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"string theory lied to us and now science communication is hard" (www.youtube.com)

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Dr. Angela Collier plays the Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and talks at length about what went wrong with string theory, and how that affected science communication.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In grad school I audited a few classes of "The Physics of Evolution," and there was one quote from the professor that stuck with me. It was, loosely, "Some people claim evolution is 'only a theory,' but they have it backwards

evolution is a fact, but it's a lousy theory!"