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Avi Loeb And Aliens: The Right And Wrong of Science Funding. (Also Bing Image Search Brings up Porno When you Search for him)

Avi Loeb he prolific Harvard astrophysicist, dances on the edge of cosmic controversy. His research...

What Is And Is Not Plagiarism In Scientific Papers? Neri Oxman And Claudine Gay Did Nothing Seriously Wrong. A Basic Guide To Citation.

The online discourse of our time has come to the issue of plagiarism. Now Claudine Gay and Neri...

Asteroid 2007 FT3 Will Not Hit Us, And Other Predictions For 2024. Suppose It Did Hit Us.

In the past I have predicted certain things at the start of certain years.  This is a selection...

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Classical Gravity in Planck Units: Looking at a old equation from a new angle

Classical Gravity in Planck Units: Looking at a old equation from a new angle

Feb 23 2009 | comment(s)

A few months ago I did a bit of thinking about gravity from a different angle.  I asked the question... How would the equations of classical General Relativity look if Planck Units were used.  Let me make it clear I am not not talking about the Planck Scale.. just the use of it's units at the classical scale.  Of course anywhere near Planck Scale Quantum effects dominate.  I have already written a book about that.  "Quantum Space-Time Dynamics"
Kelley Winters, Gender Madness in American Psychiatry: A disappointing read.

Kelley Winters, Gender Madness in American Psychiatry: A disappointing read.

Jan 31 2009 | comment(s)

I had high hopes for "Gender Madness in American Psychiatry: Essays from the Struggle for Dignity", Kelley Winters. ( ISBN-10: 1-4392-2388-2, ISBN-13: 9781439223888 ) I write for Wikipedia on the issues related to Blanchard's theory.  I was looking for something that would meet wikipedia's criteria for a reliable source, written by a transsexual, on this topic.  I thought maybe this book would meet that standard.


Government and Energy Research: Government funding should cast a wide net.

Government and Energy Research: Government funding should cast a wide net.

Dec 10 2008 | comment(s)

Many of the biggest breakthroughs in science come from unexpected directions. Many revolutions come from unknown almost unfunded scientist working in obscurity. How can politicians in Washington know what kind of energy research will make that next big breakthrough? They cannot! So what will they do?  Spend money on whatever political paradigm got them the votes they needed, or sounds good to their constituents.

Space-time is a conserved current just like charge!

Space-time is a conserved current just like charge!

Aug 15 2008 | comment(s)

 
The result of my research into F(4) symmetry and my theory of Quantum Space-Time Dynamics.


Month's ago I wrote of my interest in researching the exceptional lie group and algebra F(4) in relation to the theory of Quantum Space-Time Dynamics.  I now have my results.  The investigation was pretty standard and not surprising.  Intuition told me that the fields in my theory, which I wrote down years before I really knew about quantum field theory, had this symmetry.  What did surprise me and disturb me was when I considered what the conserved current due to the F(4) symmetry is.  Noether's theorem tell us that a continuous symmetry of the Lagrangian will induce a conserved current.