Sean Carroll: a new theory's merit hinges on understanding the Standard Model
TOEwithCurt · x · 2026-10-18
- Physicist Sean Carroll on the TOE with Curt podcast: credentials don't matter when judging a new theory — what matters is whether the author truly understands the Standard Model it would replace.
- His pitching advice: open by naming why physicists will be skeptical, then show why those objections don't apply.
- Full episode linked in the post.
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