Whatever Happened to String Theory?

(gizmodo.com)
19 points signa11 | 5 comments | 16 Nov 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.485s | source
1. r721 ◴[16 Nov 25 05:01 UTC] No.45942895[source]▶
Peter Woit's opinion: https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=15348
2. 1970-01-01 ◴[16 Nov 25 06:04 UTC] No.45943121[source]▶
It got lost in one of its 26 dimensions.
3. fithisux ◴[16 Nov 25 06:50 UTC] No.45943274[source]▶
I initially saw all these maths in books about string theory and was scammed that these people are so clever and found something that it is hard for me to grasp.

I did my MSc and diploma work in pure mathematics inspired by this. then I saw the light and did my PhD in electrical engineering because I felt I was getting a rabbit hole that did not worth it and could ruin my life financially.

Still was convinced that with money and time there was something there. Thanks to all these people that eventually uncovered the scam and gave evidence to see that string theory is indeed a conspiracy theory.

4. AndrewSwift ◴[16 Nov 25 07:54 UTC] No.45943484[source]▶
This is a great article — just short texts by experts in their field who really know what they're talking about. It's very refreshing compared to all the rewritten and simplified articles one so often sees.