Vern Bender

Who can go the distance? We’ll find out, in the long run.?

Jul 2, 2026Black holes should evaporate over an extremely long time scale, so figuring out the source of the contradiction between the two theories could reveal new physics. read more

Does the Higgs boson also give mass to neutrinos?

Jul 2, 2026Tully-Fisher relation is a correlation for spiral galaxies between their luminosity and how fast they are rotating. … By comparing the intrinsic brightness with the apparent magnitude (what you actually observe — because the further the galaxy, the dimmer it “appears”), you can calculate its distance. read more

YOU HAVE AN EITHER OR CHOICE TO MAKE: RANDOM, OR NOT?

Jul 1, 2026There exists a transcendent, personal creator of the universe. This entity desires to create a universe in which other minds will be able to form. Thus, the entity chooses from the set of possibilities that will make a universe that will evolve known- thought intelligent life. The life-permitting parameters are blueprinted into the build-out phase. read more

WAS IT A SNOWBALL, OR WAS IT MOSTLY ICE AND SLUSH?

Jun 29, 2026A true Hothouse Earth emerged when carbon dioxide levels reached something like 800ppm – about double those of today. This was the world of the dinosaurs, 100m years ago. There was little or no ice on Earth and the polar regions had forests and dinosaurs which were adapted to living alf the year in darkness. Carbon dioxide started the global warming effect. Flora and fauna growth was restored. read more

WHEN YOU DIE, WHAT’S NEXT, IS UP TO YOU, HEVAN OR HELL?

Jun 29, 2026When death shows up, your 21-gram soul leaves immediately (science has weighed you before and after it leaves your body.) It enters the quantum consciousness entanglement field awaiting disposition. If you have a near-death episode, the 21-gram soul hangs around in the room somewhere. If and when you revive, it goes back in place. Your consciousness remains active for 5 minutes after death.