Category Archives: This Week’s Hype

String Theory Makes Prediction – Pig Grows Wings

Posted on May 27, 2006 by woit

Several people have pointed out to me the latest press release hyping the supposed testability of an extremely speculative theoretical idea, which then gets promoted to a “scientists finally find way to test string theory” story, and spread throughout the … Continue reading →

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The Hype Goes On

Posted on April 23, 2006 by woit

Yet another example of the seemingly infinite supply of bogus “evidence for string theory” is a recent Slashdot posting about a claim to have measured a change in time of the proton/electron mass ratio. It is based on a New … Continue reading →

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Northeastern University Researchers Find Signs of Extra Dimensions

Posted on January 26, 2006 by woit

If you believe the headline of a press release issued today by Northeastern University, its researchers have found evidence of extra dimensions. The actual text of the press release tells a different story, that they haven’t found evidence of extra … Continue reading →

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Various Hype

Posted on March 29, 2004 by woit

A recent new experimental result from Brookhaven has lead to some news stories like: Theory of matter in for a “sensational” revision which sounds pretty exciting. If you look into this more carefully, you’ll find that it’s based on a … Continue reading →

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