{"id":6454,"date":"2012-05-17T07:50:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T14:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/?page_id=6454"},"modified":"2023-02-08T05:03:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T13:03:43","slug":"tblogs-2011-archive-post-august","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/latest-tblog\/tblogs-2011-archive-post-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderblogs August-December 2011 Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/latest-tblog\/tblogs-2012-archive\/\">2012 thunderblogs \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys pt-cv-post-border pt-cv-pginfinite pt-cv-left\" id=\"pt-cv-view-fd95a2310y\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"1\"><div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"4747\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/27\/article-5-twinkle-twinkle-little-star-how-i-wonder-what-you-are-2\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" style=\"max-height: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/default_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left not-found\" alt=\"Article 5 : Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star; How I Wonder What You Are. \" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/27\/article-5-twinkle-twinkle-little-star-how-i-wonder-what-you-are-2\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Article 5 : Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star; How I Wonder What You Are.<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">A NEW PARADIGM OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT - THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE\u00a0 (A VIEW FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS) - by Rev Nicholas Sykes David Talbott points out that the Ancients spoke of the thunderbolt ruling the universe. When we transpose their conceptual language into our own, the Ancients seem to have got ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/27\/article-5-twinkle-twinkle-little-star-how-i-wonder-what-you-are-2\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"4705\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/24\/article-4-no-to-magnetic-reconnection-and-yes-to-electrified-plasma\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" style=\"max-height: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/default_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left not-found\" alt=\"Article 4 :  &quot;No&quot; to Magnetic Reconnection and &quot;Yes&quot; to Electrified Plasma\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/24\/article-4-no-to-magnetic-reconnection-and-yes-to-electrified-plasma\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Article 4 :  &#8220;No&#8221; to Magnetic Reconnection and &#8220;Yes&#8221; to Electrified Plasma<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">A VIEW OF THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS A NEW PARADIGM OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT - THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE - by Rev Nicholas Sykes A concept that has gained increasing acceptance in current Physics is the idea of \u201cmagnetic reconnection\u201d, which was referred to at the end of my ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/24\/article-4-no-to-magnetic-reconnection-and-yes-to-electrified-plasma\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"4686\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/22\/article-3-restoring-the-experimental-basis-by-rev-nicholas-sykes\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" style=\"max-height: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/default_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left not-found\" alt=\"Article 3 : RESTORING THE EXPERIMENTAL BASIS - by Rev Nicholas Sykes \" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/22\/article-3-restoring-the-experimental-basis-by-rev-nicholas-sykes\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Article 3 : RESTORING THE EXPERIMENTAL BASIS &#8211; by Rev Nicholas Sykes<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">A VIEW OF THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS A NEW PARADIGM OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT - THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE In the last article a fundamental problem with the Theory of Relativity was cited: it does not cohere adequately with another foundation theory of modern Physics, namely Quantum Mechanics. We ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/22\/article-3-restoring-the-experimental-basis-by-rev-nicholas-sykes\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"4462\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/15\/article-2-questioning-the-recent-course-taken-by-physics\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" style=\"max-height: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/default_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left not-found\" alt=\"Article 2 : Questioning the Recent Course Taken by Physics\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/15\/article-2-questioning-the-recent-course-taken-by-physics\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Article 2 : Questioning the Recent Course Taken by Physics<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">A VIEW OF THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS A NEW PARADIGM OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT - THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE In my last article there were two statements on the topic of areas of the existing mainstream paradigms of science coming under increasingly critical analysis. These are: 1. That there ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/15\/article-2-questioning-the-recent-course-taken-by-physics\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"4362\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/11\/electric-sun-answers-longstanding-puzzles\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/PNP_Scott-100x75.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Energy, electric field strength, and charge density as a function of radial distance from the Sun&#039;s surface\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/11\/electric-sun-answers-longstanding-puzzles\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Electric Sun Answers Longstanding Puzzles<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">\u00a0(Discovering the Electric Sun - Part 3) The Sun's PNP Transistor The three plots below, provided by Don Scott, show the energy, electric field strength, and charge density as a function of radial distance from the Sun\u2019s surface. Scott draws our attention to the fact that the three plots provide ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/11\/electric-sun-answers-longstanding-puzzles\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"4328\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/08\/a-new-paradigm-of-scientific-thought-the-electric-universe-article-1\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" style=\"max-height: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/default_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left