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Time and space are really very simple concepts. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #1
I really like the way you put that! cleanhippie Sep 2013 #17
Thank you for saying that. enlightenment Sep 2013 #29
My brain would have hurt matt819 Sep 2013 #32
Where this is concerned, I am sure of nothing! enlightenment Sep 2013 #35
But what if you "feel the world's pain"? arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #40
Then pretend to smoke a doobie Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #61
Actually, They Dont Exist, Our Minds Created The Illusion of space-time Skraxx Sep 2013 #69
False. Space-time is not merely a creation of the human mind... Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #92
Read Julian Barbours The End of Time Skraxx Sep 2013 #108
That is so brilliant it took my breath away. lapislzi Sep 2013 #118
Here's the thing, though - Dash87 Sep 2013 #120
UNTIL I see this on Big Bang Theory, I will not believe it! benld74 Sep 2013 #2
I'm with you 'cause no matter what everybody says, I know you're not crazy pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #4
Amplituhedron... Paper... Scissors... Lizard... Spock. n/t Ian David Sep 2013 #7
Discovery SamKnause Sep 2013 #77
How soon can they put that episode together? Hekate Sep 2013 #89
WOW! MoonRiver Sep 2013 #3
Scattering Amplitudes and the Positive Grassmannian FarCenter Sep 2013 #22
and making it more complicated. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 #50
"End times" = End of time (n/t) 1000words Sep 2013 #5
Nonsense. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #36
If Space and Time do not exist, then it's all Obama's fault. n/t Ian David Sep 2013 #6
Maybe the Republicans can defund it mindwalker_i Sep 2013 #12
Gravity is Socialist. n/t Ian David Sep 2013 #49
Well, yeah...it keeps everyone down on the same level. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #51
Hey, Punk! Gravity is NOT just tblue37 Sep 2013 #58
If time and space don't exist, from your perspective, it always was and always will be your fault. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #25
Time is but an illusion. bmbmd Sep 2013 #26
There's always time for a game of Brockian Ultra-cricket (nt) muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #27
When philosophy and science intersect nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #8
I understand how a multi-dimensional geometric figure can redefine ... surrealAmerican Sep 2013 #9
Or you could believe that time is the expression of a dimension. MineralMan Sep 2013 #31
That was a neat little book. Had to read it in 9th grade Sci class. glowing Sep 2013 #42
Hey, MM-- tblue37 Sep 2013 #59
Cool! I used to read tons of SF. MineralMan Sep 2013 #72
Me, Too! Melissa G Sep 2013 #98
I start with this: Light does not experince time. hunter Sep 2013 #93
What do you mean light does not experience time? Is it sentient? Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #96
It was a metaphor for illustrative purposes! What is meant about light is ... Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #106
No, but if it were, the universe would be flat and no time would ever pass Recursion Sep 2013 #107
Yes! Like Reinmann said. Gravity is a function of geometry. Th1onein Sep 2013 #102
Our biggest problem with all of this is our MineralMan Sep 2013 #109
The mockery is a function of their ignorance and arrogance. Th1onein Sep 2013 #112
We're all just characters in a guy's dream NightWatcher Sep 2013 #10
And it *is* THAT guy. woo me with science Sep 2013 #14
Read Julian Barbour's "The End of Time" Skraxx Sep 2013 #11
Brilliant stuff 1000words Sep 2013 #53
Yup, Time and Space It Seems Are Mental Constructs Skraxx Sep 2013 #66
People should read the whole article instead of the "shocking" one liner in the OP title snooper2 Sep 2013 #13
article gave me brain pain La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2013 #54
I have never discovered a "math object." woo me with science Sep 2013 #15
The universe as a hologram BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #16
So if the BIG hand is on the "six" and the LITTLE hand is on the "three", then..... brooklynite Sep 2013 #18
Then yer clock is busted. TygrBright Sep 2013 #52
Dang it TygrBright! Tien1985 Sep 2013 #80
I discovered this today. Skidmore Sep 2013 #19
I LOVE THIS THREAD MoonRiver Sep 2013 #20
Anything that removes time and space from the equations is a very good lead. hunter Sep 2013 #21
Ahhh....space and time are taken out of the computation.... Avalux Sep 2013 #23
So God is a rainbow crystal? I'm okay with that. randome Sep 2013 #24
:) nt Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #70
So, does this thread even exist, man? Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #28
