A possible “shortcut” through the universe?
Tag: Paul Sutter
At UnDark: Is risk aversion ruining science?
Sutter: I’ve met many junior scientists who were given similar advice, and senior scientists — now that I number among their ranks — confide that their top priority is in achieving deltas: a physics jargon word that they use here to refer to tiny, incremental advances of their current research.
Asked at Space.com: Could gravity itself be the origin of dark matter?
Paul Sutter: A new model of the very early universe proposes that the graviton, the quantum mechanical force carrier of gravity, flooded the cosmos with dark matter before normal matter even had a chance to get started.
Universities? Do poor science career prospects contribute to far out theory and Cancel Culture?
Far out theory (e.g., “Advanced aliens engineered the Big Bang…) may be one way of standing out in the crowd — and Cancel Culture is definitely a way of thinning that crowd. Sutter’s suggestions are worth pondering.
At Mind Matters News: In an infinity of universes, is another “you” reading this article?
Maybe it is much easier for us to imagine an infinite number of ourselves than for nature to make it happen. Works the same with money…
Physicist Brian Miller reflects on claims that the universe had no beginning
Miller: Sutter asserts that Bento and Zalel’s article offers a credible response against the evidence for a cosmic beginning. Yet this claim is only based on what might be possible in the realm of the imagination.
Another shot in the campaign against the Big Bang
Bento’s theory sounds convincing — compared to the Easter Bunny. The question we should be asking is, why is the Big Bang so unpopular with these people?
There is more than one kind of dark energy?
Paul Sutter: By allowing for multiple quantum fields to generate dark energy, it might be possible for string theory to still be relevant in our universe, as these models may not be stuck in the “swampland.”
Astrophysicist: Nothingness” may be the answer to our cosmic questions; Rob Sheldon responds
Rob Sheldon: This article illustrates the reason why the scientific method is going extinct, not just in Darwin’s circular logic, but also in physics and cosmology.
Does Dr. Sutter claim to have no beliefs that guide his search for truth?
It would be helpful if we knew more about what Dr. Sutter means by “cheap validation.”