Faster Than the Speed of Light
by Joao Magueijo · first published 2004
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Joao Magueijo has an interesting look into this problem (specifically referring to Nature, too) in his book Faster than the Speed of Light. I read it when I was studying physics and it really intrigued me to see how difficult it is to challenge the status quo in a science that is defined by its fundamental revolutions.
on “Nature rejects double-blind peer review - how corrupt is academia?” ↗…pair of masses are unchanged." Quick plug: Probably the most public proponent of VSL is João Magueijo who wrote a really interesting book on the process of challenging the scientific orthodoxy, called "Faster Than the Speed of Light." It's an interesting (and often scathing) view of the process of academic science.
on “New model of the universe fits data better than Big Bang” ↗…would make it appear to propagate through the three normal spatial dimensions faster even if it has the same speed across all four dimensions. João Magueijo wrote an approachable book on this called "Faster than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation".
on “The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than It Should Be” ↗Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation Blurb from Amazon: "Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, and light travels at one fixed speed. This idea is considered a foundation of modern physics,…
on “Ask HN: Do you know any fun science/maths books for a casual read?” ↗