This is the story of how a circle of popular science communicators, who built their brands on championing free inquiry, worked to suppress scientific critique. Of how Eric Weinstein, the man who condemns the scientific community for suppressing his and his family’s work, nearly succeeded in cancelling me through intimidation and false threats. And of … Continue reading Physics Grifters: Eric Weinstein, Sabine Hossenfelder, and a Crisis of Credibility
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Michael Freedman | A Fields Medalist Panorama
Michael Freedman is a mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1986 for his solution of the 4-dimensional Poincare conjecture. Mike has also received numerous other awards for his scientific contributions including a MacArthur Fellowship and the National Medal of Science. In 1997, Mike joined Microsoft Research and in 2005 became the director of … Continue reading Michael Freedman | A Fields Medalist Panorama
Is mathematical rigour key to scientific certainty?
The Institute for Arts and Ideas had reached out to me awhile back to write an article on gauge theory which ended up morphing into an article on mathematical rigor and quantum field theory. This was a topic I spent a lot of my time thinking about during my postdoc years in academia (not so … Continue reading Is mathematical rigour key to scientific certainty?
Timothy Nguyen 