How We KnowAnswer
Does science ever prove anything for certain?
Proof belongs to mathematics and logic, while science builds strong, testable confidence from evidence, and that difference is a strength, not a weakness.
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Scientific Method.
Stories and answers about #Scientific Method
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How We KnowAnswer
Why do extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence?
A claim that breaks with a mountain of past evidence has to climb that mountain first, so here is where the rule came from, when surprising claims won, when they failed, and how to use the rule fairly.
HD-Blast ResearchEssay · personal view
Do physical units make a model’s prediction testable?
A model needs a justified connection between its numbers and a physical measurement. Units are one part of that explanation.
HD-Blast ResearchEssay · personal view
Is a picture of a scientific idea evidence?
A caption should tell us whether we are looking at observations, a model, a diagram or an illustration—and what each can establish.
EssaysEssay · personal view
Do you need a physics degree to read GOD PLAYS DICE?
You can follow a question about the universe without a physics degree—or a promise to agree with the author’s hypothesis.
HD-Blast ResearchEssay · personal view
What does falsifiable mean? A fair test for HD-Blast
Falsifiable means evidence could count against a specific claim. A simple guide to fair tests, uncertainty and the unproved HD-Blast hypothesis.
Extraordinary ClaimsClaim examination
Are We Living in a Simulation?
What a famous 2003 argument really claims, how scientists have tried to test the idea, and where science runs out.
Extraordinary ClaimsClaim examination
What Do Official UFO and UAP Reports Actually Say?
What U.S. government and NASA investigators found, what they still cannot explain, and what kind of data would help settle the rest.
Extraordinary ClaimsExplainer
How to Check a Viral Science Claim in Five Minutes
You don't need a lab to test a shocking headline: a few quick habits borrowed from professional fact-checkers can show whether a claim deserves your trust.
HD-Blast ResearchStory
Fitting data versus making a prediction: what is the difference?
Fitting data and testing a prediction answer different questions. A plain-language guide to fair tests and why a good fit does not prove HD-Blast.
HD-Blast ResearchStory
What does a conditional mathematical result actually mean?
What does a conditional mathematical result tell us? A simple guide to assumptions, calculations and evidence, using the unproved HD-Blast hypothesis.