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09-12-2006, 01:39 PM
From Peter Woit's blog:
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=457#comments
TheGraduate,
It’s remarkable that both Susskind and Kaku won’t answer the criticisms of string theory in my book and instead engage in ad hominem argument. Susskind had a lot to say about me, both in a radio interview and in the Times Higher Education Supplement. Some of it was stupid and dishonest, some of it wasn’t.
Kaku is well aware that, besides administering the department computer system, I’m a full-time faculty member in the math department at Columbia, teach graduate and undergraduate courses, and continue to engage in research in particle theory. His description was designed to try and dishonestly discredit what I have to say. I think it’s pathetic. It’s highly tempting to respond in kind by quoting what some of his colleagues have to say about him, but I’ll restrain myself.
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=457#comments
Yes, critics of string theory should, now that the problems with string theory are finally getting a proper airing, devote more of their time and energy to working on alternatives and explaining to others what they are. Now that my book is done and out, that certainly will be more the focus of my attention.
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=457#comments
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=457#comments
TheGraduate,
It’s remarkable that both Susskind and Kaku won’t answer the criticisms of string theory in my book and instead engage in ad hominem argument. Susskind had a lot to say about me, both in a radio interview and in the Times Higher Education Supplement. Some of it was stupid and dishonest, some of it wasn’t.
Kaku is well aware that, besides administering the department computer system, I’m a full-time faculty member in the math department at Columbia, teach graduate and undergraduate courses, and continue to engage in research in particle theory. His description was designed to try and dishonestly discredit what I have to say. I think it’s pathetic. It’s highly tempting to respond in kind by quoting what some of his colleagues have to say about him, but I’ll restrain myself.
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=457#comments
Yes, critics of string theory should, now that the problems with string theory are finally getting a proper airing, devote more of their time and energy to working on alternatives and explaining to others what they are. Now that my book is done and out, that certainly will be more the focus of my attention.
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=457#comments