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Those concerned might first want to study the programme of ‘Russification’ of the Soviet satellite states initiated by Joseph Stalin which, oddly, the BBC fails to mention in this report.
Jim Baggott
British science writer; author of more than ten books on physics, philosophy and the history of science, including Atomic, The Quantum Story and Quantum Drama (with John Heilbron).
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Reporting on Russian-language restrictions in Ukraine should mention Stalin's Russification of the Soviet satellite states.
Those concerned might first want to study the programme of ‘Russification’ of the Soviet satellite states initiated by Joseph Stalin which, oddly, the BBC fails to mention in this report.
bsky.appSaid 6 Sept 2026This on korrents
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The standard model of big bang cosmology is deeply unsatisfactory, because nobody knows what dark matter or dark energy are.
On the other hand, the theory is deeply unsatisfactory. There are nagging doubts about cosmic inflation. And we have no real idea what dark matter or dark energy are, which means that we cannot properly explain about 95% of the universe.
jimbaggott.substack.comSaid 6 May 2025This on korrents
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On the other hand, the theory is deeply unsatisfactory. There are nagging doubts about cosmic inflation. And we have no real idea what dark matter or dark energy are, which means that we cannot properly explain about 95% of the universe.
26 April 2025
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Teaching children to tell truth from falsehood also requires teaching some philosophy of truth.Their words
if you’re going to teach kids how to distinguish truth from falsity, you need also to teach something of the philosophy of truth.
17 April 2025
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‘Promising’ is doing a *lot* of heavy lifting here. The article is quite well balanced, but in our hyper-distracted social media age, I fear few will take the trouble to get beyond the headline.
26 March 2025
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Refusing to discipline Elon Musk does more damage to science than disciplining him would.Their words
Taking disciplinary action againt Musk would be ‘damaging to the society and to science itself’. Utterly wrong. More damage is being done by refusing to acknowledge the harm this idiot is causing.
23 October 2023
From one piece The Copenhagen Confusion 3 beliefs · jimbaggott.substack.com
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Fifty years of experiments have not shown any realist interpretation of quantum mechanics to be superior.Their words
But we should not overlook the simple fact that all the experimental studies of the last 50 years have failed to establish the superiority of any realist interpretation or extension of quantum mechanics. The matter of interpretation remains undecided.
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In the Copenhagen interpretation, all measurements are classical and the notion of ‘quantum measurement’ doesn’t arise. There is no such thing as the ‘measurement problem’ in the Copenhagen interpretation.
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The Copenhagen interpretation is rightly accused of dogmatism, but often for the wrong reasons.Their words
The Copenhagen interpretation is accused (rightly) of dogmatism, but often for the wrong reasons.
14 August 2020
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Then you go to Max Jammer’s The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics and you start to appreciate that there’s more to quantum mechanics than scientific analysis and rationality.
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Reporting on Russian-language restrictions in Ukraine should mention Stalin's Russification of the Soviet satellite states.
Those concerned might first want to study the programme of ‘Russification’ of the Soviet satellite states initiated by Joseph Stalin which, oddly, the BBC fails to mention in this report.
@jimbaggott.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 6 Sept 2026
The standard model of big bang cosmology is deeply unsatisfactory, because nobody knows what dark matter or dark energy are.
On the other hand, the theory is deeply unsatisfactory. There are nagging doubts about cosmic inflation. And we have no real idea what dark matter or dark energy are, which means that we cannot properly explain about 95% of the universe.
Discordance (Preface) Said 6 May 2025
Teaching children to tell truth from falsehood also requires teaching some philosophy of truth.
if you’re going to teach kids how to distinguish truth from falsity, you need also to teach something of the philosophy of truth.
@jimbaggott.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 26 Apr 2025
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In a distracted social media age, few readers get beyond a science story's headline.
‘Promising’ is doing a *lot* of heavy lifting here. The article is quite well balanced, but in our hyper-distracted social media age, I fear few will take the trouble to get beyond the headline.
@jimbaggott.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 17 Apr 2025
Refusing to discipline Elon Musk does more damage to science than disciplining him would.
Taking disciplinary action againt Musk would be ‘damaging to the society and to science itself’. Utterly wrong. More damage is being done by refusing to acknowledge the harm this idiot is causing.
@jimbaggott.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 26 Mar 2025
The Copenhagen interpretation is rightly accused of dogmatism, but often for the wrong reasons.
The Copenhagen interpretation is accused (rightly) of dogmatism, but often for the wrong reasons.
The Copenhagen Confusion Said 23 Oct 2023
There is no measurement problem in the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics.
In the Copenhagen interpretation, all measurements are classical and the notion of ‘quantum measurement’ doesn’t arise. There is no such thing as the ‘measurement problem’ in the Copenhagen interpretation.
The Copenhagen Confusion Said 23 Oct 2023
Fifty years of experiments have not shown any realist interpretation of quantum mechanics to be superior.
But we should not overlook the simple fact that all the experimental studies of the last 50 years have failed to establish the superiority of any realist interpretation or extension of quantum mechanics. The matter of interpretation remains undecided.
The Copenhagen Confusion Said 23 Oct 2023
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