ThePythonicCow
7th October 2016, 02:21
Wal Thornhill, of the Electric Universe, is becoming increasingly good at explaining this view of how the Universe works, in which all physical phenomenon are a manifestation of the electric force in a dielectric ether.
Here's his latest presentation, the keynote speech he gave at the EU 2016 Conference, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, June 17-19, 2016:
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From the Youtube description:
The Electric Universe is simple to understand—simple enough to begin teaching it in primary school, according to Wal Thornhill. In his Keynote presentation at EU2016, Wal applied “the test of simplicity” to popular ideas in astronomy. How well do these ideas fare by comparison to the Electric Universe paradigm? Progress in science and human understanding can be investigated through the brain’s response to new perspectives. The brain is hard wired in favor of prior ideas. It will not readily accept contrary evidence and will tend to sideline it. Growing specialization can only reinforce the preexisting disadvantage of new ideas. As the data to be assimilated continue to grow, the effect shows up as the brain’s diminished ability to see things globally. “I’ll see it when I believe it.” But Nature itself does not produce isolated fragments or contradictions. It simply invites us to consider a bigger picture. The elegant simplicity of the Electric Universe is an open invitation to step into this larger field of view.
However his dolcet speaking tones, the quality audio and video presentation, and his increasingly adept skill at describing the Electric Universe make this presentation a must view, in my view, for anyone who has an interest in how we might replace the failed physics of this last century with a far more elegant physics, that returns to the proper grounding of science in observation and experiment, and its proper goal of seeking out the simple and elegant theories to explain what we observe.
Here's his latest presentation, the keynote speech he gave at the EU 2016 Conference, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, June 17-19, 2016:
mINsiT70OHE
From the Youtube description:
The Electric Universe is simple to understand—simple enough to begin teaching it in primary school, according to Wal Thornhill. In his Keynote presentation at EU2016, Wal applied “the test of simplicity” to popular ideas in astronomy. How well do these ideas fare by comparison to the Electric Universe paradigm? Progress in science and human understanding can be investigated through the brain’s response to new perspectives. The brain is hard wired in favor of prior ideas. It will not readily accept contrary evidence and will tend to sideline it. Growing specialization can only reinforce the preexisting disadvantage of new ideas. As the data to be assimilated continue to grow, the effect shows up as the brain’s diminished ability to see things globally. “I’ll see it when I believe it.” But Nature itself does not produce isolated fragments or contradictions. It simply invites us to consider a bigger picture. The elegant simplicity of the Electric Universe is an open invitation to step into this larger field of view.
However his dolcet speaking tones, the quality audio and video presentation, and his increasingly adept skill at describing the Electric Universe make this presentation a must view, in my view, for anyone who has an interest in how we might replace the failed physics of this last century with a far more elegant physics, that returns to the proper grounding of science in observation and experiment, and its proper goal of seeking out the simple and elegant theories to explain what we observe.