Much as science hates to have its apple cart upset, mathematician Stephen J. Crothers seems to be spoiling to do just that! He claims that the equations used to justify the existence of "black holes" are themselves...
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"Of all the weirdness in the universe, the quantum mechanics phenomenon called “entanglement” may be the most mind-boggling. Physicists have long shaken their heads at the theory that two particles that become...
There's been some amazing scientific discoveries reported this week. First, scientists in California have come up with substances that may prove instrumental in developing invisible cloaking technology, and now...
" Taxes. That dreaded word. We don’t like to think about it, but it’s something we have to think about all the time, actually, if we own our own businesses. Taxes don’t just happen on April 15. In fact, you need to plan for them throughout the year; think ahead so...
While the "Big Bang" theory is certainly the entrenched incumbent paradigm, a scrappy underdog theory is waiting in the wings for its moment to shine. Its name is "Plasma Cosmology," and its proponents adopt a...
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"The 44-year-old was arrested for calling for the murder of 18th District police officers in a video titled "Dissin' Philly Cops" that he posted on YouTube on June 6, law-enforcement officials said.The officials said that Moore's 12-year-old son, Andre Jr., filmed the...
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Facts and Opinion. “Yedioth Ahronot”. published yesterday (6.24.08) on his Hebrew printed edition: “Berlin considering to name it’s new international airport ‘Albert Einstein’ “.To be more...
" Another letter needs to be quoted at length as well to help corroborate Mr. Perkin's testimony. This letter was written by a brilliant (and objectively honest) scientist named Dr. E.H. Bronner. Dr. Bronner was a nephew of the great Albert Einstein, served time in a WWII...
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The new Madame Tussauds in Berlin has defended its decision to include a waxwork of Adolf Hitler among the famous faces.Although you will not be allowed to have your picture taken with it apparently. Who would want...
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Science superhero Stephen Hawking met up with Nelson Mandela (no introduction required) to discuss a new education initiaive called The Next Einstein.Though it sounds like a reality show, The Next Eistein will...
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God is nothing more than "primitive legends" and "childish superstitions"? With that kind of talk, Einstein's practically sounding like Nietzsche.One has to wonder how Gutkind responded to Einstein's provocation. "A...
"Albert Einstein was a pretty smart bloke I think we all agree, so his idea on God must be pretty smart a well, especially when he described belief in God as “childish superstition” and said Jews were not the...
"He will be unveiled in the presence of Albert Einstein, Charles De Gaulle, Mahatma Gandhi, Michael Jackson, John Paul II, Elvis Presley and Alfred Hitchcock at France's Grevin Museum in Paris, Monday, April 28,...
I love math days! A whole day dedicated to the mathematical constant π (aka Pi...no, not the Darren Aronofsky film of the same title); a day that not only coincides with the two decimal estimate of the number itself...
The first planet from the sun has never been so hot. First it was new Mercury photos making headlines this week, and now a contract to make a Mercury-bound spacecraft. It's exciting stuff--more giant...