Only in your mind. RC Sep 2013 #39
Whoa, that's, like totally meta, man. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #65
If it's meta, will it be locked? socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #68
No, but it will be stored in the NSA Utah Data Center IDemo Sep 2013 #73
DUzy! Th1onein Sep 2013 #103
You, you, you!! Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #76
thanks obama NOW can we impeach him? leftyohiolib Sep 2013 #30
I had a hallucinatory experience where such a jewel continually unfolded out of my mind's eye KittyWampus Sep 2013 #33
What about American exceptionalism? colorado_ufo Sep 2013 #34
The fastest way to travel - if there is such a concept as "fast." colorado_ufo Sep 2013 #37
Check out how Bob Lazar fuels his car solarhydrocan Sep 2013 #60
H1? jmowreader Sep 2013 #101
why, it's basic theurgy MisterP Sep 2013 #81
Stay Calm. The object explains a toy theory (one of Yang-Mills) and nothing more yet. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #38
Fascinating article. NealK Sep 2013 #41
Wouldn't you know it.... Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2013 #43
This sounds a lot like the "holographic universe" theory from a decade ago... SylviaD Sep 2013 #44
The holographic universe is still very much with us. See "quantum entanglement". Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #62
I really wasn't trying to be a smartass... SylviaD Sep 2013 #67
This is better. It gets into the philosophy of mathematics. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #71
I can certainly see your point. SylviaD Sep 2013 #85
Did you just accuse someone of sexism because you're clueless about science? DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #82
Excuse me, don't interrupt when adults are talking. n/t SylviaD Sep 2013 #83
227 posts, with at least two false accusations meant to hide ignorance. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #86
Ignore list. sibelian Sep 2013 #113
"Testable" is actually called "falsifiable" and it comes in many forms... Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #94
Essay on Philosophy of Mathematics: Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #115
Thank you, Bernardo. n/t SylviaD Sep 2013 #117
If you want someone to tell you life isn't absurd, go to church. If you want a philosopher... Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #95
If you click on the link for the duality of string and quantum field theory in the article, Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2013 #111
My only thought is: I'd like a ring with that design! WinkyDink Sep 2013 #45
Sweet! another_liberal Sep 2013 #46
It looks like a tuning fork Eddie Haskell Sep 2013 #47
I'm always amazed when some concept like "a newly discovered mathematical object... KansDem Sep 2013 #48
I guess this means I never have to worry about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. bluedigger Sep 2013 #55
See? See? They WARNED us Obama would suspend term limits! jberryhill Sep 2013 #56
Sounds like some timey-wimey kinda thing. Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2013 #57
Perhaps, like space and time, entanglement is also arising from geometry? Jeroen Sep 2013 #63
This is magic, I love it. Whisp Sep 2013 #64
I remember making one of those things with a 24th level mage. Rex Sep 2013 #74
This is the discoverer of the amplituhedron. randome Sep 2013 #75
Looks like he is wearing one. Rex Sep 2013 #78
This is your last chance. bvar22 Sep 2013 #79
The stars in the sky are just an illusion... kentuck Sep 2013 #87
So the master amplituhedron is kinda like Plato's Form of Forms, Benton D Struckcheon Sep 2013 #84
This has already been adopted into postulater Sep 2013 #88
I'd like to see the patent application on this! randome Sep 2013 #90
Gene Ray was right all along TransitJohn Sep 2013 #91
Whoa-ah. lonestarnot Sep 2013 #97
This is a toy model in physics. Which means it is a simplification for the purposes of calculation. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #99
It's geometry ... It's all that exists. Eddie Haskell Sep 2013 #119
False. It is a toy model, as I've said, and is a simple shortcut. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #121
Reminds me of dreaming, when time and space do not conform to normal consciousness, Coyotl Sep 2013 #100
"Math object" TroglodyteScholar Sep 2013 #104
Truth is stranger than Science Fiction Blue Owl Sep 2013 #105
Isn't that what brought Supergirl into conflict with Faye Dunaway? Orrex Sep 2013 #110
No, that was a casting agency foul-up. randome Sep 2013 #116
YouTube video of Nima Arkani-Hamed talking (& answering a few questions) about The Amplituhedron Petrushka Sep 2013 #114
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