Richard Feynman on String Theory

No Feynman but I'm no fan of string theory either. (Via)

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- I really hope Rand Paul nails Anthony Fauci's hide to his wall.

- Charting the rise and fall of String Theory. It was always too good to be true (and too esoteric to be disproved).

- Abraham Lincoln on living with loss.

- First Principles: Elon Musk on the Power of Thinking for Yourself

Ed Witten

 So I made a note to myself six months ago that simply said, "Ed Witten." I had no recall whatsoever why I made this notation to myself so I went down a Ed Witten rabbit hole. 

Turns out Ed Witten is a "genius's genius." The guy is the only physicist to ever win the Fields Medal which is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize but for math. He's also the creator of M-Theory which is the hot "new" thing in the world of String Theory (it unifies the five different versions of String Theory).

Then it hit me that I must of heard of Witten on some podcast and bingo. It was a podcast between Lex Fridman and Eric Weinstein. And then I recalled that they were derisive of both Witten and String Theory. Given how I feel about String Theory - I probably agreed with them.  

If you've gotten this far you're probably wondering why I bothered writing this post. Simple - in case I ever find another note to myself that says,"Ed Witten."

Brian Greene - What is String Theory?

Important to remember that this is just a theory. And other theories are also starting to emerge.

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- Victor Davis Hanson says that 2018 was a pretty good year. And I agree.

- 34-years ago a KGB defector predicted modern America.

- Heh Heh

- Nicholas Kristof ups the ante on VDH and says that 2018 was not only a good year but the best in human history.

- Mind-melting study says our universe is an expanding bubble in another dimension. Not "mind-melting" just hard to wrap your brain around.

- Why Netflix hired Spencer Neumann as its new CFO. The coming battle between Disney and Netflix will be interesting to watch.

- Heh Heh

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- The story of how the Obama Administration blatantly lied about the status of our battle against Al Qaeda, Iran and a whole host of other serious issues makes me mad. And the media knew. They knew.

- On a lighter note - here's the story of how the Choco Taco came to be.

- String theory may create far fewer universes than thought. Of course both string theory and the multi-universe idea are both untestable.

- Interesting - America's net oil imports at 14.9% is the lowest it's been in 60-years. The change is largely due to fracking.

- I can't stop watching this. Was that an egg at the end?

- Senator Diane Feinstein employed a spy for the Chinese government for 20-years! How is this not a bigger story?

- This is awesome! Hats off to the person who took the time to do this.

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- Can you imagine trying to get away with a gym class like this today? We have become so soft.

- Did I mention how soft we've become?

- This is fantastic. I guess not everyone is soft.

- Brian Greene - making sense of string theory

- Charter disconnects some former Time Warner subscribers mid-day, mid-show

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- I don't own a gun (yet) but I just have to say Mike Rowe's post on guns is awesome!

- Now I really want to try this booze

- Making sense of String Theory. The video is from 2005 - I wonder if the theory still holds up? Seems like all the cool kids are speaking about Quantum Physics these days.

- Fantastic true story of an American  fugitive drug smuggler who became an environmental hero in Australia

- 12 fun facts about Slap Shot. Thank God they went with Paul Newman and not Al Pacino.