not-found\" alt=\"A NEW PARADIGM OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT - THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE - Article 1\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/08\/a-new-paradigm-of-scientific-thought-the-electric-universe-article-1\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >A NEW PARADIGM OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT &#8211; THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE &#8211; Article 1<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">A VIEW OF THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS A NEW PARADIGM OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT - THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSE - Article 1 - by Rev Nicholas Sykes It was a great experience for me to attend a four day science conference in early July on the University of Maryland ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/08\/a-new-paradigm-of-scientific-thought-the-electric-universe-article-1\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"4255\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/08\/our-mysterious-and-variable-sun\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/yohkoh_solar_cycle-100x75.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Solar cycle observed in X-ray emissions\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/08\/our-mysterious-and-variable-sun\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Our Mysterious and Variable Sun<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">\u00a0(Discovering the Electric Sun - Part 2) Quantification It is the general agreement between theory and observation that provides the foundation for quantification. Specialized inquiry can then test the rigor and precision of the qualitative argument with equations and numbers. In a successful test, the quantitative results will correlate well ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/08\/our-mysterious-and-variable-sun\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"4281\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/08\/voyager-1-updates-solar-electron-flux\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/EU2012_tb_hm_590x152-100x75.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"EU2012 Conference - The Human Story\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/08\/voyager-1-updates-solar-electron-flux\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Voyager 1 Updates Solar Electron Flux<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Seems Voyager 1 has been able to supply us with more accurate data to enable new calculations of the Solar Electron Flux[1]. In the late 1970\u2019s Ralph Juergens investigated how (or whether) the Sun could be obtaining its energy via an externally supplied flow of electrical power[2]. Now, in late ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/08\/voyager-1-updates-solar-electron-flux\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"4130\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/05\/considering-the-electric-sun-part-1\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/p24-M87-100x75.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"M87\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/05\/considering-the-electric-sun-part-1\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Discovering the Electric Sun &#8211; Part 1<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">In the twentieth century, pioneers of plasma cosmology began to identify the crucial role of electric currents in interstellar and intergalactic space. The \u201celectric universe\u201d hypothesis extends plasma cosmology into domains that were, at best, only partially touched by its pioneers. This paper will present a brief summary of the ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/12\/05\/considering-the-electric-sun-part-1\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"3549\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/27\/toward-a-real-cosmology-in-the-21st-century\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/seu_dvd_cover_225x290-100x75.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Stars in an Electric Universe DVD\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/27\/toward-a-real-cosmology-in-the-21st-century\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Toward a Real Cosmology in the 21st  Century<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Editors Note: The Bentham Open Astronomy Journal has now published a \u201cSpecial Edition\u201d with a focus on Plasma Cosmology. A peer-reviewed journal, its goal is to publish quality papers rapidly and to make them freely available to researchers worldwide. The following article by Wallace Thornhill, chief science advisor of the ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/27\/toward-a-real-cosmology-in-the-21st-century\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"3459\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/23\/the-plasma-universe-of-hannes-alfvn\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/EU2012_tb_hm_590x152-100x75.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"EU2012 Conference - The Human Story\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/23\/the-plasma-universe-of-hannes-alfvn\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >The Plasma Universe of Hannes Alfv&eacute;n<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Editor's note: the following article has just been published in the October-December issue of Edge Science. In the 20th century no scientist added more to our knowledge of electromagnetism in space than Hannes Alfv\u00e9n (1908\u20131995). His insights changed the picture of the universe, revealing the profound effects of charged particle ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/23\/the-plasma-universe-of-hannes-alfvn\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"3053\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/17\/on-gravity-centric-cosmology-and-the-implications-of-a-universe-awash-with-plasma\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" style=\"max-height: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/pt-content-views-pro\/public\/assets\/images\/default_image.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left not-found\" alt=\"On Gravity-centric Cosmology and the Implications of a Universe Awash with Plasma\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/17\/on-gravity-centric-cosmology-and-the-implications-of-a-universe-awash-with-plasma\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >On Gravity-centric Cosmology and the Implications of a Universe Awash with Plasma<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Editors Note:\u00a0The Bentham Open Astronomy Journal has now published a \u201cSpecial Edition\u201d with a focus on Plasma Cosmology. \u00a0A peer-reviewed journal, its goal is to publish quality papers rapidly and to make them freely available to researchers worldwide. The following article by Thunderbolts Project principal Dave Smith offers an introduction ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/17\/on-gravity-centric-cosmology-and-the-implications-of-a-universe-awash-with-plasma\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"2948\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/11\/a-nobel-prize-for-the-dark-side\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Saul-Perlmutter-100x75.