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If a well-defined and testable prediction emerges from current data, and if an experiment can realistically be built to test it, pursuing that opportunity could lead to a major breakthrough.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Dr. Turyshev emphasizes that without a clear, testable prediction, additional experiments in the solar system are unlikely to yield new results.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Major theories of consciousness make testable predictions, and leading researchers are developing methods to probe these questions rigorously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

The material was synthesized, characterized and incorporated into testable devices at UC Irvine by Jinyu Liu with assistance from graduate students Robert Welser and Timothy McSorley, and undergraduate researcher Triet Ho.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

These theories also made testable predictions about the way gravity works.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife