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Article #5603Re: FAT RATS LEAVE THE SINKING SHIP
From: Pentcho Valev
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:11
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:11
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On Jan 22, 5:35 pm, Pentcho Valev <pva...@yahoo.com> wrote: > http://www.edge.org/q2008/q08_5.html > John Baez: "I realized I didn't have enough confidence in either > theory to engage in these heated debates. I also realized that there > were other questions to work on: questions where I could actually tell > when I was on the right track, questions where researchers cooperate > more and fight less. So, I eventually decided to quit working on > quantum gravity. It was very painful to do this, since quantum gravity > had been my holy grail for decades. After you've convinced yourself > that some problem is the one you want to spend your life working on, > it's hard to change your mind. But when I finally did, it was > tremendously liberating. I wouldn't urge anyone else to quit working > on quantum gravity. Someday, someone is going to make real progress. > When this happens, I may even rejoin the subject. But for now, I'm > thinking about other things. And, I'm making more real progress > understanding the universe than I ever did before." The fat rat has discovered a new money-spinner (it seems Einstein's zombies have no Masters now): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfU4AFTZdN0 Pentcho Valev pvalev@yahoo.com
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