Faster than light Neutrinos and Relativity

Faster than light Neutrinos and Relativity

There is a certain amount of confusion on the relationship between Einstein's Theory of Relativity and the recent experimental results that seem to point towards neutrinos that are faster than light…
What Do You Prefer To Call Squid?

What Do You Prefer To Call Squid?

Okay, this is just bizarre. There's this "anti-aging consumer website," right? And they've just instituted an annual supplement award, called the "You Can't Be Serious" Award.  The award,…
Homo Stupidus

Homo Stupidus

You are in a game with one hundred other players. They don't know you, you don't know them, and you can not communicate with any of them. The game is called 'even/odd(s)' and is explained to you as…
The 1% Love Solar Subsidies Paid By The Other 99%

The 1% Love Solar Subsidies Paid By The Other 99%

The 99%, those people protesting current government and corporate greed, think banks are the problem, yet they don't seem to realize banks aren't the biggest problem - the government that enables…
Quantum Vacuum: How To Balance Nothingness

Quantum Vacuum: How To Balance Nothingness

What is nothingness? It's a philosophical question, to be sure, but in physics the ground state of the universe can't be described by the absence of all matter, contend some theoretical physicists.…
Sixty Nanoseconds

Sixty Nanoseconds

In the OPERA experiment, the distance between CERN and Gran Sasso was approximately 450 miles. The difference between the neutrino arrival and the calculated speed of light was approximately 60…