The idea of “theories of everything” may be fundamentally wrong
All attempts at "unification" or "theories of everything" necessarily add new particles and new ingredients to the theory.
Is this a fundamentally flawed approach?
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#physics #fundamental #theoretical
The idea of "theories of every...
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Can you explain the strong nuclear force without colors?
The idea of a "color charge" confuses a lot of people, and the analogy certainly has its flaws.
Here's how to understand the strong force without colors, and without group theory, too.
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#physics #proton #quark
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Johannes Kepler, not Newton or Einstein, is science’s best role model
People often look to Einstein or Newton as a scientist's best role model.
But Kepler did something more important: he changed his mind when the evidence demanded it.
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#space #astro #kepler #science
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At least the goat did not give birth in the snow!!
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Oh man I hope I didn't jinx it!
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