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Once again I am impressed with Wolchover's consistently great writing. I think I could call myself a fan at this point.

There's no bullshit. There's no more glossing over details than needed. The key finding is explained in as close to a layman's terms as you can get, given it's deep physics, yet with some human elements to it. And both sides of any debate are given a chance to give their side of the story.

Science writing will never please everyone, but this has exactly the level of detail I enjoy.

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I'm so pleased it doesn't start with stuff like "It was a windy autumn afternoon in Geneva in 1991, and Carlo Broggini had no idea, as he sipped his coffee, that the results he was about to see on his computer would turn the physics world upside down"

You forgot to use "whimsical", "flabbergasted" and "discombobulated" ;)

The moment you think it's going to start,

"Carlo Broggini grew up in the lazy suburbs of..."

Quality of her articles - depth, precision, explanation power - rivals those of Martin Gardner, which is admittedly a high bar. I don't know anybody else today coming close.

Not to deep into this topic, but Sabine Hossenfelder, both providing a critical insight and depth+precision is also something to consider as an outsider to physics. See backreaction.blogspot.com. Hits my sweet spot between maths, physics and layman guidance.

Hossenfelder is not that much of an outsider, she publishes respectable papers and is supported by many physicists, and she agrees with essentially every part of the present consensus.

I think "to consider as an outsider to physics" here means "for people who are outsiders to physics to consider".

Came here to comment on the great article, great to see I'm not alone.

I completely agree. I find her writing very straightforward to understand.

also agree, great stuff

This was excellent. Substantial enough that it didn’t feel superficial to me having taken a class in quantum mechanics. But still approachable enough for someone who only took that one class and didn’t major in the subjects.

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