Category: Reality
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Remembering. Verifying memories. Self-reference.
Research on eyewitness testimony has shown that false details put forth during an interrogation can lead some people to develop vivid memories of events that never happened. While this “false memory” phenomenon is alive and well, new research suggests that a bit of misinformation also has potential to improve our memories of past events —…
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Supersymmetry. True? False? Does it matter?
A beautiful but unproved theory of particle physics is withering in the harsh light of data. For decades, many particle physicists have devoted themselves to the beloved theory, known as supersymmetry. But it’s beginning to seem that the zoo of new particles that the theory predicts – the heavier cousins of known particles – may…
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Time reversal, "Time" and "time"...
Researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered how to transmit power, sound or images to a "nonlinear object" without knowing the object's exact location or affecting objects around it using a "time-reversal" technique. [1] The time-reversal process is like playing a record backwards. When a signal travels through the air, its waveforms scatter before…
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Planet with 4 Suns, puzzled for life...
A planet with four (4) Suns was recently discovered! [1] Now THAT would be a great place to have all those silly debates about whether the Earth is in the center of the solar system or whether the Sun(s) is! 🙂 PS. And for those who may have misunderstood me, NO the answer is NOT…
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