What Don't We Know?
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The Problem With Knowing More
Lord Kelvin famously said in about 1900 that physics was pretty much over, and we just had to dot a few eyes and cross the teas. But lots of physicists, particularly in the late 19th century, thought that they got everything solved. You know, our best theory for dixxis energy is out by a factor of one followed by 120 zeros. So I think physicists should learn really, because there have been so many generations that have gotten it wrong.
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