Popular beliefs inspired by, or seeking justifications in the abstract theories of physics. For example essays on relation of relativism and relativity, or essays seeking to connect philosophical monism or mystical state of 'being one with universe' and Unified Field theories.
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  • Shuffled Cards, Messy Desks, and Disorderly Dorm Rooms
    Critical review of popular use of the concept of entropy, in the Journal of Chemical Education.
  • Physics Inside-Out:
    Inversion of spacetime through the Planck length reveals novel cosmological symmetries.
  • Intercepted Transmission (by Mark Thornally)
    Links, stories, and graphics from the boundary of physics speculations, fantasy, and art.
  • Universe - Consciousness - anthology
    This is an invitation to submit your views on physics , cosmology - and spirituality, less restrictive then physics journals.
  • Comments on Bohm's philosophy
    David Bohm verges on Two-Tier Reality in physics and metaphysics
  • The Big View
    An examination of the philosophical roots of cosmology.
  • Diary of TGD creation
    TGD is universal theory based on p-Adic numbers
  • Book Review: Maya
    metaphor of the virtual reality used to discuss consciousness.
  • Nothingness
    An essay on the nature of physics, existence, and human behavior
  • Dialectical Journal
    Attempt to marry physics and dialectics
  • zeno's paradoxes: original text and QM
    Serious study of non-problem
  • Physics Foibles
    Popular book on current topics, with related software in Visual Basic.
  • Mind and Matter
    A collection of essays.
  • The End of Science.
    Essay on role of Mathematics in physics
  • infinology
    A Different View of Some Concepts in Physics
  • Physics & Humanities.
    Who wrote this: Sokal and Bricmont or Lenin?
  • Aether is One
    Historical notes on the evolving concept of ether and quantum vacuum
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  • Errors and "science myths" in K-6 Science Textbooks
    URL : www.eskimo.com/~billb/miscon/miscon.html
    "Science Myths" in K-6 Textbooks and Popular culture ... Student's Alternate Concepts in Physics from C3P Project. Teaching physics so people understand ...[2008/09/20]
  • Physics Myths - a list of popular physics myths
    URL : physics.about.com/od/physicsmyths/tp/physicsmyths.htm
    ... popular physics ... Physics Newsletter - Sign up! Discuss in my Forum. Popular ... still it's something which shows up in popular culture all the time. ...[2008/11/22]
  • Amazon.ca: Physics Of Superheroes: James Kakalios: Books
    URL : www.amazon.ca/Physics-Superheroes-James-Kakalios/dp/1592402429
    ... the basic points in a first-level college physics course and is ... Social Sciences > Popular Culture ... Physics. Social Science / Popular ...[2008/11/27]
  • Pop Physics
    URL : www.bobsomers.com/files/1stQtrProject.pdf
    Pop Physics. An exploration of physics in popular culture. Bob Somers. November 4, 2004 ... The physics in this example comes directly out of the highly ...[2008/09/12]
  • Events | Physics.org
    URL : www.physics.org/events
    Physics in the Field ... Physics on Film ... is to highlight physics as a part of popular culture, and get people thinking ...[2008/11/27]
  • Powell's Books - The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios
    URL : www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-9781592402427-7
    ... The Physics of Superheroes "Surprisingly enough, according to Kakalios, comic books get their physics right more ... Popular Culture. Copyright: 2006 ...[2008/07/07]
  • Powell's Books - Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios
    URL : www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=9781592402427
    Praise for The Physics of Superheroes "Surprisingly enough, according to ... Popular Culture. Copyright: 2006. Publication Date: October 2006. Binding: Paperback ...[2008/09/15]
  • What the Bleep about Quantum Physics
    URL : www.santarosa.edu/~lwillia2/einstein/bleep.htm
    Quantum Physics keeps popping up in popular movies, books and TV shows. ... then take an informed and critical look at Quantum Physics in popular culture. ...[2005/11/21]
  • Science and Culture: Popular and Philosophical... | Smarter.com Books
    URL : smarter.com/history-philosophy-books/.../pd--ch-1--pi-1497045.html
    Find the lowest price for Science and Culture: Popular and Philosophical Essays by Hermann von Helmholtz - (Paperback), ISBN 9780226326597. Buy other books for sale...[2008/11/15]
  • ScienceDaily: Physics Books
    URL : www.sciencedaily.com/books/matter_energy/physics/11
    Physics News and Research. Why is the universe more partial to matter ... read more. Physics. Astrophysics. Popular Culture. The Cartoon ... Popular ...[2008/08/31]
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