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www.bretthall.org
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| | | | | There are two great theories that explain the nature of physical reality. One is quantum theory and the other is general relativity. As science has regained some of its cultural cache over the recent... | |
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tritonstation.com
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| | | | | Given recent developments in the long-running hunt for dark matter and the difficulty interpreting what this means, it seems like a good juncture to re-up* this: The history of science is a decision tree. Vertices appear where we must take one or another branching. Sometimes, we take the wrong road for the right reasons. A... | |
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4gravitons.com
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| | | | | Merging quantum mechanics and gravity is a famously hard physics problem. Explaining why merging quantum mechanics and gravity is hard is, in turn, a very hard science communication problem. The more popular descriptions tend to lead to misunderstandings, and I've posted many times over the years to chip away at those misunderstandings. Merging quantum mechanics... | |
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www.sciencemeetsreligion.org
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| | | [AI summary] The provided text is a comprehensive overview of the rapid scientific and technological progress over the past few decades, highlighting advancements in fields such as medicine, transportation, computing, and communication. It contrasts this progress with the skepticism from both the socio-political right wing (creationism, intelligent design, climate change denial) and the left wing (postmodern science studies movement). The text emphasizes that despite these challenges, the momentum of scientific and technological advancement continues unabated, leading to an increasingly exciting future. | ||