The Rise of Conspiracy Physics and Epistemic Collapse in Academic Science
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Summary
The article discusses the phenomenon of 'conspiracy physics' where online streamers are building large audiences by attacking academic physics as a corrupt establishment. The author connects this to a broader 'epistemic collapse' in fundamental theoretical physics, where there's a loss of reliable sources for distinguishing truth from falsehood. Scientists are reportedly becoming concerned about this trend.
Key quotes
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epistemic collapse: the collapse of a shared reality, caused by the loss of reliable sources for distinguishing what is true from what is false
Streamers are building huge audiences by attacking academic physics as just another corrupt establishment
Scientists are starting to worry
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