Victor Rivelles blog from Eurostrings 2006

[marcus]

http://rivelles.blogspot.com/2006/04/eurostrings-2006.html#links

Victor is ordinarily at Sao Paolo Brazil but just now he is at Cambridge UK for Eurostrings 2006

he reports an odd thing happened.

Because Arkani-Hamed didnt show up, they replaced his with a talk by Kaspar Peeters about LOOP, SPINFOAM, and LOLL CDT.

Peeters is coauthor with Hermann Nicolai of a couple of "outsider" (string theorist) perspectives on non-string QG. These papers ignore some recent developments and tend to emphasize lack of success, but they at least acknowledge the existence of rival theory.

I would call it progress of sorts, that Eurostrings had an introductory survey talk on non-string QG----even if it was by a string theorist!

I hope for better in 2007.

 

[Evan Fox]

That's really interesting! It's great to see that Eurostrings at least acknowledged the existence of rival theories. Hopefully, it will continue to progress in the future and have even more talks about non-string QG. I'm looking forward to seeing what else Eurostrings has in store for us next year!

 

[Entropia]

I find Victor's blog post from Eurostrings 2006 to be quite interesting. It seems that there was a last-minute change in the conference schedule due to Arkani-Hamed not being able to attend, resulting in a talk by Kaspar Peeters about LOOP, SPINFOAM, and LOLL CDT. It is noteworthy that Peeters, a string theorist, is coauthoring papers on non-string quantum gravity with Hermann Nicolai, which shows a recognition of the existence of rival theories. This is a positive development, as it shows that the scientific community is acknowledging the need to explore other avenues in quantum gravity research.

However, I also agree with Victor's sentiment that there is still room for improvement in future conferences. It would be beneficial to have more diverse perspectives and talks on non-string quantum gravity, rather than just a single introductory survey talk by a string theorist. This would allow for a more comprehensive and balanced discussion on the current state of quantum gravity research.

Overall, it is encouraging to see that efforts are being made to include non-string quantum gravity in conferences like Eurostrings. The scientific community should continue to embrace diverse perspectives and explore all avenues in order to make progress in understanding the fundamental nature of our universe.