[MtnClimber]

I was lucky to have really great physics teachers. I wish they had taught relativity too. I knew nothing about it until college.

[BipolarBob]

We quit teaching cursive writing to our kids. many can’t balance a checkbook.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Science is the pedestal of knowledge.
I study as much as I can about all things physics and science related, unfortunately so much of it in the form of podcasts and written material is by dumb as rocks “I have a PhD therefore I AM smarter than you, harumph” types that believe in global warming, that you really need to study all angles of a particular subject and as far back as writings on the subject go to get a good understanding of the topic.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Since General Relativity is a college post-graduate level course, and the average high school graduate reads at a 4th grade level, its not clear to me what they’re proposing.

[lafroste]

His conclusion was astonishing and almost unbelievable: it told us that time depends on altitude That is completely true. But, it is the most trivial manifestation of mass and time. Gravity is NOT a force, it a happenstance, an accident.

[chrisser]

I’m all for teaching (some) kids Einsteinian physics.

But the article seems to imply that Newtonian physics is no longer worth teaching and I would have to disagree. It works to explain the observable world that the vast majority of us experience and is pretty easy to understand.

Of course, where Newtonian physics is lacking, Relativity should be discussed. But how often does 99.5% of the population experience the cases where Newtonian and Einsteinian physics diverge? It’s like saying every cashier at Walmart needs to learn calculus.

Just MHO. If those in the know believe I’m wrong, I’d surely appreciate being enlightened.

[the_Watchman]

it told us that time depends on altitude

As an electrical engineer by training I had courses in general relativity and quantum physics as an undergrad and a graduate. However, I am stumped by this assertion. Could someone elaborate on what is meant by this?

It seems odd on the surface since altitude is an attribute of a body in its relationship to the surface of another body. I don't understand how that can be related to time unless it is related to the curvature of space related to gravitational fields.

[arthurus]

So 59% still believe what they see on the tube and in the papers? That is way too much gullibility.

[eclecticEel]

Sounds like a great way to have even more people believe physics to be an intellectual exercise rather than an experimental science.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

I wish they would teach basic Logic, including examples of the more commonly-used (by politicians and sales reps) fallacies.

[Hardastarboard]

The shock was to suddenly know what for years had been a belief and a hope..........

But, but - the science is settled!!