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John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Cross-Check) and George Musser (Scientific American)
- What the hell is a string? . 05:58
- John: It’s not a theory if you can’t test it . 11:05
- George: It doesn’t matter that we might never see a string . 20:03
- How would you know if parallel universes existed? . 35:37
- Considering whether the anthropic principle is a load of hooey . 48:48
- The end of science? . 62:31
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John Horgan
John Horgan
Recorded:Jul 30
Posted:Jul 30, 2011
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- George’s book, “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory”
- John’s doubts about physics
- Max Tegmark on parallel universes in SciAm
- George Ellis’s SciAm story about the multiverse
- John disses multiverses
- Paul Steinhardt’s SciAm piece, “The Inflation Debate”
- Alex Vilenkin and Max Tegmark respond to Ellis re: multiverses
Science Saturday | Jul 30, 2011 | John Horgan & George Musser
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