http://www.newyorker.com/printables/critics/061002crat_atlarge Jim Holt’s review of two books critical of string theory. (Good overview of the theory and its weaknesses.) I would’ve thought that two books on string theory coming out at the same time would have been bad for both, but in this case the ability to compare and contrast books has resulted in a whole of lot reviews that otherwise wouldn’t have been written. 00:13
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