How can we distinguish fake science news from reliable science news?

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Does the theory of physics for artificial worlds count?

Does mathematics benefit/advance from such theories/models? Relevant Reference...

09 October 2018 6,414 3 View

What are the reasons that quantum mechanics is formulated in an infinite-dimension Hilbert space rather than a finite-dimension one?

Reference Question...

07 August 2018 9,558 6 View

How are time and energy related in any physical system?

FYI: Time, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time Spacetime, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime

04 May 2018 6,432 11 View

What are the shortcomings of mathematics to describe physical reality?

FYI: "Is mathematics an effective way to describe the world?", https://phys.org/news/2013-09-mathematics-effective-world.html

04 May 2018 5,190 79 View

What are the algebraic equations of integer multiplication in base 10?

We explore the wonderful harmony of simple integer multiplication using algebra.

03 April 2018 2,148 18 View

How do the four forces of nature interchange?

We are aware of the four known forces of nature (https://www.clearias.com/four-fundamental-forces-of-nature/). But how do one force convert to a different force over time, space, and energy-mass...

02 March 2018 2,403 2 View

Should the criteria for selecting future Fields Medalists change to reflect diversity in talent as well as the many areas in mathematics?

Please refer to the following article for more details: 'The Fields Medal should return to its roots...' by Michael Barany at link:...

31 December 2017 3,820 4 View

Why is there no Nobel Prize for mathematics, "the queen of the sciences"?

"Mathematics is the queen of the sciences, and number theory is the queen of mathematics." -- Carl Friedrich Gauss, the great mathematician. Relevant Reference...

09 October 2017 7,657 7 View

Why is symmetry an important topic in mathematics and in science generally?

Relevant Reference Link: https://plus.google.com/u/0/115467095957398372179/posts/7uAwfpWoP4w

09 October 2017 8,067 3 View

What is energy?

08 September 2017 6,081 10 View

error in running a model in Abaqus

Excessive rotation of nodes in node set ErrNodeExcessRotation-Step1

17 August 2021 0 0 View

error in modelling model in Abaqus

Excessive rotation of nodes in node set ErrNodeExcessRotation-Step1

17 August 2021 0 0 View

MGL tools

20 June 2021 0 0 View

How climate change will influences human and animal behavioral change?

The role of climate change influencing the human behavior as well as economics interest

01 June 2021 0 0 View

flexibility of polymers chain

effect of double bond on the flexibility of polymers

07 April 2021 0 0 View

i have some problem with chtMultiRegionSimpleFoam

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: Maximum number of iterations exceeded From function Foam::scalar Foam::species::thermo::T(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar) const, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar) const, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar) const) const [with Thermo = Foam::hConstThermo >; Type = Foam::sensibleEnthalpy; Foam::scalar = double; Foam::species::thermo = Foam::species::thermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy>] in file /home/ubuntu/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.1/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/lnInclude/thermoI.H at line 66. FOAM aborting #0 Foam::error::printStack(Foam::Ostream&) at ??:? #1 Foam::error::abort() at ??:? #2 Foam::heRhoThermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy> > > >::calculate() at ??:? #3 Foam::heRhoThermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy> > > >::correct() at ??:? #4 ? at ??:? #5 __libc_start_main in "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6" #6 ? at ??:?

24 March 2021 0 0 View

Formulation of polymer color flakes

I am writing to request some information for making polymer color flakes. I would appreciate the help.

17 March 2021 0 0 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

Resistor definition in Piezoelectric bimorph with ANSYS workbench

Hello, good day! I am trying to simulate similar bimorph piezoelectric harvester with below commands. However, the output power doesn't change with resistor value. Please help to find the reason. ET,10,CIRCU94,0 !SET UP RESISTOR R,1,100000 !RESISTANCE VALUE TYPE,10 !SET ELEMENT TYPE E,1,2 !CREATE RESISTOR BETWEEN NODES 1 AND 2 Thanks in advance Regards,

02 March 2021 0 0 View

Jerry Decker

The loudest voices and most spectacular claims tend to be fake. Single researchers working alone with no institutional affiliation or support group are always suspected. Anything connected to politics is usually fake. Reliability is found in confirmations from unrelated researchers. Peer review helps avoid fakes.

I copyright my work and publish it some where before submitting it to a peer review, because there are abuses in which a good piece of work is delayed in publication by the peers who then transfer much of the credit to some other researcher who is given a faster approval.

Albert Einstein refused to submit to peer review, but his support group was strong enough to allow him that freedom.

Ljubomir Jacić

Dear @David, please read the attached article.

FAKE NEWS: UNOBSERVANT AUDIENCES ARE EASILY SWAYED

Fake information is no longer easy to identify by readers and consumers online. Numerous factors help explain it: sophisticated automation software, clever economic drivers competing for attention, the list continues. Producers of unreliable information are not held accountable to ethical regulation or journalistic integrity. Fake content appears in a language which exploits tentative truth and suspected veracity. Opinions are delivered in vague language thus Readers need to be wary of the moment such opinions are relayed by media outlets.

The competition that news organisation stage to get an even greater slice of the online audience govern our actions. With a highly effective and visible digital podium from which to speak, content managers, bloggers, your web content ‘produsers’–notice the uniqueness of that word in spelling–fuel an incredible money making system. And since anyone can now produce content online, what’s stopping someone from churning out their very own content … even fake content?

This article presents a recent experiment focusing on spreading fake information, which was deliberately fabricated to test the general public’s response to such falsification. In this context, the media has a role to play in fending off such misleading information...

https://www.euroscientist.com/fake-news-unobservant-audiences-easily-swayed/