Science is a work in progress as a business.
And sometimes questionable research from the fringes masquerades as revolutionary truth.
Here are 10 ways bad science may have fooled you in 2023.
Ten.) discovered by astronomers of the universe first star.
truth: They are definitely there, but remain undiscovered for now.
9.) dark matter is wave-like nature.
truth: One poorly observed system is no basis for such sweeping conclusions.
8.) JWST’s distant galaxies disprove the Big Bang.
truth: The deviation from expectations is small and consistent with modern cosmology.
7. ) Expanding universe It’s a mirage.
truth: Ground-based laboratory experiments contradict the nonphysical assumptions of the study.
6.) macrocosm It’s actually 26.7 billion years old.
truth: Historical observations rule out this option.
Five.) LK-99 is a room temperature superconductor.
truth: Resistance will never be zero. It’s definitely not superconducting.
Four.) Exoplanet K2-18b is The sea world where people live.
truth: That claim falls apart without dimethyl sulfide, but no dimethyl sulfide was detected.
3.) time In the universe’s past, it ran much more slowly..
truth: The passage of time does not change, but the propagating light expands due to the expansion of the universe.
2.) Binary star prove (or disprove) Mondo.
truth: This method, riddled with uncertainties, yields unreliable conclusions.
1.) We discovered alien technology on the ocean floor.
truth: It was industrial pollution and a charlatan who deceived himself.
Always demand overwhelming evidence.
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