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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
When Is A Theory Wrong?
November 21, 2012 Theories are the life-blood of science; but ruling them out may be harder than you think. And letting a cherished model fall on the trash heap of history is even harder, yet. Take "supersymmetry" from the world of particle physics, for example. When might we see its demise or its vindication?
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Blackboard Rumble: Why Are Physicists Hating On Philosophy (and Philosophers)?
May 1, 2012 There are those in the physics community who have no room for philosophy. At stake in their stance is a critical question living deep in the foundations of modern physics: What are the limits of science?
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Waiting For New Universes
October 25, 2011 How long is long enough when it comes to waiting for a new cosmology? How long will scientists, or everyone else for that matter, wait for an exciting, though speculative, theory to find some basis in experiment?
