99.99% of the time when "new physics" is invoked, it amounts to crookery or kookery. Nobody wants to see that, because it takes energy to disprove even the obvi

99.99% of the time when "new physics" is invoked, it amounts to crookery or kookery. Nobody wants to see that, because it takes energy to disprove even the obviously flawed claims, and the energy is taken away from more promising endeavors, that are usually less appealing to the public. "Free Energy" is very appealing, so is "10x better batteries", "10x more flash storage", "momentum-defying space thruster", and so on. These modern-day fairy tales are gaining press simply because people want them to be true, not because they actually show a path for progress. Similarly, a promise of a "miracle cure" is very appealing to the public, and so it may seem cynical to downplay any such claim right away, but it has absolutely nothing to do with actual advances in medicine.