Vanishing uncertainty

Recent revelations (1) that casts doubts on Heisenberg's uncertainty principle is a constant reminder that status-quo frameworks are stretched to the point of breaking. By the sheer will power of millions of scientists, who have too much at stake in the papers they have written, the ones waiting to be published and tenure in leading educational institutions, 100 year old theories have been kept alive on life support for a bit too long. This is true not only in Physics but also in many other scientific pursuits.

Change has been hard – for Science, Religion, Politics and Management. A generation of mediocrity has been the result in every corner of the World. As they polarize, some ridiculing global warming and others mocking them without evidence, some praying to God and others playing God – by coding Bacteria and seeing particles in the tunnel, some protecting territories and others taking over to spread peace and democracy, some beheading those transgressing to the undefined and others taxing who do not transgress, some offering money, others hope, some fighting for bonuses and others for a slot on prime time TV, some compassionate, others immaculate – we have seen it all.

Intellectual sincerity is as important as integrity.

(1) University of Toronto scientists cast doubt on renowned uncertainty principle Published: Friday, September 7, 2012 - 12:35 in Physics & Chemistry. Source: University of Toronto