Greenhaven Road Capital recently released its Q3 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. Greenhaven’s estimated returns for the third quarter totaled approximately +50% net of fees and expenses. August was the best month in the partnership history. The net result is that both funds are up around 55% for the year, […]
Since it’s church day for some people, Sabine Hossenfelder finds Ecclesiastes 1:9 to hold true in contemporary physics. Bigger and better gadgets worth billions of dollars aren’t even scratching the surface of new scientific fields, regardless of how many GeV they summon. Maybe if they thought outside of the box, rather than protecting their tenure […]
Supersymmetry, dark matter, string theory, and SETI are acceptable woo peddled by mainstream science’s faithful. Since they have several letters after their name, and been published, somehow those theories have traction. Subodh Patil is much kinder than us, enumerating those contemporary mysteries and explaining why someone might be fascinated. On the other hand, chasing those […]
Just last week everyone and their cat were crowing about sleeping jellyfish. Now Dan Garisto ups the ante with inorganic materials apparently mimicing epiphenomena associated with consciousness. We’re concerned this could fuel the dumpster fire of panpsychism. Further down the hallway of Anomalist University’s School of Maverick Science, Physicists Send Particles Of Light Into The […]
Here’s the latest in a string of explanations for one of forteana’s most puzzling phenomenon. One previous theory suggests these will-o-the-wisps are plasmafied dirt but, as Chris Drudge points out, the explanation focuses on one aspect rather than the big picture. H.C. Wu of Zhejiang University’s proposal is intriguing and worthy of further inquiry. Also […]
This thoughtful but scary article by Caleb Scharf proposes that, since any contact with an extraterrestrial race might pose calamitous risks upon humanity, thought could be given to limiting the ability of most humans to learn about, far less transmit identifying signals to, potential ET intelligences. Aside from Scharf’s own point about earthly signals already […]
If you’re well-versed with the Jaynes’s theory of the bicameral mind, Julie Sedivy’s recent contribution is up your alley. Jaynes bolestered his premise of the apparent lack of self-reflection and awareness in ancient tales, viz. the original Odyssey. Julie, on the other hand, applies that lack of characterization to more topics as cognitive theory, linguistics, […]
Madeline Spooner has a warm hypnotic voice that swirls within the magnificent soundscapes she creates. Her alluring, otherworldly realms offer just enough of the familiar to make it feel as if Spooner is gently taking your hand to guide you through her fascinating sonic wonderlands. But beyond that…
Poor Bryan Sykes, he continues to suffer mainstream media’s scorn for not proving nor disproving the existence of hairy hominins. All because he was being scientific! Carl Zimmer helps explain the issue at hand, null hypotheses, and how skeptics are keeping the dream of Bigfoot alive in the absence of evidence. Meanwhile, Jay Cooney has […]
Deprived of sensory input, scientists believe the brain sets about to entertaining itself through hallucinations. Since ancient times, Buddhist traditions have described little stars, sunsets, and visual snow while meditating. When modern researchers investigate the practice, they’re stumped as to why and how these visions present themselves to the meditators. Take a few quiet moments […]