Demysticon 2025 - June 12-16, Portugal
Organized by ‘The DemystifySci Podcast’, Demysticon 2025 is all about the changing paradigms of astrophysics and cosmology.
Speakers include three ACG members! Eric Lerner, André Assis, Martín López-Corredoira, with Dr. Alexander Unzicker of Unzicker’s Real Physics, Gareth Samuel of See the Pattern, Dr. Mike McCulloch of the University of Plymouth, Dr. C.S. Unnikrishnan of TIFR, Dr. Indranil Banik of University of Portsmouth, Dr. Michael Shilo DeLay of DemystifySci/SOU, and Dr. Anastasia Bendebury of DemystifySci. More speakers may be announced in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.
Membership at DEMYSTICON also includes the option to present a poster at the annual event in Sesimbra.
Thank you Martín for mentioning ACG
Related: See the Pattern. In there a video titled Edo Kaal - ICCF25 - Fusion and Fission in LENR which is in turn related to the STz thread.
Eric Lerner was the next one to speak on DemystifySci: “The Big Bang Never Happened? Eric Lerner” https://youtu.be/TMuMNgxbKh8
Does ACG not hold its conference again? Two of my friends and I are planning to attend this event in Portugal, but for that, I’d have to spend all my savings. If ACG itself organizes a conference, I’d prefer to attend that one instead. Of course, if it’s held in the United States, I won’t be able to travel there. Because I will come from Iran.
@shafizadehmr there is no plan yet for a future conference. ACG had its last CCC-2 conference in 2008.
The big hurdle is to agree on the format and criteria of selection for presenters - we want new ideas while avoiding wasting our time on crackpot ideas. If you have ideas on how to plan a new ACG conference (where to hold it so it’s more affordable, how to select papers, who to invite, etc.) please start a separate discussion and let’s discuss this on the forum! I’m sure many members have strong opinions about this.
Of course, if it’s held in the United States, I won’t be willing to travel there because I live in Canada.
“Voyage through the cosmos – History, Models, Theories, Latest Images and Foundational Issues in Understanding the Universe” March 16-22, 2026
The “Bhaktivedanta Institute is organising a unique lecture series on “Voyage through the cosmos – History, Models, Theories, Latest Images and Foundational Issues in Understanding the Universe” from March 16-22, 2026 (Online Lecture Series). The lecture series will host over sixteen distinguished scholars who stand at the fulcrum of cosmological developments.”
Three of the speakers are ACG members Tim Eastman, David Dilworth, and myself. More info at https://binstitute.org/cosmos2026/
Many thanks to Tim, who put in a good word for us. Unknown to me, Tim has been promoting a ‘plasma cosmology’ with ‘STz redshift’ in an earlier lecture titled “Plasmas and Cosmic Process | Dr. Timothy E. Eastman | Quantum Foundation Online Lectures” https://youtu.be/x7QoZXuVqZs Thank you for mentioning cosmology.info.
Re. the “giant arc” at https://youtu.be/x7QoZXuVqZs?t=1724, A. Lopez recently reported at the 247th AAS that the giant arc may be another ring, thereby strengthening your and Eric’s argument! “A massive cosmic ring may challenge a key assumption about the universe” https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cosmic-ring-cosmology-principle
Dear Friends,
Happy to inform you about the upcoming special Online Lecture Series by World Leaders and leading Experts on Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Astronomy. Details are attached below. You are invited to join and also please forward it to your students and friends.
Event: Voyage through the cosmos – History, Models, Theories, Latest Images and Foundational Issues in Understanding the Universe
Mode: Online
Dates: March 16-22, 2026 (Mon-Sun)
Time: 5pm-8pm (Mon-Fri); 10am-1pm (Sat-Sun)
Details: www.binstitute.org/cosmos2026
Free Registration: https://forms.gle/rrksoziTfHEqfpu88
The event will showcase about 20 lectures from brilliant scholars from around the world. These include: John Schwarz, Caltech, USA, one of the Leading Founders of String Theory; Andrie Linde, Stanford University, USA; Mario Livio, (Formerly) Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Wendy Freedman, Dept., of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Univ. of Chicago, IL, USA; Ofer Lahav, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University College London (UCL), UK; Frank J. Tipler, Professor of Mathematics, Tulane University; Avi Loeb, Director, Institute for Theory & Computation, Harvard University, USA; Luke Barnes, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia; George Ellis, Mathematics Department, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Sandra M. Faber, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA; Paul J. Steinhardt, Dept of Physics, Princeton University, USA; Subhash Kak, Oklahoma State University, USA; Pankaj S. Joshi, International Center for Space & Cosmology, Ahmedabad University, India (Former Senior Professor, TIFR, Mumbai) among others.
We look forward to your participation. Its poster is attached. Thank you.
With kind regards,
Bhaktivedanta Institute Team
New book published by ACG member William John Cox.
Dear Cosmology Group Members,
I have followed your discussions for many years since I joined in my search for an understanding of cosmology, after accepting that all evidence established that there was no big bang and that the universe is not expanding. What then must be? What is the Big Picture?
As a result of my investigation, I have just published Reality: The Latest Discoveries in Cosmology, Consciousness, Archeology, Mathematics, Philosophy, Religion, and Government. The book is available on Amazon in color Hard and Paperback, in black and white, in eBook, and AI Audio, and a PDF is freely accessible HERE
I enjoyed and profited from our association, my introduction to Eric Lerner, and especially the continuing encouragement of Professor Louis Marmet.
~wm
William John Cox https://williamjohncox.com/
William Cox just published a summary of Reality in Thought Experiments.
The pdf can be accessed at https://williamjohncox.com/ThoughtExperiments.pdf
From ACG member Andre Assis:
Dear Colleague,
I am pleased to inform you that John Plaice has translated the two volumes of the book “The Experimental and Historical Foundations of Electricity” into French. They were published by Apeiron of Canada. They are available for free in PDF format: https://www.ifi.unicamp.br/~assis/Electricite-Vol-1.pdf https://www.ifi.unicamp.br/~assis/Electricite-Vol-2.pdf
Printed versions can be purchased from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1987980476 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1987980492
This work deals with the most fundamental aspects of physics. The book describes the main experiments and discoveries in the history of electricity. It deals with attractions and repulsions, positive and negative charges, conductors and insulators, electrification by friction/contact/induction, the triboelectric series, electrification of adhesive tapes, distribution of charges in conductors, electric equilibrium and the instrument which indicates potential difference, electric shielding, the power of points, sparks and electric discharges in air, electrets and the temporal preservation of the electrification of bodies, the mysterious non-electrostatic forces, etc. This work explains how to build several instruments: versorium, electric pendulum, electroscope, charge collector, circuit tester, electrophorus, the Leyden jar and capacitors, etc. We reproduce some experiments of Stephen Gray, Du Fay, Franklin, Volta, Kelvin, Faraday etc. All experiments are clearly described and performed with simple, inexpensive materials. These experiments lead to clear concepts, definitions and laws describing these phenomena. Historical aspects are presented, together with relevant quotations from the main scientists. A large bibliography is included at the end of the work.
The book is also available for free in PDF format in English, Portuguese, Italian, and Russian on this homepage: https://www.ifi.unicamp.br/~assis
This homepage also contains information about the translators, links to purchase the printed versions on Amazon, reviews, and more.
I would appreciate it if you could share this information with your French students, colleagues, and social networks.
Sincerely yours, Andre Assis
The only success of dark matter theory
Philip Mannheim, whom some of you might remember from CCC-2 in 2008, discusses gravity and dark matter…
https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/p/dark-matter-and-general-relativity?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web×tamp=1653