With its ambiguous cliff hangers and ever-shifting time-scape, ABC Television's 'Lost' has generated more theories than any television show in history. See the best of the best here.
The island used to be connected to the rest of the Earth, but was detached during electromagnetism experiments conducted by the Dharma Initiative. It is capable of traveling anywhere with the only parameter being gravity
The time loops in 'Lost' are only possible through the Novikov Self-Consistency Principle. Dr. Igor Novikov expounded the principle that time travel was, in fact, possible because the past was 'fixed' and if an event exists that would give rise to a paradox, or any change to the past, the probability of that event is zero.
So, how do the survivors find themselves on an island where it is 1996, when they took off in 2004? How do events on the island keep repeating themselves? They're stuck in quantum time loop.
'Lost:' the Ant Farm Theory 50%
Forget time travel, 'Lost' is a promethean tale of a government project gone horrible wrong.
Bitonality 100%
Most often found in music of the first half of the 20th century, the best-known exponents of this concept include composers Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) and Charles Ives (1874-1954). Bitonality is the theory that two distinct keys or tonalities may be traced as simultaneously...
Maslowe's Hierarchy of Needs 100%
Human motivation exists in a five-tiered structure. The five tiers from lowest to highest are sociological needs, personal security needs, social needs, esteem needs and the penultimate need: self-actualization.
Carlyle's Great Man Theory 100%
Great man creat history through their actions, leadership, art, and innovation. At least, Carlyle thought so in the 19th century.
Hair Part Theory 55%
Want to know the secret to personalities and personal success? Use hair part theory. It worked for Margaret Thatcher.
TV Show Lost Explained Fully 90%
My theory is based on explanations of electromagnetism, Newton's Laws, Interaction, Length Contraction, Proper Time, Time Dilation, and Reference Frames. All of these scientific explanations are used as the basis of my theory that the island was once connected to the Earth in the same matter as all land is connected to Earth. The island however split a part from the Earth following a failed electromagnetism experiment.
Classical Conditioning: Does the name Pavlov ring a bell? 100%
A theory developed by Pavlov that shows one can change a stimulus part of a stimulus-response pattern (like a flinch from a loud noise) to something neutral (a blue light turning on) and generate the same response. In this example, the blue light could cause the subject to flinch.
Human Development Theory 50%
The famous philosopher John Locke argued that a child's mind is a 'blank slate' which can be written on and molded whichever way society want it to be.
Lost: Carter Svensson's Detached Island Theory 94%
The island used to be connected to the rest of the Earth, but was detached during electromagnetism experiments conducted by the Dharma Initiative. It is capable of traveling anywhere with the only parameter being gravity
Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
The most widespread and enduring conspiracy theories—British intelligence killed Princess Diana, the U.S. government orchestrated 9/11—are completely absurd. But that doesn’t stop them from drawing a vast and vehement audience. David Aaronovitch picks apart 12 grand conspiracy theories to conclude that they are concocted and promoted, in large part, by educated losers. (Yes, he actually calls them losers.)
Theories In The News February 26th, 2010
'Gravity' hints at the passion behind Newton's theoriesDetroit Free PressBY JOHN MONAGHAN It's an image planted in the mind of every schoolkid: Isaac Newton sits beneath an apple tree as a shiny red orb bonks him on the noggin. ... ABC's Lost: Lighthouse Episode Recap & TheoriesMetrowny.com...
Lost: Carter Svensson's Detached Island Theory 94%
The island used to be connected to the rest of the Earth, but was detached during electromagnetism experiments conducted by the Dharma Initiative. It is capable of traveling anywhere with the only parameter being gravity
Theories In The News February 5th, 2010 100%
Now that they've had two days to think about it, what can the Internet's brainiest 'Lost' theorists tell us about the show's final season?
Theories In The News February 4, 2010
Inflation theory, which posits that the universe ballooned from subatomic scale to the size of a soccer ball during its first 10-33 seconds, has had great ...
Theories In The News 2.3.10
There are a million different ingenious theories out there that explain this or that certain phenomenon and many are very complicated. See which one are surfacing on the interwebs today.
Nick Jonas Has Theories On Conspiracies
Nick Jonas (and the Administration) has just released a new song and it's called "Conspiracy Theory."
Listen to the newest single from his upcoming album "Who I Am" below:
Europeans visited Hawaii long before Captain Cook 100%
Amateur historian Rick Rogers has spent decades developing a theory that either Dutch or Spanish traders visited Hawaii before Captain Cook's 1778 arrival. Maps from 1589 showing an approximation of Hawaii's shape and location; remains of a 1664 women indicating she had syphilis and the disappearance of 5 Spanish ships plying the Manila to Acapulco trade in the 1500 and 1600s make his case.
Ocean Acidification Theory, challenged 100%
Scholars at the global warming skeptics thinktank, "The Science and Public Policy Institute (SPPI)" say ocean acidification theory is a scare tactic ignores Cambrian data, the chemistry of CO2 and the alkaline affect of ocean rocks.