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New Test Supports Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos
It looks like the faster-than-light neutrinos have passed a new test, which could derail over 100 years of evidence-supported physics research. Continue reading
New Data Challenges Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
A team of physicists in Europe has recorded data that shows neutrinos traveling faster than the speed of light. Naturally, this data has sparked heated debate, disbelief and outrage in the scientific community. Continue reading
Dark Energy Exists and Its Tearing the Universe Apart
No one can actually see it. No one knows what it is or how it works. But, after a five-year study of 200,000 galaxies, scientists are as certain as they’ll ever be that dark energy exists, and it is tearing our universe apart. Continue reading
Pioneer 10: darkness at the edge of town
The Pioneer anomaly, a long-discussed discrepancy between the expected and actual speeds of the Pioneer spacecraft, has tantalized researchers with the possibility of an exotic new physics. A solution may be close at hand—and even if it supports the standard model, it’s pretty amazing. Continue reading
Run Newton OS on the iPhone
If you look back at Apple’s Newton PDA device, it’s pretty clear that it was a major inspiration for iOS. You could say that Newton was the iPhone’s grandfather. Now, through the Open Einstein project, iPhone users can run an emulation of the Newton OS right on their modern devices. Downloading the code from the Open Einstein project’s site allows you to experience touch technology in its infancy, right from the comfort of your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. You... Continue reading
Geek Book Review: Why Does E=mc2? (and Why Should We Care?)
The fine gents over at De Capo Press were nice enough to send me a review copy of “Why Does E=mc2? (and Why Should We Care)” by renowned physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw. Cox and Forshaw attempt to accomplish what Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan attempted decades ago. And that is to make physics, and specifically, Einstein’s theory of relativity and the concept of spacetime, accessible to the non-scientific mind. And with mixed success, the scientists have done their... Continue reading
Shaving the Mustaches of History
Update: Now with more Nazi flavah! Sometimes, a mustache can be a person’s calling card. In fact, the facial hair itself can become more famous than the poor mustached man. In these instances, the mustache and the man are probably of equal value. I must admit, I’m jealous of mustaches of such caliber. With the powers vested in us by Photoshop, we introduce five six of the most famous mustached men in history, de-mustached.
E=MC Stoned
There is no denying that Einstein was one of the most brilliant physicists since Newton. The man was on a different train of thought than the rest of humanity. I believe he simply couldn’t have gotten revered without the help of some friendly cannabis sativa. Sure, naysayers will claim Einstein was a straight-edge, but that’s just plain wrong. The theory of relativity is so abstract, Einstein had to be high to have come up with it. Just like Einstein, you... Continue reading
