Modern theoretical physics faces an epistemic collapse, where distinguishing truth from falsehood becomes increasingly difficult amid media misinformation. The Wall Street Journal's recent article on 'Conspiracy Physics' exemplifies this problem by prioritizing podcast-derived content over substantive scientific discussion.

https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=15206

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