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India scientists dismiss Einstein theories, Newton (and more)


General off-topic forum    9 Replies

Steve001, 2019-01-07, 01:23 PM

Some academics at the annual Indian Science Congress dismissed the findings of Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein.

Hindu mythology and religion-based theories have increasingly become part of the Indian Science Congress agenda.

But experts said remarks at this year's summit were especially ludic

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The science behind Monet's color


General off-topic forum    1 Replies

Ninshub, 2019-01-06, 08:49 PM

The Daily Mail reports on a study of Monet's paintings:
[b][url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6559135/How-Monets-masterpieces-manipulate-brain-Scientists-reveal-makes-art-trick-eyes.html]How Monet's masterpieces manipulate our brain: Scientists reveal what makes the art 'trick' ou

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The Butterfly People of Joplin, Missouri


Ghost, poltergeist, and spirit forum    No Replies

Ninshub, 2019-01-06, 06:54 PM

Mysterious Universe has an article on this phenomenon during the major 2011 tornado event on the town, that I remember reading about in IANDS' Vital Signs newsletter not too long after.

[b][url=https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/01/the-mysterious-butterfly-people-of-missouri/]The Mysterious Butt

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Are beauty, truth and goodness transcendentals?


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    16 Replies

nbtruthman, 2019-01-05, 11:23 PM

An interesting new article by Ann Gauger. Are beauty, truth and goodness immaterial transcendentals or merely traits evolved for maximum individual and group fitness? Naturally, materialists and cy

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Interview with Simonsen & Solheim on ESP


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    2 Replies

Ninshub, 2019-01-05, 08:15 PM

Terje Simonsen was mentioned on this forum. He is a historian of ideas who wrote the 2013 book[i] [url=https://www.amazon.com/Our-Secret-Powers-Clairvoyance-Precognition/dp/8895604334/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546719542&sr=1-1&keywords=our+secret+powers]Our Secret Powers: Telepathy, Clairvoyan

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2016 Missing Evidence Debate: Sheldrake, Shears, Pigliucci, Ball


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Ninshub, 2019-01-05, 07:52 PM

This isn't a new debate, but was just recently posted at the Institute of Art and Ideas channel, in case anyone is interested or hasn't seen it.



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A favourite debate from 2016: We think science is based on facts and evid

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Viral twitter thread on children reporting past lives


Reincarnation forum    2 Replies

Ninshub, 2019-01-05, 06:14 PM

The Anomalist brought to attention this story:


https://www.scarymommy.com/twitter-threa...carnation/


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We are not nearly as determined by our genes as once thought.


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    49 Replies

Sci, 2019-01-05, 05:26 AM

We are not nearly as determined by our genes as once thought.



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Accordingly, even single cells change their metabolic pathways, and the way they use their genes to suit those patterns. That is, they “le

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How Space and Time Could Be a Quantum Error-Correcting Code


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2019-01-05, 05:09 AM

How Space and Time Could Be a Quantum Error-Correcting Code

David Ope



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Now, even as small quantum computers are materializing in labs around the world, useful ones that w

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Will future tech improve paraspychology's credibility?


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    No Replies

Sci, 2019-01-04, 09:32 PM

I was thinking particularly of blockchain and the ability to have publicly recorded/protected time stamps and how this might give us a good handle on precognition of major world events.

Another item of interest might be Natural Language Processing to find potential patterns of interest in anecdot

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