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This is the third part of a series of three posts that reprint articles covering the crisis in particle physics that has emerged since the failure of scientists at CERN to discover a whole range of new particles as predicted by string theorists.
- Quanta Writers and Editors Discuss Trends in Science and Math (Quanta Magazine)
- A Fight for the Soul of Science (Quanta Magazine)
- Scientific Method: Defend the integrity of physics (Nature)
In my opinion, string theory is complete bollocks as is multi-universes. Nature is a book to be read, not written. Maths is essentially an invention rather than a discovery. Theory needs to be tested and proven by experimentation.
Below is an article about a panel discussion that addresses many of the issues confronting particle physics, the nature of mathematics, etc.
The video of the panel discussion is well worth watching. In her panel comments, Natalie Wolchover discusses the issues raised at the workshop she previously wrote about in A Fight for the Soul of Science.
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Quanta Writers and Editors Discuss Trends in Science and Math
Editor in Chief, Quanta Magazine.
Reprinted from Quanta Magazine
On November 16, more than 200 readers joined writers and editors from Quanta Magazine for a panel discussion exploring the latest ideas in fundamental physics, biology and mathematics research.
From left: Thomas Lin, Natalie Wolchover, John Rennie, Kevin Hartnett and Robbert Dijkgraaf.
Why doesn’t our universe make sense? What is time? What is life? On Friday, more than 200 readers joined writers and editors from Quanta Magazine at the Simons Foundation for a wide-ranging panel discussion that examined the newest ideas in fundamental physics, biology and mathematics research, including the questions of whether our universe is “natural,” the nature of time, the origin and evolution of life, whether mathematics is invented or discovered and what role it plays in science and society. These are just some of the topics presented in Quanta’s two new books published by The MIT Press: Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire and The Prime Number Conspiracy.
PANELISTS
- Robbert Dijkgraaf, director of the Institute for Advanced Study
- Kevin Hartnett, senior writer at Quanta Magazine
- John Rennie, deputy editor at Quanta Magazine
- Natalie Wolchover, senior writer and editor at Quanta Magazine
MODERATOR
- Thomas Lin, editor in chief at Quanta Magazine
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