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Saul Perlmutter\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/11\/a-nobel-prize-for-the-dark-side\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >A Nobel Prize for the Dark Side<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">\"Science today is about getting some results, framing those results in an attention-grabbing media release and basking in the glory.\" \u2014Kerry Cue, Canberra Times, 5 October 2011 On October 4, 2011 the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three astrophysicists for\u00a0\u201cTHE ACCELERATING UNIVERSE.\u201d\u00a0Prof. Perlmutter of the University of California, ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/11\/a-nobel-prize-for-the-dark-side\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"2626\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/06\/comet-elenin%e2%80%94the-debate-that-never-happened\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Elenin-1-100x75.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Two views of Comet Elenin\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/06\/comet-elenin%e2%80%94the-debate-that-never-happened\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Comet Elenin\u2014the Debate that Never Happened<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">by David Talbott The comet Elenin, a subject of intense Internet discussion for several months, seems to have disappointed everyone.\u00a0 I speak here not just of the doomsayers, who were awaiting a frightful specter in recent weeks.\u00a0 You might think these folks would be happy that the celebrated intruder faded ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/10\/06\/comet-elenin%e2%80%94the-debate-that-never-happened\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"1374\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/07\/peer-review-of-plasma-cosmology\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/coverbest_three_sh_lr_515x195-100x75.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Thunderbolts of the Gods, The Electric Sky, The Electric Universe\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/07\/peer-review-of-plasma-cosmology\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Peer-review of Plasma Cosmology<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">The Bentham Open Astronomy Journal has now published a \"Special Edition\" ([Special Issue #002] [Pp. 162-210]) with a focus on Plasma Cosmology. \u00a0The issue titled \"Some Initial Thoughts on Plasma Cosmology\" features an editorial of the same title by Jeremy Duning-Davies. The Open Astronomy Journal is an Open Access online ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/07\/peer-review-of-plasma-cosmology\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"1360\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/07\/introducing-the-essential-guide-to-the-electric-universe\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/coverbest_three_sh_lr_515x195-100x75.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Thunderbolts of the Gods, The Electric Sky, The Electric Universe\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/07\/introducing-the-essential-guide-to-the-electric-universe\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Introducing the Essential Guide to the Electric Universe<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">After months of anticipation, with the launch of our new site format comes also the long-awaited Essential Guide to the Electric Universe. \u00a0Originally authored by Bob Johnson and edited by a team led by Jim Johnson, the Guide (EG2EU for short) will be released chapter by chapter over the coming ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/07\/introducing-the-essential-guide-to-the-electric-universe\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"1352\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/07\/thunderbolts-set-to-impress-with-wordpress\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/coverbest_three_sh_lr_515x195-100x75.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Thunderbolts of the Gods, The Electric Sky, The Electric Universe\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/07\/thunderbolts-set-to-impress-with-wordpress\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Thunderbolts set to Impress with WordPress<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Some visitors will likely notice a difference in both site appearance and functionality if they've been coming to thunderbolts for a while. We are now using WordPress software to manage site content. This means we have relatively static pages, like the \"home\" page, which will deliver material of an on-going ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/07\/thunderbolts-set-to-impress-with-wordpress\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"1489\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/05\/gravity-probe-b-and-related-matters\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/jeremy_dunningdavies-100x75.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Jeremy Dunning-Davies\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/05\/gravity-probe-b-and-related-matters\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Gravity Probe B and Related Matters<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">September 05, 2011 By Jeremy Dunning-Davies, Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of Hull and member of the Royal Astronomical Society and Natural Philosophy Alliance. In a posting on the Thunderbolts web site on June 6th, Mel Acheson commented on the recent claims of finding a spiral galaxy in ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/09\/05\/gravity-probe-b-and-related-matters\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Continue Reading &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-2-col\"  data-pid=\"909\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/08\/31\/science-needs-natural-philosophers\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-left cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Death-of-physics-100x75.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none pull-left cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Death of physics\" style=\"width: 100px;\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbolts.info\/wp\/2011\/08\/31\/science-needs-natural-philosophers\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Science Needs Natural Philosophers<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">29 August, 2011 \u201cThose who regard philosophy as a \u2018soft\u2019 and unscientific discipline, in contrast to the \u2018hard\u2019 and scientific fields of mathematics and physics, have accepted a Big Lie. 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