Category Archives: Science

THE SCIENCE OF WHY THE DRESS CHANGES COLOR.

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Philip

THE SCIENCE OF WHY THE DRESS CHANGES COLOR. Adam Rogers explains the shifts in the colors of the controversial dress in terms of the adjustments which our brain makes to the information that the eyes give it. Our eyes have … Continue reading →

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IS THIS DRESS BLUE WITH A BLACK FRINGE OR WHITE WITH A GOLD FRINGE?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Philip

IS THIS DRESS BLUE WITH A BLACK FRINGE OR WHITE WITH A GOLD FRINGE? This article by Adam Rogers on the WIRED web site explains the science behind a current controversy on the internet. As I started this post, I … Continue reading →

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WHAT DO SCIENTISTS MEAN NOW BY “THE BIG BANG”?

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Philip

WHAT DO SCIENTISTS MEAN NOW BY “THE BIG BANG”? Ethan Siegel on the aptly named startswithabang blog explained in this post on February 10 the implications of the new mathematical theory I posted on a few minutes ago. He describes … Continue reading →

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COULD THE UNIVERSE HAVE NO BEGINNING AND NO END?

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Philip

COULD THE UNIVERSE HAVE NO BEGINNING AND NO END? The idea of a Big Bang suggests that it was the starting point of the universe. Almost simultaneously with the announcement that evidence of gravitational waves has not been found and … Continue reading →

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THE DIFFICULTY OF ELIMINATING ALTERNATIVE COSMOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS.

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Philip

THE DIFFICULTY OF ELIMINATING ALTERNATIVE COSMOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS. Just after last year’s announcement I posted here about how the scientists who conducted the experiment had checked their work, examining over a dozen alternative explanations. And yet there remained an alternative explanation. … Continue reading →

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COSMIC DUST SPOILS A COSMOLOGICAL FINDING.

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Philip

COSMIC DUST SPOILS A COSMOLOGICAL FINDING. My first post on this blog was about the marvel that I felt that background radiation in our skies was evidence of the Big Bang. I posted here in March 2014 about a new … Continue reading →

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WHY IT WAS THE VIKINGS WHO INVENTED THE BARREL.

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Philip

WHY IT WAS THE VIKINGS WHO INVENTED THE BARREL. I posted here about Wayne Curtis’s argument that the barrel is one of the outstanding inventions of mankind. If a barrel falls, all the staves absorb the shock. And even a … Continue reading →

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WINNING THE LOTTERY TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME.

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Philip

WINNING THE LOTTERY TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME. Here is an article about a person who has won 252 prizes in six years in the Florida lottery for a total of $719,000. (There are other names which show up a … Continue reading →

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HOW CAN GLOBAL LIFE EXPECTANCY HAVE INCREASED BY SIX YEARS WHEN LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS DECREASED IN SO MANY COUNTRIES?

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Philip

HOW CAN GLOBAL LIFE EXPECTANCY HAVE INCREASED BY SIX YEARS WHEN LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS DECREASED IN SO MANY COUNTRIES? In addition to countries where life expectancy declined, the United States increase was four years, the increase for Western Europe five … Continue reading →

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COUNTRIES WHERE LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS NOT INCREASED (COMMENT).

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Philip

COUNTRIES WHERE LIFE EXPECTANCY HAS NOT INCREASED (COMMENT). Dick Weisfelder commented on my post which pointed out that the average global life expectancy has increased by 6 years in the last 25 years that: “You might check to see how … Continue reading →

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