Tag: dark matter
“Our 20th- and 21st-Century Ptolemaic Epicycles”?
I am fascinated by the philosophy of science parallels to similar moves in molecular phylogenetics and systematics.
Information as Matter’s “Fifth State” — A Physicist’s Contortion
Dark matter is the unknown substance thought to make up some 27 percent of the universe. It can’t be observed but only theorized.
A Crisis in Cosmology?
It’s too bad biologists are not as open about crises in their theories. It’s the sign of a healthy science.
Confirming the Big Bang: The Recent Decades
The Big Bang theory also gives us an age for the universe. The latest estimate, based on several cosmological observations, is 13.80 +/- 0.02 billion years.
More Secret Codes in “Junk DNA”
Scientists find the most interesting things when they suspect function in poorly understood parts of the genome.