Tagged: Lee Smolin

The problem with philosophy - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Apr 30, 2012 •

• David Albert,
• Lawrence M. Krauss,
• Lee Smolin,
• Monty Python,
• philosophy,
• politics,
• religion,
• Sciblogs,
• Trouble With Physics

First some light philosophical relief – Monty Python’s Football – before the serious issues There has been a bit of a donnybrook recently over the science-philosophy conflict. (Dare we talk about a “conflict model” of the science-philosophy relationship?). There is … Continue reading → … Read More

The trouble with physics? - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Apr 10, 2012 •

• belief,
• CERN,
• Large Hadron Collider,
• Lee Smolin,
• particle physics,
• Peter Woit,
• physics,
• Sciblogs

No, this is not an in-depth critique of string theory along the lines of Lee Smolin’s The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next or Peter Woit’s Not Even Wrong: … Continue reading → … Read More