#impossible-science

As we discover more about how nature works, the line dividing the possible and the impossible will have to be redrawn, over and over, in ways we cannot yet imagine. Yet some enduring insights are possible.

Part 9: Thinking In Space-Time Impossible Science #1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,#8,#9 Einstein’s special theory of relativity is best understood as a theory of space-time, the 4-dimensional world that forms the

Part 8: Ghost Particles and The Sun Kamioka Observatory Impossible Science #1, #2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,#8 The Sun is powered by nuclear reactions, mass converts to energy according to Einstein’s famous formula:

Part 7: Maxwell's Impossible Demon USTC Impossible Science #1, #2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7 James Clerk Maxwell, in 1867, introduced a famous thought experiment involving what he called a “demon”. Maxwell's demon

IMPOSSIBLE TIME TRAVEL Impossible Science #1, #2,#3,#4,#5,#6 Time travel into the future is relative-ly easy. Time travel into the past, however, is impossible. The root problem, a causal loop, is a chain

CHAOS MAKES PREDICTING THE FUTURE IMPOSSIBLE Impossible Science #1,#2,#3,#4,#5 In a deterministic system, knowledge of present conditions enables us to predict how the system will behave into the indefinite

PART 4: IMPOSSIBLE PERPETUAL MOTION Impossible Science #1, #2,#3,#4 Perpetual Motion machines are designed to move endlessly without application of outside force. youtube Inventors have created countless

PART 3: ABSOLUTE ZERO IMPOSSIBLE Impossible Science #1, #2,#3 Absolute zero is the ultimate limit of cold, the temperature at which zero heat energy is present. It is the zero point of the ideal gas

PART 2: ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE Impossible Science #1, #2 Throughout history, many things have been declared to be impossible before they were achieved. Countless examples, such as extremophiles, knowing the

PART 1: THREE TYPES OF IMPOSSIBLE In this series, we will discuss wild stuff; going back in time, faster than light travel, giant insects, escaping black holes, non-locality, and perpetual motion machines.