hypothesis

One thing has bugged me is the term "Conspiracy Theory". Yea, I know it is a permanent part of the conversational lexicon as we know it, but I can't help referring back to the scientific method that defines the the term "theory" as something that has been proven via the rigors of the scientific...

TWISTED DUDE!!! http://www.unicusmagazine.com/html/education.htm And another link which seems partially related http://www.cyberspaceorbit.com/text/0000tx09x.html Ancient Egyptian City In the Grand Canyon? An Egyptian tomb in the Grand Canyon similar to the Valley of Kings in Luxor, Egypt?An...

I wanted a chance to ask everyone who does research this question. What theory or hypothesis have you made that turned out to be wrong was the hardest to let go? While the ideal is that we will all abandon ideas when evidence reveals itself, it isn't always easy. It may take several...

Micheal Persinger is well known for his theory suggesting that some apparitional experiences may be due to the brains of certain observers being exposed to complex low-frequency magnetic fields. Complexity more than field-strength seems crucial. He applies these fields to brains in his lab and...

I'm not an ecologist, so tell me what's wrong with this, please. Carbon dioxide levels increasing through the burning of fossil fuels. Plants utilise carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. Trees lock up carbon in wood. Plant millions of trees and lower carbon dioxide levels. Would it take too...

I want to know everyone’s opinion on two current hypotheses on the Bush Administration. About two unrelated situations. Hypothesis 1: The Republican congressmen and Bush Administration are going to blame Democrats and CIA for faulty intelligence. Saying that because Intelligence funding...

In general, I have no use for this hypothesis, but... Hypothesis: The universe was willed into existence. For convenience and out of tradition, call the being that did this "God". Assume also that God isn't being deliberately deceptive in creation, but is indifferent to being "proven". Leave...

I just finished reading "Prime Obsession" by John Derbyshire about the Riemann Hypothesis. I thought that this was a very well written book that did a good job of describing the history of the Hypothesis and the failed attempts and near misses at proofs. I also thought that the book did a very...