The Universe of Particles exhibition at CERN in 2011. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Opinion 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?
iStockphoto.com NPR Ombudsman On Love, Evolution and Politics: A Theory August 16, 2011 Could it be that scientists and linguists, abetted by the news media, are failing the march of modernity? Or: love and war on earth with two moons.