Four billion years ago, the inner solar system experienced an unexpected event, a kind of bombardment took place. The first hints of this event were revealed in the Apollo missions. […]
Quantum entanglement happens when the rules of subatomic particles in the quantum realm apply to things that happen outside the atom, in a larger group than only one atom. But what does that mean? […]
Quantum mechanics and Eastern philosophy are described as essentially bound to each other, but that is terribly wrong. Quantum mechanics does not support any religion or philosophy. Then why is the misconception so common that even books have been written on it? […]
The core of the Copenhagen interpretation is distinguishing the reality from the knowledge that could happen but is not real. Although that sounds a bit complicated, it simplified the concepts of quantum mechanics. How did it do it? […]
Social facts are external things that become a part of an individual’s life without them even realizing it. For example, putting on trousers is a social fact, a norm that people do without thinking and because the society wants them to. However, they are not always so easy and simple. […]
Birth of sociology is closely entwined with Emile Durkheim, even though the name of the discipline was born long before its essence was. There was a reason that this science emerged: lack of discipline to explain some human features. […]
The evolution of species looked illogical until it was proved that the species is a separate entity from the individuals in the species. […]
Scientists spent years on understanding light and if it was a particle or a wave. Photons were the answer to many of their questions. […]
The Schrodinger equation simplified a physics problem that was occupying scientists for a long time. The magical element in the equation is psi, which shows what the electron is doing at a given situation. […]
Why would someone say that quantum mechanics is on any level related to Buddhism? Is there a deep and mysterious relationship, or is it just another unscientific misconception? […]
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