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The Quantum Zoo: A Tourist's Guide to the Never-Ending Universe
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The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of A Science and What Comes Next
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How to Dunk a Doughnut
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Uncle Albert and the Quantum Quest
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Black Holes and Uncle Albert
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How to Dunk a Doughnut
08.26.2007
 (was 10.08.2006)

The physics world has a darling - it's called string theory. The idea that the universe is composed of infinitesimal vibrating strings. String theory has been the subject of bestselling books, popular TV series and countless articles. But is it a dead end street? In this hour of on To the Best of Our Knowledge - the physics feud. Why some scientists say string theory is a brain drain that isn't even provable.

  1. Marcus Chown on the Weirdness of Physics

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    Marcus Chown is agog at the wonder of the universe and tells Anne Strainchamps that we haven't begun to understand the strangeness of it all.

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  2. Lee Smolin on the Problem with String Theory

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    Lee Smolin tells Steve Paulson about the debate in the blogosphere about string theory's failure to advance the field of physics beyond the accepted model.

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  3. Jason Soares on "Aspects of Physics"

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    Jason Soares is a member of the band "Aspects of Physics", whose music has to do with the mathematics of the ratios of how we assign tones into scales in music.

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  4. Len Fisher on the Physics of Everyday Life

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    Len Fisher believes in practical physics.  His book, "How to Dunk a Doughnut"  gives scientific explanations for the minutiae of everyday life.

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  5. Russell Stannard on Uncle Albert

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    Russell Stannard is professor of physics emeritus at Open University in London and the author of the Uncle Albert books – a series of books for children about physics.

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