{"id":7324,"date":"2005-03-30T14:41:43","date_gmt":"2005-03-30T21:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/03\/30\/mysteries-of-science.html"},"modified":"2005-03-30T14:41:43","modified_gmt":"2005-03-30T21:41:43","slug":"mysteries_of_sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/03\/30\/mysteries_of_sc.html","title":{"rendered":"Mysteries of Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fun article (from the New Scientist) on “13 things that do not make sense<\/a>” — and are likely to achieve a fair amount of fame (at least) for anyone who can come up with convincing explanations:<\/p>\n

1. The Placebo Effect
\n2. The Horizon Problem
\n3. Ultra-Energetic Cosmic Rays
\n4. Belfast Homeopathy Results
\n5. Dark Matter
\n6. Viking’s Methane
\n7. Tetraneutrons
\n8. The Pioneer Anomaly
\n9. Dark Energy
\n10. The Kuiper Cliff
\n11. The Wow Signal
\n12. Not-so-constant Constants
\n13. Cold Fusion<\/p>\n

(via Kottke<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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