E9.3 - Confirmation bias in physics. The embarrassing von Laue, Einstein, Fizeau blunder.

Episode 9.3 reveals that Fizeau’s perplexing 1859 experimental result has not yet been explained mechanistically. Von Laue, in 1907, proposed that Einstein’s special theory of relativity explains why light travels through moving water at a speed that is less than the speed of light through stationary water plus the speed of the water. Watch as Joe demonstrates with devasting clarity, that Von Laue’s model to explain the Fizeau result is inconsistent with the principle of relativity. In fact, Joe lays down a challenge to all scientists, that the true explanation for the Fizeau result is likely still waiting to be discovered. Don’t miss this episode and perhaps consider taking up the challenge!

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