Well, ugly is as ugly does. String theory sounds beautiful but unrealistic.
Tag: Tim Andersen
A physicist reflects on miracles, surprisingly sympathetically
From a religious perspective, miracles are direct actions by God. They need not involve violations of laws of nature.
Free will makes more sense of our world than determinism—and science certainly allows for it
Scientists weigh in on both sides but accepting free will allows us to avoid some serious problems around logic and personal freedom.
Researcher: We need a new Theory of Everything, one with no “things”
We’d have to guess that Stephen Wolfram’s attempt at a Theory of Everything didn’t solve all the problems. At any rate, by the time we get down to “a theory of every thing requires that one not start with a thing,” it’s not easy to distinguish science from Zen. But then maybe that’s the idea.
The Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Tech explains why he does not believe in a multiverse
He recommends Bohmian mechanics, saying that it “accurately extends and reinterprets Bohr’s original ideas of complementarity, putting them on a more solid mathematical footing”.