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There was a great one by D. Williamson near the bottom of this page
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_3.html
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_3.html#williamson
And another great one by J. McWhorter, the third from the top of this page
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_9.html
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_9.html#mcwhorter
And somwhere I remember some thoughtful remarks by Paul Steinhardt who is veteran of string and brane research, knows whereof he speaks.
Yeah, here is Paul Steinhardt. his essay is near the bottom of page 1
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_print.html#steinhardt
Anybody have other favorites? Please give the page number to make it easy to find.
Oh yes there is Philip Anderson of course
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_10.html#andersonp
Peter Woit commented on him here
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/blog/archives/000130.html
the NY Times picked his essay up, and I made a separate thread
which now has some related links contributed by another poster
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_3.html
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_3.html#williamson
And another great one by J. McWhorter, the third from the top of this page
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_9.html
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_9.html#mcwhorter
And somwhere I remember some thoughtful remarks by Paul Steinhardt who is veteran of string and brane research, knows whereof he speaks.
Yeah, here is Paul Steinhardt. his essay is near the bottom of page 1
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_print.html#steinhardt
Anybody have other favorites? Please give the page number to make it easy to find.
Oh yes there is Philip Anderson of course
http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_10.html#andersonp
Peter Woit commented on him here
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/blog/archives/000130.html
the NY Times picked his essay up, and I made a separate thread
which now has some related links contributed by another poster
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