Tag Archives: Anomalies and Alternative Science

What Astronomy Says About Religion | Seth Shostak

Posted on May 1, 2014 by

It’s a recurrent experience that never fails to perplex me: Random people will seek my advice on questions of religion. Rather than posing queries about how the cosmos works, they want me to enlighten them on why. Bottom line: We … Continue reading →

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Ugh, really Americans? Poll reveals majority of Americans distrust Big Bang theory

Posted on April 21, 2014 by

In a new national poll on America’s scientific acumen, more than half of respondents said they were “not too confident” or “not at all confident” that “the universe began 13.8 billion years ago with a big bang.” via Poll reveals … Continue reading →

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The Most Abused Principle in all of Science — Starts With A Bang! — Medium

Posted on January 4, 2014 by

How the mis-application of the Anthropic Principle has led factions of scientists away from the search for a natural, physical explanation of our Universe, and why that’s bad for everyone. via The Most Abused Principle in all of Science — … Continue reading →

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Ask Ethan #12: How far is the distant Universe? – Starts With A Bang

Posted on November 24, 2013 by

Ethan Siegel’s blog, Starts With a Bang, is one of the best science astrophysics blogs on the web. Ask Ethan #12: How far is the distant Universe? – Starts With A Bang. In this post, he tackles an issue I … Continue reading →

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