[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fTCPy1ovbghNeowta6QzZ74hqdU1Cfpcz3zHNmq0DVUs":3,"$fN2S17fRnPy08HmHksIvGH0YzZsXxJPdFOUIAjwFaka0":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},38203,"Lee Smolin","L",42,null,"lee-smolin",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":78},[14,22,29,35,42,48,54,60,66,72],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3219100,"Space and time emerge from the laws rather than providing an arena in which things happen.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":28},3219098,"These two discoveries, of relativity and of the quantum, each required us to break definitively with Newtonian physics. However, in spite of great progress over the century, they remain incomplete. Each has defects that point to a deeper theory. But the main reason each is incomplete is the existence of the other.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is likely from Lee Smolin's book \"Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe,\" published in 2013. At the time of writing, Smolin was a professor of theoretical physics at Penn State University and a researcher at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He was grappling with the fundamental problems in modern physics, particularly the conflict between Einstein's theory of general relativity and quantum mechanics.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a profound paradox: the two most successful and widely accepted theories in physics, relativity and quantum mechanics, are incomplete and defective because they are inextricably linked. This means that progress in one area is hindered by the limitations of the other, creating a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to a deeper understanding of the universe.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's fast-paced professional environment, you may find yourself facing a similar paradox. Your greatest strengths may also be the source of your greatest weaknesses, and your most innovative ideas may be limited by the constraints of your current perspective. To overcome this, try to recognize and acknowledge the interplay between your different areas of expertise, and be willing to challenge your own assumptions in order to break through to new insights.",{"id":30,"quote_text":31,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":32,"source":33,"quote_tag":34,"commentary":9},3219088,"Without having navigated waters shallow enough for us to see bottom, we’ll be easy prey to mystifiers who want to sell us radical metaphysical fantasies in the guise of science.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":41},3219086,"The search for the meaning of temperature and entropy of matter led to the discovery of atoms. The search for the meaning of the temperature and entropy of radiation led to the discovery of quanta. In just the same way, the search for the meaning of the temperature and entropy of a black hole is now leading to the discovery of the atomic structure of space and time.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nLee Smolin, a theoretical physicist and philosopher, wrote this quote in his book \"Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe\" (2013). At that time, Smolin was grappling with the fundamental nature of space, time, and matter, seeking to resolve the long-standing crisis in physics. He was questioning the dominant theories, including quantum mechanics and general relativity, and exploring new ideas about the structure of spacetime.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nSmolin's statement highlights the paradoxical relationship between understanding the fundamental nature of reality and the process of discovery itself. He suggests that the pursuit of knowledge often involves a circular process, where the search for meaning in one area (e.g., temperature and entropy of matter) leads to the discovery of new, previously unknown structures (e.g., atoms, quanta, or the atomic structure of space and time). This insight reveals that the journey of scientific discovery is not a linear progression, but rather a web of interconnected and iterative explorations.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, professionals and creatives should recognize that their pursuit of knowledge and innovation often involves a recursive process. By embracing this circular nature of discovery, they can foster a mindset that is open to iterative exploration, willing to challenge established theories, and prepared to uncover new structures and insights that may lead to breakthroughs in their field.",{"id":43,"quote_text":44,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":45,"source":46,"quote_tag":47,"commentary":9},3219079,"We know no more than we did in 1975 – and that’s not good.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":49,"quote_text":50,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":51,"source":52,"quote_tag":53,"commentary":9},3219069,"Good ideas are not taken seriously enough when they come from people of low status in the academic world; conversely, the ideas of high-status people are often taken too seriously.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":55,"quote_text":56,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":57,"source":58,"quote_tag":59,"commentary":9},3219060,"Whatever is happening on very small scales near the horizon of the black hole will be enlarged by the effect whereby the wavelengths of light are stretched as the light climbs up to us. This means that jf we can observe light coming from very close to the horizon of a black hole, we may be able to see the quantum structure of space itself.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},3219055,"To understand what we mean when we say that space is discrete, we must put our minds completely into the relational way of thinking, and really try to see and feel the world around us as nothing but a network of evolving relationships. These relationships are not among things situated in space – they are among the events that make up the history of the world. The relationships define the space, not the other way around.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":67,"quote_text":68,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":69,"source":70,"quote_tag":71,"commentary":9},3219046,"On the way, I shared the backseat of Feyerabend’s little sports car with the inflatable raft he kept there in case an 8-point earthquake came while he was on the Bay Bridge.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},3219032,"Science is not about what’s true or what might be true, science is about what people with originally diverse viewpoints can be forced to believe by the weight of public evidence.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":80,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":81},1,5,10]