My Encounter with String Theorist and Naïve Realist Edward Witten — John Horgan (The Science Writer)
HOBOKEN, JANUARY 5, 2025. String theory has been on my mind lately, perhaps because I’ve been brooding over our struggles to make sense of this weird, weird world . That’s why I’m posting this profile, adapted from my 1996 book The End of Science, of string theorist Edward Witten, whom some sa
My Encounter with String Theorist and Naïve Realist Edward Witten Jan 5 Written By John Horgan Edward Witten told me in 1991: “Good wrong ideas are extremely scarce, and good wrong ideas that even remotely rival the majesty of string theory have never been seen.” This photo was shot in 2015 . HOBOKEN, JANUARY 5, 2025. String theory has been on my mind lately, perhaps because I’ve been brooding over our struggles to make sense of this weird, weird world . That’s why I’m posting this profile, adapted from my 1996 book The End of Science, of string theorist Edward Witten, whom some say is the sma
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