Michael Smith
Michael Smith received his Ph.D. from Colorado State University and then studied biophysics and computerized data handling of non-linear systems at Johns Hopkins University. Before retirement, he was affiliated with Umea University, Sweden since 1982. He has published on the topic of the proper interpretation of supernovae type Ia (SNe Ia) observations since 2006. Several of his publications deal with dark energy, dark matter, and Hubble constant determinations. Lately, he has been investigating the basis for the current Hubble tension as stemming from improper handling of the SNe Ia data and differing interpretations of the Friedmann (FLRW) model. He has also published new fundamental relations over the relations between matter, energy, spacetime, and gravity. In biophysics, he has recently published several articles on the roles of lactoperoxidase and iodine in the prevention of airborne infections including COVID-19. He has pointed out remarkable differences in death rates from the SARS-CoV-2 virus between Japan, <20% death rate, and other modern societies (US, UK, Sweden). Dr. Smith has published more than fifty articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited two books on cosmology, and produced six short videos for public education.