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Judaism and Science

08/07/2013 07:50
by Shana Priwer & Cynthia Phillips, Ph.D. Judaism and science were, without question, two of the most important aspects of Einstein's life. Religion and science have historically been at odds with each other; Einstein, however, had a unique take on religion that would allow him to reconcile...

What Is Quantum Theory?

08/07/2013 07:47
by Shana Priwer & Cynthia Phillips, Ph.D. Quantum theory, or quantum mechanics, is the study of the behavior of the smallest pieces of matter. It involves interactions on a very small scale–at the level of molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles. Quantum theory is mostly interested in the...

Perfect Cosmological Principle

08/07/2013 07:43
By Andrew Zimmerman Jones The perfect cosmological principle is a principle in cosmology that the universe is homogeneous and isotropic throughout both time and space. In other words, no matter where you are in the universe or at what point in the universe's history you're in, observations of the...

The Cosmological Principle

08/07/2013 07:38
by Shana Priwer & Cynthia Phillips, Ph.D. A basic tenet of cosmology is the cosmological principle, which states that the universe is homogeneous and isotropic on the largest scales. This is a critical assumption of the study of the universe as a whole, and it underlies the very study of...

Cosmological Principle

08/07/2013 07:36
By Andrew Zimmerman Jones The cosmological principle is the basic principle that, when viewed on a large enough scale, the universe will look the same no matter who is doing the observing and where they are doing the observing from. In other words, the universe is homogeneous and isotropic - that...

Participatory Anthropic Principle (PAP)

08/07/2013 07:29
By Andrew Zimmerman Jones The Participatory Anthropic Principle, or PAP, is the idea that the universe requires observers, because without observers the universe could not actually exist. This controversial claim is based on the traditional Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics, which...

Mysterious radio bursts come from outside our galaxy

08/07/2013 07:23
by John Timmer - July 7 2013, 2:30am TST Astronomers using a radiotelescope to perform a survey of a broad patch of the sky have spotted a set of unusual events that last for just a handful of milliseconds. The events don't repeat and aren't accompanied by anything obvious at optical X-ray...

Search For Extraterrestrial Life Continues - UK Astronomers Will Jointly Look For Alien Signals

07/07/2013 09:44
6 July 2013 MessageToEagle.com - British academics from 11 institutions have set up a network to co-ordinate their Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (Seti). The network's Patron is the Astronomer Royal, Professor Martin Rees and UKSRN (The UK SETI Research Network) will present current...

Does Quantum Physics Prove God's Existence?

03/07/2013 11:55
By Andrew Zimmerman Jones, About.com Guide The observer effect in quantum mechanics indicates that the quantum wavefunction collapses when an observation is made by an observer. It is a consequence of the traditional Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics. Under this interpretation, does that...

What is the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Physics?

03/07/2013 11:53
By Andrew Zimmerman Jones, About.com Guide The many worlds interpretation (MWI) is a theory within quantum physics intended to explain the fact that the universe contains some non-deterministic events, but the theory itself intends to be fully deterministic. In this interpretation, every time a...
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