String theorists should be strung up

Miss Entropic on September 22, 2023 at 1:34 pm

Idea: String theorists should be strung up

Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithaba...

Thanks Ed Witten and the rest. All that meaning and order, being broken down into tiny fragments of truth, that you now can’t reconsider. Great stuff, chaos and calmness are nigh.

Is Theoretical Physics Wasting Our Best Living Minds On Nonsense?

Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sta

There’s no such thing as a theory that’s too beautiful to be wrong, if it doesn’t agree with experiment.

Why Are You Reading My Name on September 22, 2023 at 10:33 am

Idea: String theorists should be strung up

Link: https://grahamfarmelo.com/the-universe-spe...

Physics is broken again. Spending our money and brains when we could be unravelling life and consciousness. When will mechanics stop fiddling and allow the rest of us the resources we need to unlock the mystery of evolution and our minds as we rise to the heavens?

‘The Universe Speaks in Numbers’ – Interview 5 - Graham Farmelo

Link: https://grahamfarmelo.com/the-un

EDWARD WITTEN Edward Witten is widely regarded as the pre-eminent theoretical physicist of the past four decades. Based at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, he has made dozens of path-breaking contributions to both physics and mathematics. Listen to the interview Witten at lunch…

Jimbo on September 21, 2023 at 7:29 pm

Idea: String theorists should be strung up

Link: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross...

It’s not right (yet) though as they say, superstring theory is not even wrong. Here Witten admits its been a longer journey to disprove his theory than he thought it would. Heh.

Physics Titan Still Thinks String Theory Is “On the Right Track”

Link: https://blogs.scientificamerican

At a 1990 conference on cosmology, I asked attendees, who included folks like Stephen Hawking, Michael Turner, James Peebles, Alan Guth and Andrei Linde, to nominate the smartest living physicist.