Carlo Rovelli’s radical perspective on reality

Re:Carlo Rovelli’s radical perspective on reality by y0ned4 on Thursday October 30, 2025 @05:12AM (#45757881)

As former physics student, a lot of ego and little physics IMHO. Theoretical physics is pointless without experimental tests. Personally, I prefer physicists spending more time in the lab or in classroom than on mass media

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Re:Carlo Rovelli’s radical perspective on reality by 2b3a51 on Thursday October 30, 2025 @07:22AM (#45758780)

Some degree of engagement with popular opinion and culture might be needed to keep on getting money for the experiments and grants for the students.

But I take the point you are making.

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Re:Carlo Rovelli’s radical perspective on reality by mrguyorama on Thursday October 30, 2025 @12:32PM (#45761901)

Also physicists tried the "keep out of the public and just do the science* thing and now everybody thinks physics has made no progress for 50 years and the masses think "string theory" is anything more than a topic in some books not aimed at physicists

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Re:Carlo Rovelli’s radical perspective on reality by GoblinSlayer on Friday October 31, 2025 @04:31PM (#45776378)

Experimental tests happen after theoretical physics figured out what tests should be done.

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