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fromBig Think
2 weeks ago

Gravity and quantum physics are fundamentally incompatible

General Relativity has yet to let us down. Its success rate is 100%, from tabletop experiments to gravitational lensing and the formation of the great cosmic web.
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fromBig Think
3 weeks ago

The case for and against a 5th fundamental force of nature

Current physics theories cannot explain fundamental cosmic mysteries like matter-antimatter asymmetry, dark matter, dark energy, and cosmic inflation, suggesting undiscovered forces or phenomena remain.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

The physics of Penisgate' and how ski jumpers fly

In the run-up to this year's Winter Olympics, and even as the Games have got underway, a scandal has been brewing: allegedly, some competitive ski jumpers may have artificially enlarged their crotch area by injecting their genitals with engorging chemicals or stuffing their underwear to create bigger bulges. The apparent reason: to alter their suit measurementsski jumpsuits are precisely tailored to jumpers' bodiesand, reportedly, to gain a boost in jumps. The allegations, first reported by a German media outlet and since dubbed Penisgate, have caught not only the Internet's attention but also the World Anti-Doping Agency's eye, although no athletes have been implicated by name.
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fromFuturism
2 months ago

Outer Space Is a Viscous Fluid, New Paper Claims

Outer space behaves like a viscous, stretchy fluid with "spatial phonons" that resist dark energy, producing nonuniform cosmic expansion and explaining ΛCDM discrepancies.
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