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And the Sixth Conference on Future Energy (COFE6) Two for the price of one! The 20th Annual Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference and the Sixth Annual Confernece on Future Energy are going to be held July 10-13 at the University of Maryland … Continue reading →

The NPA is growing. Membership is rising, as is interest from the outside world. Set your calendars for July 10-13 for NPA-20, our best conference yet. Apologies for the late notice. The delay was due to negotiations with a new … Continue reading →

The Foundational Questions Institute (fqxi.org) was founded in  2005 by the cosmologist Max Tegmark, who holds the position of Scientific Director. It is an independent, non-profit organization, whose mission is to catalyze, support, and disseminate research on questions at the … Continue reading →

The causality principle says that every event has a cause, and the same cause must have the same effect, or that the cause must have at least as much reality as the effect.  The principle is somewhat akin to the … Continue reading →

So, you have the latest theory that is going to revolutionize science as we know it. How do you let the world know about your discoveries? Well, you're in luck because there has never been a better time to put … Continue reading →

It is my great honor to announce that on Thursday, February 28, the NPA Board elected two new members, Barry Springer and Steve Puetz. They will serve 2013-14, and will be eligible for reelection in 2015. Along with an intense … Continue reading →

The NPA is currently developing a new business plan to promote and advance the cause of independents in science. Since this plan should represent the views of NPA members, please thoughtfully consider what you feel are the most important tasks … Continue reading →

Back in October  of 2008, I stumbled upon a video showing an animation of the earth expanding and I was mesmerized. I couldn't stop watching it.  I had no idea of who made it or where this idea came from.  All … Continue reading →

Two of the seven positions on the NPA board are currently open, to serve two-year terms (2013 and 2014). Board members vote on official NPA policy, and are eligible to serve as officers. They are expected to actively participate in … Continue reading →

Hello, this is David de Hilster. After our first NPA meeting online (almost 70 attended), we are inviting all paid NPA members to write articles for the website for the LAYMAN.  The idea is simple: to attract more interest to … Continue reading →

From all of us at the Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA), we are wishing you and your family a very happy holiday season. We wish joy, peace, and scientific wisdom for all of you and we look foward to a very … Continue reading →

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Leading the Way   Two preeminent spokesmen for the Electric Universe, Wallace Thornhill and David Talbott, will be present at EU 2013, each adding powerful new material for the coming year.   Wallace Thornhill What does it mean … Continue reading →

(Thanks to NPA member Jeff Baugher for bringing this to our attention). Is this as a chance for the fringe scientist to shine?  You can find out by entering this essay contest sponsored by the FQXi community and Scientific American.  Here … Continue reading →

Here are some photos from the Natural Philosophy Alliance's 19th Annual Conference by photographer and speaker, Michael Meade Steinbacher.  If you don't see the photos below (in an email for example), please click here to see them on our website. … Continue reading →

I just returned from Albuquerque after a whirlwind of activity over the past six days. The presentations were fabulous, the group sessions stimulating, the NPA Expo full of newcomer traffic, the Sagnac banquet appropriately honoring to Tom Bearden and Don … Continue reading →

The Need: Students, you need to be sure you understand every nuance regarding the questions below! The fact that Special Relativity has meant different things to different people and that even most relativist professors have made statements that imply contradictory interpretations is … Continue reading →

As most of you know, NPA-19 will be held side by side with Tesla Tech 2012.  In an effort to outreach the larger community of independent scientists, we have invited Tesla Tech registrants as our guests to attend all NPA … Continue reading →

Forrest Bishop has put up a Rideshare page as he describes: ============= A Rideshare Event Calendar is posted at www.bishopcubes.com/rideshare for the convenience of the NPA Attendees only. The Rideshare page is an unpublished orphan and so should be as … Continue reading →

Calling all authors!  This year at NPA-19, Susan Schirott and Dave Harrison will hold a little bookstore.  In addition to the NPA attendees, we expect several hundred Tesla Tech attendees to check out the NPA.  We would love to offer … Continue reading →

Global Alliance of Scientists Gathering in July to Propose and  Discuss Possible Solutions for Fundamental Problems and Failed Predictions Known in Contemporary Physics and Cosmology Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 31, 2012 - Addressing topics such as cold fusion, aether, electromagnetism, gravity, zero-point … Continue reading →