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Against ‘beauty’ in science – how striving for elegance stifles progress - C C - Feb 28, 2021
https://aeon.co/videos/against-beauty-in-science-how-striving-for-elegance-stifles-progress
INTRO: That there is an inherent ‘beauty’ and ‘elegance’ to the laws of nature is a view that permeates the field of physics. But, according to the German theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, the notion that the further you peer into reality, the easier the equation gets, has no basis in reality. Indeed, since the mid-20th-century, the maths of physics has become increasingly knotty, even as many physicists have continued to search for a path back to simplicity. In this interview with Robert Lawrence Kuhn for the PBS series Closer to Truth, Hossenfelder makes the case that this fixation on beauty isn’t just misguided – it’s stifling scientific progress.
RE: Against ‘beauty’ in science – how striving for elegance stifles progress - Yazata - Feb 28, 2021
As soon as I saw the thread title, I knew who it was that you were talking about.
RE: Against ‘beauty’ in science – how striving for elegance stifles progress - Syne - Feb 28, 2021
Is it a coincidence that a "not so pretty" woman is against "beauty" in science?
Reminds me of all the land whale feminists.