I had always been interested in cosmology and science in general. I would go to the planetarium in Chicago as a kid for weekend classes. A few years ago I watched an internet stream of the Berkeley Astronomy 101 lectures taught by famed supernova hunter Alex Filippenko. It was pretty encompassing of the modern theories and views. The History Channel then ran “The Universe”, staring all of the big names in astrophysics (including INGO’s favorite Neil deGrasse Tyson), trying to bring the theories into your living room.
My problem was when they would start talking about dark matter and the like. It sounded like there was a hole in some equation, and they just needed something to fill it. My gut always told me they were full of something. Static electricity always seemed more plausible without having to reference some kind of mysterious antimatter. Why can’t the quantum universe and the relative universe get along? Einstein even went to his deathbed trying to plug holes in his theories. That said I am not a scientist or anything like that. I’m just an informational hobbyist with a natural curiosity of the workings of the universe.
My Dad told me one day to watch this video out of the blue. It spoke to me. They basically call out the modern theories as balderdash, likening the Filippenkos and Tysons to brainwashed funding mouthpieces. They are trying to turn science on its head. Will it gain the speed to catch on, or will this view be squashed by the big money?
It's a hour long video that just scratches the surface, but IMO, definitely worth the watch. You EE guys should like it.
[video=youtube;5AUA7XS0TvA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AUA7XS0TvA[/video]
My problem was when they would start talking about dark matter and the like. It sounded like there was a hole in some equation, and they just needed something to fill it. My gut always told me they were full of something. Static electricity always seemed more plausible without having to reference some kind of mysterious antimatter. Why can’t the quantum universe and the relative universe get along? Einstein even went to his deathbed trying to plug holes in his theories. That said I am not a scientist or anything like that. I’m just an informational hobbyist with a natural curiosity of the workings of the universe.
My Dad told me one day to watch this video out of the blue. It spoke to me. They basically call out the modern theories as balderdash, likening the Filippenkos and Tysons to brainwashed funding mouthpieces. They are trying to turn science on its head. Will it gain the speed to catch on, or will this view be squashed by the big money?
It's a hour long video that just scratches the surface, but IMO, definitely worth the watch. You EE guys should like it.
[video=youtube;5AUA7XS0TvA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AUA7XS0TvA[/video]