I saw this on social media the other day: It took a few moments to get my head around the idea, but it’s an image of the Sun by ‘neutrino light’. Neutrinos do not interact with ordinary matter, so these neutrinos have passed through the Earth unhindered. Unfortunately, this also means most of them passContinue reading “Spare a thought for conspiracists”
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Flat Earth – a comprehensive debunking
Introduction I can well understand the appeal of Socratic discussion (say in a High School debating society, or in the pub after a few beers); arguing from a standpoint that you don’t seriously believe, or considering alternative explanations for things that we take for granted, and seeing if they stand up to scientific scrutiny. GreatContinue reading “Flat Earth – a comprehensive debunking”
My Quora answers
Well some of them at least… If the Earth has been proven to be a flat spinning disc, why don’t we fly off the edge due to centrifugal force? Proof is the preserve of mathematicians and the manufacturers of hard liquor. So no scientist would ever claim that the Earth was ‘proven’ to be anything.Continue reading “My Quora answers”
