Sabine Hossenfelder reminds us that there have been tremendous, real-world advances…

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Sabine Hossenfelder reminds us that there have been tremendous, real-world advances in theoretical physics since the 80's.
http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2015/11/dear-dr-b-can-you-think-of-single.html

Dear Dr B: Can you think of a single advancement in theoretical physics, other than speculation, since the early 1980’s?
This question was asked by Steve Coyler, who was a frequent commenter on this blog before facebook ate him up. His full question is: “Can you think of a single advancement in theoretical physics, other than speculation like …

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