Just where I like to go for my physics: Forbes.
Also I didn't read it yet. Does it make sense?
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Yeah, i think it makes sense. Its by a physics professor and science writer. He seems quite knowledgable.
I think forbes website is more of a blog aggregator of sorts now. It covers a wide variety of topics, and its more about who the specific writer is that determines quality. Heres the blog by this writer, hosted by forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/?sh=3abbb53e2c5e
Seigel is my favorite science writer. Seigel started out publishing his articles at Forbes but at some point he switched to publishing his articles at bigthink.com.
Oooo i wondered why the blog stopped at 2021. Thanks :)
Thanks. I know nothing of the author
No problem :)
This article is like 8 years old. Please don't post such old articles or at least add a small remark that it is an old article.
Why? It's not out of date. And it's not like there is a glut of content posted here.
Then at least give us some hint that it is an old article. People may get confused or mislead into thinking this is some new breakthrough/investigation.
That's not the kind of article that sounds like a "breakthrough". Really none of Dr. Siegal's articles are about new breakthroughs, they are about educating the public. Although he seems to be more current that most cosmologists.
But I get your point.
This is super interesting, thanks for sharing!
I think there is some interesting potential for the clusters of constants (particle and neutrino numbers) to be smaller and simpler once we understand more fully what they are made of and why they form in those specific ways.
I do wonder why the end of article asserts that the need for universal constants make the universe inelegant. I agree the current solution isnt particularly elegant, but i dont think that reflects on the universe as much as it does on our understanding of the universe. I think the messy spots like that point to the areas of knowledge we need to look at more closely and potentially revise. Theyre like little hints about where our understanding is lacking.
It does get me excited thinking about us getting to the point that we dont need any constants and can instead use formulas to explain why those constants are what they are.