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Mentioned in 4 episodes
The Trouble With Physics
Book • 2006
In 'The Trouble with Physics', Lee Smolin critiques the current state of theoretical physics, particularly the dominance of string theory, which he argues lacks testable predictions and has become overly influential in the field.
Smolin advocates for a more diverse approach to physics, emphasizing the need for theories that can be experimentally verified.
The book explores the history of physics and the challenges faced by researchers in areas like quantum gravity and unification theories.
Smolin advocates for a more diverse approach to physics, emphasizing the need for theories that can be experimentally verified.
The book explores the history of physics and the challenges faced by researchers in areas like quantum gravity and unification theories.
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Mentioned in 4 episodes
Mentioned by 
Curt Jaimungal
36 snips
Carlo Rovelli on Consciousness, the Illusion of Time, Loop Quantum Gravity, & Philosophy of Relational Quantum Mechanics
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Lex Fridman
26 snips
#79 – Lee Smolin: Quantum Gravity and Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution
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Kieran Fox
12 snips
What Einstein Meant by God: Science, Spirituality, and the Search for Meaning
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Stephon Alexander
Stephon Alexander on The Autodidactic Universe, String Theory, Matrix Models & Cherns-Simons Gravity
Mentioned by Sean Carroll, expressing mixed feelings about the book and its personal attacks on string theorists.
AMA | February 2021
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Eli Zaretsky
Eli Zaretsky, “Political Freud: A History” (Columbia UP, 2015)
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Curt Jaimungal
Sabine Hossenfelder
Sabine Hossenfelder on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, and Truth
