Can anything travel faster than the speed of light? To answer this question, let us understand the nature of light. Here are three salient facts about light: 1. First, light can exhibit both the properties of a wave and a particle. For …

Several futurists, including myself, have predicted that by 2099 most humans will have strong-artificially intelligent brain implants and artificially intelligent organ/body part replacements. In my book, The Artificial Intelligence Revolution, I term these beings SAH (i.e., strong artificially intelligent human) cyborgs. …

Stephen Hawking, the world’s most famous scientist, made a startling statement on September 2, 2010, one week prior to the release of his new book, The Grand Design. He declared the “Almighty” irrelevant. Dr. Hawking believes that M-theory may hold …

Is string theory pseudoscience? To address this questions, let’s start by understanding what constitutes science and distinguishes it from pseudoscience. Let’s start by defining science. Science is the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior …

Many people, even some scientists, believe science equates with truth, especially with regard to the behavior of nature. Let’s examine whether this hypothesis is correct. Modern physics is based on Einstein’s special and general theories of relativity and quantum mechanics. …