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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A theory gets abandoned when the old explanation becomes visibly insufficient: special relativity made Newtonian gravity's action at a distance impossible, and that was the forcing function. A theory gets abandoned when the oldexplanation becomes visiblyinsufficient: special relativitymade Newtonian gravity's action at adistance impossible, and that was… MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every faster-than-light proposal depends on exotic matter, which does not exist and was invented to make the equations behave. — tap to centre the map on it Every faster-than-lightproposal depends on exoticmatter, which does not existand was invented to make the… AF Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Physics will be unified again as it has been before; the obstacle is that relativity and quantum mechanics already explain almost everything we can measure. — tap to centre the map on it Physics will be unified againas it has been before; theobstacle is that relativityand quantum mechanics already… TT Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Poincare missed special relativity because he knew too much: the leading physicists of the day were prisoners of their own expertise. — tap to centre the map on it Poincare missed specialrelativity because he knew toomuch: the leading physicistsof the day were prisoners of… MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Physicists did not invent dark matter and dark energy to rescue their theories — they would much rather the answer were something cooler, and the data will not allow it. — tap to centre the map on it Physicists did not invent darkmatter and dark energy torescue their theories — theywould much rather the answer… SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: String theory, the leading candidate for decades, is slowly going out of fashion because it is not matching experiment. — tap to centre the map on it String theory, the leadingcandidate for decades, isslowly going out of fashionbecause it is not matching… TT Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anomalies cannot be sorted in advance: the same move that found Neptune failed completely for Mercury, so a field has to pursue both answers at once. — tap to centre the map on it Anomalies cannot be sorted inadvance: the same move thatfound Neptune failedcompletely for Mercury, so a… MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The story that Einstein could not keep up with quantum mechanics is almost exactly backwards: his philosophical objections were correct and should have been taken far more seriously. — tap to centre the map on it The story that Einstein couldnot keep up with quantummechanics is almost exactlybackwards: his philosophical… SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails. — tap to centre the map on it Information is not lost in ablack hole; the paradox is acrisis handing us clues, not asign that quantum mechanics… JL Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A theory gets abandoned when the old explanation becomes visibly insufficient: special relativity made Newtonian gravity's action at a distance impossible, and that was the forcing function. Holds Michael Nielsen Read this korrent →