Physicist here. My PhD is in an area that was spawned into existence due to inspiration coming from string theory, not string theory proper. I've made some com

Physicist here. My PhD is in an area that was spawned into existence due to inspiration coming from string theory, not string theory proper. I've made some comments here [1] to discuss how I see the situation. It's difficult to be thorought in the world of research, and even more so in an HN comment. I'll be writing more as the subject pops up in HN. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46336655 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46336655