Eric Weinstein

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Eric Weinstein @EricRWeinstein

Here is where I respectfully disagree with my colleague @skdh. You can’t ‘get rid of string theory’. String-like objects are natural and have an unbelievably rich and beautiful interlocking mathematics. The beguiling beauty isn’t the problem in my opinion. Beauty is the excuse. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 23, 2022

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Eric Weinstein @EricRWeinstein

It really depends. Being totally honest: “String Theory” has done a *tremendous* amount of good while “String Maximalism” has done even more harm. If the String Theorists who led the movement were to undo some of the damage by admitting what happened, it’d be a major positive. — PolitiTweet.org

@EricRWeinstein To clarify to people who may want to bring physics forward to the next generations, is string theor… https://t.co/1gUSXfEg20

Posted Aug. 23, 2022

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Eric Weinstein @EricRWeinstein

The problem is that string theory on its own has taken the last 40years to PROVE it doesn’t work as a stand alone path by gobbling up mind share, students, resources and (to be fair) most of the most brilliant brains. So much that no one dares say the full extent of the disaster. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 23, 2022