You physics buffs might enjoy a review of two books about string theory in a recent New Yorker. I believe the books have been reviewed elsewhere, making this post superfluous, but in case not, here you go:
http://tinyurl.com/k77hc "Two members of the string-theory generation have come forward with exposés of what they deem to be the current mess. 'The story I will tell could be read by some as a tragedy,' Lee Smolin writes in "The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next" (Houghton Mifflin; $26). Peter Woit, in "Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law" (Basic; $26.95), prefers the term 'disaster.'" If string theory - and by extension, physics as a profession - are as bankrupt as these authors make out, maybe John Hagelin wasn't so daft to abandon that career. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
