“I just think too many nice things have happened in string theory for it to be all wrong. Humans do not understand it very well, but I just don’t believe there is a big cosmic conspiracy that created this incredible thing that has nothing to do with the real world.” –Ed Witten
So the cat is out of the bag, and has been for a long time: as far as theoretical physics ideas go, I think String Theory is a blind alley, a dead end, an idea for whom the fat lady has sung.
Image credit: Perimeter Institute’s Public Lecture series.
But all it takes is one prediction — a prediction that’s unique from the standard, accepted theories out there — to be observationally or experimentally verified as relevant to our Universe to change that! And so, with a skeptical eye-and-ear, I’ll be tuning into Dr. Amanda Peet’s public lecture at Perimeter Institute later today on String Theory and Black Holes.
Image credit: Andrew Hamilton.
Come join me, watch the talk, and enjoy my live-blog as it happens: 7 PM EDT/4 PM PDT today!
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“I just think too many nice things have happened in string theory for it to be all wrong. Humans do not understand it very well, but I just don’t believe there is a big cosmic conspiracy that created this incredible thing that has nothing to do with the real world.” –Ed Witten
So the cat is out of the bag, and has been for a long time: as far as theoretical physics ideas go, I think String Theory is a blind alley, a dead end, an idea for whom the fat lady has sung.
Image credit: Perimeter Institute’s Public Lecture series.
But all it takes is one prediction — a prediction that’s unique from the standard, accepted theories out there — to be observationally or experimentally verified as relevant to our Universe to change that! And so, with a skeptical eye-and-ear, I’ll be tuning into Dr. Amanda Peet’s public lecture at Perimeter Institute later today on String Theory and Black Holes.
Image credit: Andrew Hamilton.
Come join me, watch the talk, and enjoy my live-blog as it happens: 7 PM EDT/4 PM PDT today!
from ScienceBlogs http://ift.tt/1AFIMrP
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