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”
It’s only a theory
An attempt to clarify what is meant by the phrase ‘scientific theory’.
Against Conspiracy Theories
When it comes to embracing new information, there are three types of people… the majority fall into the category where they acknowledge that the new information may be important, but they don’t understand the subject (medicine, politics, finance, physics, etc.) well enough to make a judgement, so they rely on the opinions of experts. ThenContinue reading “Against Conspiracy Theories”
