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. …

We scientists talk about energy and derive equations with energy mathematically expressed in the equation as though we understand energy. The fact is, we do not. It is an indirectly observed quantity. We infer its existence. For example, in physics, …

With the advent of M-theory (i.e., membrane theory, the most comprehensive string theory), the concept of other universes (i.e., multiverse) has gained some traction in the scientific community. According to M-theory, when two membranes collide, they form a universe. The collision is …

This article addresses a deceptively simple question, what is reality? Our first response is to simply say look around you. Everything you see is part of reality. What’s wrong with that as an answer? Actually nothing is wrong with that answer …

I was interviewed on the Dan Cofall show regarding my new book, The Artificial Intelligence Revolution. In particular, we discussed the singularity, killer robots (like the autonomous swamboats the US Navy is deploying) and the projected 30% chronic unemployment that will occur …

Neuroscience is revealing more and more about the true workings of the mind. It is reasonable to believe that eventually we will be able to completely model how the brain works and what actions a specific brain will take in …

In the conclusion of this post, we will discuss Planck time and a new hypothesis, the time uncertainty principle. Planck Time Planck time is the smallest interval of time that science is able to define. The theoretical formulation of Planck time …

One question comes up frequently, is time real? In other words, is time a true physical entity or is it a mental construct? Philosophers have been pondering the nature of time for thousands of years. A philosophy of time weaves …

Let us start our discussion by understanding the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Most physics professors teach it in the context of attempting to simultaneously measure a particle’s velocity and position. It goes something like this: • When we attempt to measure a particle’s …