Combing the 'net for evidence of time travelers

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Combing the 'net for evidence of time travelers

Post by SquidInk » 01-02-2014 01:22 PM

Searching the Internet for evidence of time travelers

Robert J. Nemiroff, Teresa Wilson
(Submitted on 26 Dec 2013)
Time travel has captured the public imagination for much of the past century, but little has been done to actually search for time travelers. Here, three implementations of Internet searches for time travelers are described, all seeking a prescient mention of information not previously available.

*The first search covered prescient content placed on the Internet, highlighted by a comprehensive search for specific terms in tweets on Twitter.

*The second search examined prescient inquiries submitted to a search engine, highlighted by a comprehensive search for specific search terms submitted to a popular astronomy web site.

*The third search involved a request for a direct Internet communication, either by email or tweet, pre-dating to the time of the inquiry. Given practical verifiability concerns, only time travelers from the future were investigated. No time travelers were discovered.

Although these negative results do not disprove time travel, given the great reach of the Internet, this search is perhaps the most comprehensive to date.
Wouldn't it go something like this:
  • Bob: "Dave, you're an idiot. They found one of your tweets, and then published a paper about the discovery of time travelers. Go fix that."

    <A few minutes elapse, relative to Bob...>

    Dave: "Done."
    Bob: "Thanks."
So, discovering something like this would alter it ... right?
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Post by Lore » 01-02-2014 10:13 PM

Wouldn't that be "Go back and fix it."

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Post by SquidInk » 01-02-2014 10:23 PM

Lore wrote: Wouldn't that be "Go back and fix it."
HA! yes indeedy, Lore. I think it would be.

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