What every physicist should know about string theory

Re:What every physicist should know about string theory by JKCalhoun on Monday February 11, 2019 @07:18PM (#19139846)

> Can we please just admit that if we don't know what we're talking about

Poster you're replying to admits they're a layman. As am I.

Perhaps the people writing articles for the laymen should do a better job explaining the redeeming aspects of String Theory. Because like the OP, I too have been left with the impression (from reading articles targeting laymen) that String Theory is clever math in search of a reality it can describe.

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Re:What every physicist should know about string theory by mcnamaratw on Monday February 11, 2019 @08:50PM (#19140333)

Laypeople can go ahead and express opinions about physics they don't understand, in exactly the same way a layperson can read HN and then go on to express opinions about the merits of Java vs Ruby without ever trying either language. It's a little bit silly, though.

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Re:What every physicist should know about string theory by goatlover on Monday February 11, 2019 @11:01PM (#19140940)

Wait, is Java point particles and Ruby superstrings, with LISP being quantum fields?

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Re:What every physicist should know about string theory by mcnamaratw on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @07:51AM (#19152630)

Sure! Any two things I don't understand are equivalent to me!

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Re:What every physicist should know about string theory by evanb on Monday February 18, 2019 @10:45AM (#19191451)

Physics Today isn't for laymen. It's a trade journal, for physicists.

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Re:What every physicist should know about string theory by Koshkin on Monday February 11, 2019 @08:46PM (#19140314)

Which it indeed is.

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