbers, #science,

An amazing idea with a few names – the ‘calculus of logic’... Read more

There is only 1 type of calculus

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Your head has travelled further than your feet

by MeterMan Feb 22, 2021 5 Comments 3 Links

#earth, #gravity, #science, #space, #travel,

It is further from the center of rotation of the earth. Read more

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The sun is our mother, not our father

by Why Are You Reading My Name Feb 21, 2021 4 Comments 4 Links

#biology, #earth, #energy, #gaia, #life, #magnetism, #physics, #science, #sol, #space, #sun,

The sun’s magnetosphere (womb) reaches beyond the planets in the solar system... Read more

The sun is our mother, not our father

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Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes

by MeterMan Feb 18, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#math, #maths, #number, #prime, #primenumbers, #science,

No, 4, 6, 8 and 9 aren’t fundamental, just something you can... Read more

Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes

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Knowing enough to think you’re doing it right, but not enough to know you’re doing it wrong

by MeterMan Jan 26, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#degrassetyson, #knowledge, #science, #wisdom,

I like this idea by Neil deGrasse Tyson. He calls it a... Read more

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Space themed cafes – watch launches all year round

by astronut Jan 10, 2021 4 Comments 4 Links

#cafe, #eating, #nasa, #pub, #restaurant, #rocket, #science, #space, #spacex,

Not just in Houston and Florida, 1 in every capital city. Watch... Read more

Space themed cafes – watch launches all year round

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Time travel is inevitable

by Miss Entropic Jan 4, 2021 4 Comments 2 Links

#fun, #funny, #physics, #science, #space, #spacetime, #time,

…forwards only – at the speed of time, 1 second per second,... Read more

Time travel is inevitable

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Robot Zoos

by Mickey Jan 3, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#ai, #animal, #future, #futurism, #machines, #nature, #robot, #robotwars, #science, #technology, #zoo,

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A Hippocratic oath for scientists

by sunnyjim Jan 2, 2021 2 Comments 2 Links

#care, #earth, #health, #humanity, #innovation, #invention, #justice, #science,

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Newton’s flaming laser sword

by HADRIAN ION Jan 1, 2021 3 Comments 2 Links

#debate, #knowledge, #newton, #philosophy, #physics, #science,

Newton’s flaming laser sword is a philosophical razor which states that what... Read more

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Communications satellites that transmit information with lasers

by astronut Dec 27, 2020 3 Comments 4 Links

#communications, #laser, #light, #satellite, #science, #space,

Lasers could very well do a better job than radio waves when... Read more

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There doesn’t have to be just 1 set of physical laws

by astronut Dec 26, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#cosmology, #gods, #laws, #physics, #quantum, #relativity, #science, #universe,

Quantum mechanics and general relativity are currently battling it out because SOME... Read more

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The Universe is inherently preposterous

by Miss Entropic Dec 23, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#cosmos, #idea, #logic, #physics, #quantum, #science, #sense, #universe, #wisdom,

The idea that modern science suggests reality is contrary to reason or... Read more

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