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==COSMOLOGY==> 'Uhhh ... how sure are we that everything is made of these?'

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago (20 children)

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/requiem-for-a-string-charting-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-theory-of-everything/

I never seriously studied physics. A few years back I decided that it was time to push myself a little and start reading up. I started with some articles on string theory and suddenly remembered why I didn't want to study physics.

Looks like I saved twice as much time as I thought I had.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago (3 children)

You could try reading Feynman's lectures, he was a very passionate teacher, and he used intuition a lot, so you don't need to grind on equations to follow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feynman_Lectures_on_Physics

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Thanks a second time!

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