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John Goode's avatar

Interesting read - how the speed of light was first measured / approximated in 1676:

https://gizmodo.com/how-the-speed-of-light-was-first-measured-1138348467

Related, the Michaelson-Morley experiment: They disproved their own hypothesis, though, that the luminiferous ether actually existed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson%E2%80%93Morley_experiment

So when are scientists today gonna run an experiment and say, "Whoops, my bad, actually I completely and totally disproved my own hypothesis. It's actually not a good idea to inject mRNA into your veins!"

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brian kennedy's avatar

There is a banned Ted Talk in which Rupert Sheldrake describes a hobby he had looking up reports about the speed of light that reported different findings on the measured speed. It is very funny and raises a lot of uncomfortable questions about dogma and catma in Science.

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Michele's avatar

It's not really banned, you can watch it at this page. I gave this one to my students to watch.

https://blog.ted.com/the-debate-about-rupert-sheldrakes-talk/

There's copies on youtube, too.

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brian kennedy's avatar

Yes, sorry. I did not notice that my internet had cut out for a short period unexpectly when I tried to find it again and re-read.

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