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repent, for the end of time is relatively near!
# space

repent, for the end of time is relatively near!

According to four physicist time will keep going for billions of years until one day it will just... stop.

answers in genesis tackles logic, fails miserably
# science

answers in genesis tackles logic, fails miserably

Answers In Genesis tries to debate the divine origins of logic as if it was a law of physics with the most illogical drivel they could muster.

looking for gods in the quantum mesh
# science

looking for gods in the quantum mesh

John Polkinghorne managed to create a version of God that's both truly omnipresent and omniscient, and almost entirely powerless and irrelevant.

making quark-gluon soup with an atom smasher
# science

making quark-gluon soup with an atom smasher

The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider may have reached temperatures at which matter itself begins to melt, and found a peek at new insights into the future of computing.

when quacks kidnap einstein’s ghost…
# health

when quacks kidnap einstein’s ghost…

Alt med practitioners decided that the one of world's simplest and most famous formulas is their friend because they clearly don't understand it.

homeopathic physics abuse, take two
# health

homeopathic physics abuse, take two

It really seems homeopaths don't understand basic middle school physics and are hoping you don't either in the asinine pitches for their snake oil.

strange matter, doomsday and you
# science

strange matter, doomsday and you

A supercollider-induced doomsday has been cancelled for the same reason as the previous one, and the one before that.

and now for something completely ridiculous
# science

and now for something completely ridiculous

If you've ever entertained the thought of going to a homeopathic doctor, just consider the asinine things they're taught before making your decision.

in space, no one can hear you nuke
# space

in space, no one can hear you nuke

The Soviet Union wanted to detonate a nuclear warhead on the Moon as a show of force. But without an atmosphere and 238,900 miles away, what would that look like?

collapsing the waveform on quantum physics
# science

collapsing the waveform on quantum physics

Roger Penrose is in no mood for exotic theories. In fact, he thinks its latest papers should be junked.

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