Privileged Planet: New study (Introduction)

by David Turell @, Thursday, April 26, 2012, 18:23 (4376 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: Svensmark's magnum opus is published. Supernova seem to control the speed of evolution. Too bad he didn't go back further. It might explain the Cambrian.
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> http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/04/24/svensmarks-cosmic-jackpot-evidence-of-nearby-supe... 
> Last week it was 11-year solar cycles, and this week it's supernovae. For all we know, everybody is right. Or wrong. -Solar cycles have a different influence than supernovae on the Earth. Theories are theories are theories, to mirror Gertrude Stein. All have their place the directionality inherent in the claim: where to look next or continue to look for confirmation. -> Just one tiny problem here. Who can tell us for sure that it's "the end", and that the story has "come out right"?-Matt will know. He believes in peer review. When the herd is braying go this way, it must be correct.


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