Fallible Animals Episode 7: Interview with Science Writer Graham Farmelo
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The Slow Rate of Progress of String Theory
Theory of magnetic monopoles was invented in the 19th century. I believe they will be discovered and that we will have a serviceable theory of them, he says. But it's not going to be straightforward: "I would bet a reasonable sum of money, but it may be that I'm not" He also writes toward the end of his book that the slow rate of progress of string theory might presage a more sedate, pasted, and fundamental physics for centuries.
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