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> I get the feeling that proposing something bold and wrong in physics results in a 'crackpot' label, > So if you want a career, stay away from making bold pre
by gohrt 11y ago
> I get the feeling that proposing something bold and wrong in physics results in a 'crackpot' label,
> So if you want a career, stay away from making bold predictions.
Or you could avoid making bold predictions, and instead do science: Run experiments, report results.
- api 11y agoDon't you do experiments to test hypotheses? An infinite number of experiments are possible, so you have to pick one. A novel prediction made by a theory is a good place to start.
- johncolanduoni 11y agoAnd there lies the issue that string theory came up against: it has not produced any novel and feasibly testable predictions. But to be fair, most of the speculative fundamental physical theories suffer from the same issue. The origin form of the following experiment, proposed by an opponent (though not an aggressive one) of string theory, requires an interferometer larger than the solar system, arranged with precision accuracy that would make Rosetta reaching the comet look like a cakewalk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-orbit_experiment_with_laser_interferometry_X-rays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-orbit_experiment_with_las...