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...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
Carl Sagan lists three seemingly supernatural concepts worth investigation.