29 MAR 2012 by ideonexus

 Gravity Travels at the Speed of Light

Here's the rub. In Newton's theory of gravity, one body exerts a gravitational pull on another with a strength determined solely by the mass of the objects involved and the magnitude of their separation. The strength has nothing to do with how long the objects have been in each other's presence. This means that if their mass or their separation should change, the objects will, according to Newton, immediately feel a change in their mutual gravitational attraction. For instance, Newton's theor...
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According to Einstein, overturning Newton.

18 MAY 2011 by ideonexus

 Supernatural Concepts Worthy of Further Inquiry

At the time of writing there are three claims in the ESP field which, in my opinion, deserve serious study: (1) that by thought alone humans can (barely) affect random number generators in computers; (2) that people under mild sensory deprivation can receive thoughts or images 'projected' at them; and (3) that young children sometimes report the details of a previous life, which upon checking turn out to be accurate and which they could not have known about in any other way than reincarnation...
Folksonomies: science supernatural
Folksonomies: science supernatural
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Carl Sagan lists three seemingly supernatural concepts worth investigation.