plasma ← the digital glebe

Black Holes & Relativity

Mar

2013

Stephen Crothers delivers a resounding critique of the most popular dogma in the theoretical sciences, all given at a level of common sense, free from mathematical elaborations.

Rupert Sheldrake: “Science Set Free” 3

Jan

2013

Part 1 of a talk by Rupert Sheldrake at the conference ELECTRIC UNIVERSE 2013: The Tipping Point, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “Many scientists like to think that science already understands the ways of the natural world. The fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the details to be filled in. The impressive achievements of science seemed ...

Sunspots, the Market & the Price of Cornflakes. 16

Jun

2011

In 1801, the eminent British astronomer William Herschel reported that when sunspots dotted the sun’s surface, grain prices fell. When sunspots waned, prices rose. He suggested that shifts in grain prices were a stand-in for shifts in climate. Large numbers of sunspots led to a warmer sun, he reasoned. With more warmth reaching Earth, crop ...

Electromagnetism 10

Jun

2011

Visible electromagnetic radiation (Light) Electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental interactions in nature. The other three are the strong interaction, the weak interaction and gravitation. Electromagnetism is the force that causes the interaction between electrically charged particles; the areas in which this happens are called electromagnetic fields. Electromagnetism is responsible for practically all the ...

The Plasma Universe 13

Dec

2010

The Northern Lights: Plasma in action At first, many of us are surprised to learn about the ‘fourth state’ of matter; Plasma. Plasma can be described as ionized gas, and makes up 99% of all matter in the Universe. It is an excellent conductor of electricity. Considering that electro-magnetic forces are many orders of magnitude ...