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Discover the Mystery of Christine's Missing Blog: A Tale of Dantas and Marcus
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Most Accessible Fields of Research
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New Perimeter video archive format
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Thinking on a Tangent: Universe & Beyond
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Particle Overview: Arxiv.org HEP-PH 0611040
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Can the Ratio of Real to Virtual Particles Influence Quantum Gravity?
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Stroop Theory - the possible unification of QM with GR through IT and CHO?
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Poincare Invariance from General QFT
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Polchinski: 2006, the Year in Strings
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Bee evaluates multimindedness-its role in science
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How Did the Understanding of Fundamental Forces Evolve Historically?
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Bee's new paper on QG phenomenology
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Beautiful Shahar Hod relax time lower bound-connecting to Third Law
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Can string theory make predictions for particle physics?
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Carl Brannen's Triumph in Hawaii: Japanese Physicist Koide Cites 2 Equations
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CBI's One Year Anniversary - Guest Posts Welcome
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Foot-trap rage and spanking the messenger
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String theory is a complete scientific failure by Daniel Friedan
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What Came First, Gravity or Mass?
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Algebraic QFT and Quantum Gravity
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Smolin's book first appearance on UK amazon physics bestseller list
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KITP Video w/ David Gross on Background Independence in String Theory
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Briefer bumps Trouble from #1 bestseller spot (after a month)
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Topology & Physics: Motivation & Applications
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Searching for Quantum Gravity in Gamma-Ray Bursts
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How Physics is Done: The Process of Formulating and Testing Theories
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Zing-Zong. Bee's blog only gets better
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Talk by Hendryk Pfeiffer today
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Raft to the Future: Unraveling Math Confusion
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What Are Examples of Calabi-Yau Four-Folds with H^(1,1)=1?
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What's the trouble with anthropic reasoning?
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Vilenkin claims to have refuted the CNS conjecture
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Vilenkin unconvincing: CNS concerns stellar collapse black holes
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Do You Need a Strong Understanding of Quantum Mechanics to Study M-Theory?
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What Are the Theological Implications of the Pre-Big Bang Scenario?
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Is String Theory Explained in an XKCD Comic?
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Pre-Quantum theory talk at PI, Wednesday 11 October
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Smolin's reply to review in the New Scientist
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Smolin and Woit both top physics bestsellers (US and UK)
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Torelli Group: Understanding the Non-Trivial Diffeomorphisms of String Theory
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String number density - does it make sense?
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The Paradox of Zeno: An Analysis of the 2000-Year-Old Puzzle
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Gravitomagnetic effect 10^20 large then predicted by GR ?
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Is 11-Dimensional Spacetime a Valid Explanation of the Universe?
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The Asymptotic Safety Scenario in QG
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Review in Nature by Geoff Brumfiel
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The Relationship Between Matter and Energy
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The Mathematics of LQG Theory: Topology, Manifolds, and More
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If spinfoam incorporated unbroken SUSY formalism, would SUSY
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Spin network euristic for pre-quantum picture
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Zero point energy as 5th fundamental force
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Is always a Lagrangian L=T-V ?
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Re there useful links for the definition & use of Tensor Waves?
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Not Even Wrong #1 UK bestseller in particle physics
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Third quarter QG research poll: nominations
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Does String Theory or Preon Theory More Accurately Predict the Higgs Boson Mass?
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A little question: is x-boson included in su(5)?
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A Look at Quantum "Spookiness"
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Would Feynman Embrace Background Independence in Quantum Mechanics Today?
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Smolin and Woit #1 and #2 bestsellers
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Is a Fundamental Unit of Length Possible with the Planck Circle Problem?
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Penrose: Outrageous Solution to Big Bang Cosmology Puzzle
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Question about the Unified Field Theory
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Does Hawking Radiation Maintain a Black Hole's Maximum Entropy?
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Emergent spacetime & Background independence
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The Telephone Seminar was fun (Laurent and Abhay arguing with Carlo)
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Riofrio Cosmology: Evidence of Changing Speed of Light
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What Are the Implications of the Leech Lattice and Strings in String Theory?
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Where can I find a list of physics axioms?
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Opinions of ideas in Not Even Wrong
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Smolin at Kepler's in Menlo Park on Wednesday
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Can Energy Be Extracted from Quantum Fields Without Depleting Them?
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Amanda Cook and Sara Lippencott edited #1 physics bestseller
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Why Is the Theoretical Triangle Essential in Physics Diagrams?
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What is the meaning behind the complex equations in Dyson's 1951 text on arXiv?
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Cambridge Noncommutative Geometry workshop in September
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Space Time & Metric Encoded Evolution: Rules & Principles
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The Trouble with Physics-Woit's review
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And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
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Is Particle-Wave Duality a Topological Transformation?
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Teaching myself supersymmetry and supergravity
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New Cosmology Idea - Is it Too Simple?
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Dcase initiative to discuss Khovanov paper
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Why Can't We See 3D Shadows of 4D Objects?
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Is String Theory Just a Hypothesis or a Viable Theory?
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Can string theory predict particle masses such as neutrinos?
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Dark matter and the 'theory of everything'
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Why Are Quarks and Leptons Grouped in the Antisymmetric Representation of SU(5)?
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Quantum foam producing both particles and spacetime
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Is there a quanta of rest mass? say multiples of electron mass?
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What about the physics of Flatland?
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Can Recursive Formulas Help Solve Divergences in Perturbation Theory?
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String Theory: Questions on Realities Beyond Our World
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Kristina Giesel: Algebraic Quantum Gravity seminar talk
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As if summoned from the void (nitin's new blog)
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Experimental evidence has ruled out (falsified) string theory - LQG still viable
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Freidel makes faculty at Perimeter
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Parallel worlds movie on Dr.Kaku's website
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Is There a Rigorous Proof of a Quantum of Space in Quantum Mechanics and GR?
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From Semiclassical to Quantum Approach
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