Hypothesis

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Hypothesis has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Handsome Podcast (Feb 2026). Used to frame the 'rice experiment' as a test of whether intention affects reality, contrasting expectation versus observed results.

A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. A scientific hypothesis must be based on observations and make a testable and reproducible prediction about reality, in a process beginning with an educated guess or thought. If a hypothesis is repeatedly independently demonstrated by experiment to be true, it becomes a scientific theory. In colloquial usage, the words hypothesis and theory are often used interchangeably, but this is incorrect in the context of science.