Monthly Archives: June 2006

Way Too Much Stuff

Posted on June 5, 2006 by woit

I ordinarily keep a short list on my desk of things I’ve seen recently that I’d like to write about here. The last few days this list has gotten way too long, so I’ll try and deal with it by … Continue reading →

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Not Even Wrong in the Financial Times

Posted on June 5, 2006 by woit

As a start on the project of reorganizing this weblog a bit to take into account the existence of the book, I’ve started using the “Categories” feature of WordPress. Postings about the book will be in a special category, all … Continue reading →

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Lusztig Birthday Conference

Posted on June 4, 2006 by woit

I was up in Boston for a few days, and managed to attend a few of the talks at the conference in honor of George Lusztig’s 60th birthday. Lusztig started out his career in geometry and topology; his thesis was … Continue reading →

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First Public Reaction From String Theorist to “Not Even Wrong”

Posted on June 2, 2006 by woit

Last month I made the following prediction: String theory doesn’t make any predictions, but I can make one: Lubos will be among the first reviewers of my book on Amazon, and I’ll get two stars. This prediction was confirmed today, … Continue reading →

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