Science confirms spiritual traditions

  Nikolai Alexandrovich Kozyrev was born in St. Petersburg, and by 1928 he had graduated from the Leningrad State University. In 1931 he began working at the Pulkovo Observatory, located to the south of Leningrad. He was considered to be one of the most promising astrophysicists in Russia. Kozyrev was a victim of…
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Time perception is a construction of the brain. How fast we perceive time to be passing – or “consciousness time” – can be manipulated or distorted, with our evaluations of time differing based on our state of being at the time of judgment. Could how you age and how long you…
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  The bonds you form with other people over the course of your life are transformative. In fact, positive bonds that you form later in life actually have the potential to repair damage from unhealthy attachment early on in your life. Attachment is a defining characteristic of mammals. Thus, research on the…
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Lessons in morality from quantum physics! by Sean Carroll In the course of a long life, each of us will occasionally encounter a difficult decision we must make. Stay single or get married? Go for a run or have another doughnut? Go to grad school or enter the real world? Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to…
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  Studies have shown that excessive environmental noise not only decreases one’s quality of life and cognitive function, but also reduces lifespan. The good news is that spending time in silence can reverse these effects. If you’re the average person, you wake up to the sound of an alarm. That alarm…
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  You’ve probably heard of Schrödinger’s cat, the unfortunate feline in a box that is simultaneously alive and dead until the box is opened to reveal its actual state. Well, now wrap your head around Schrödinger’s time, a situation in which one event can simultaneously be the cause and effect of…
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  It has been written about before, over and over again, but cannot be emphasized enough. The world of quantum physics is an eerie one, one that sheds light on the truth about our world in ways that challenge the existing framework of accepted knowledge. What we perceive as our physical material world, is really not…
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Quantum mechanics has discovered that ‘empty’ space is not empty, and that it’s full of energy. Can this energy be utilized and drawn upon to provide power and replace our energy industry? What would be the implications of new energy technology that allowed everyone on the planet access to clean…
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  Water is an interesting molecule, and no matter how much about it we discover, it seems like there are always more unexpected surprises waiting around the corner – even after centuries of researching it. Case in point: in a recent study, scientists in the US have discovered that in the right circumstances, water can…
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  “When you lie down, you will not be afraid. When you rest, your sleep will be peaceful.” – Proverbs 3:24. There is a growing body of research that supports the claim that prayer has a positive impact on sleep. The focus is on how it affects the brain, which is still largely a mystery to science.…
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