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How logic and reasoning can fail as scientific tools
How logic and reasoning can fail as scientific tools
In logic, ‘reductio ad absurdum’ shows how flawed arguments fall apart. Our absurd Universe, however, often defies our intuitive reasoning.
Ethan Siegel
Mar 28
Flagship NASA space telescope faces a penny-pinching death
Flagship NASA space telescope faces a penny-pinching death
NASA’s only flagship X-ray telescope ever, Chandra, still works and has no planned successor. So why does the President want to kill it?
Ethan Siegel
Mar 27
Why “incompleteness” matters in theoretical physics
Why “incompleteness” matters in theoretical physics
Physicists just can’t leave an incomplete theory alone; they try and repair it. When nature is kind, it can lead to the next major…
Ethan Siegel
Mar 26
March 25, 2024’s full moon portends April 8th’s solar eclipse
March 25, 2024’s full moon portends April 8th’s solar eclipse
The least exciting of all eclipses, a penumbral lunar eclipse, foreshadows the spectacular show that April 8th’s total eclipse will bring.
Ethan Siegel
Mar 25
Ask Ethan: How did matter come to exist in our Universe?
Ask Ethan: How did matter come to exist in our Universe?
You can only create or destroy matter by creating or destroying equal amounts of antimatter. So how did we become a matter-rich Universe?
Ethan Siegel
Mar 22
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