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Re:Has Physics Gotten Something Really Important Really Wrong? by robterrell on Saturday July 09, 2016 @08:45PM (#12064049)
Economics too! i.e. the "worldly philosophers".
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Re:Has Physics Gotten Something Really Important Really Wrong? by eli_gottlieb on Saturday July 09, 2016 @11:32PM (#12064456)
You mean the field famous for predicting six of the last five recessions?
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Re:Has Physics Gotten Something Really Important Really Wrong? by damienkatz on Sunday July 10, 2016 @05:08PM (#12067277)
You mean the field that predicted the last 80 of 8 recessions.
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Re:Has Physics Gotten Something Really Important Really Wrong? by eli_gottlieb on Sunday July 10, 2016 @09:24PM (#12068284)
Yes, while mostly also referring to the period immediately prior to the Global Financial Crisis as the "Great Moderation".
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