Sabine Hossenfelder

"The en:Standard Model is based on a principle called "gauge symmetry". According to this principle, every particle has a direction in an internal space, much like the needle in a compass, except that …"

"To make predictions with inflation one cannot just say “there once was exponential expansion and it ended somehow.” No, to be able to calculate something, one needs a mathematical model. The current m…"

"The logic of arguments from en:Naturalness resembles the attempt to .predict the plot of a long-running TV series. If the hero -- here, naturalness --is in a pickle, certainly he will survive, so some…"

"If you want to rely on non-empirical assessment, you have to make really sure that scientists’ judgment is as objective as humanly possible. And the environment in academia presently is absolutely uns…"

"In our search for new ideas, beauty plays many roles. It's a guide, a reward, a motivation. It's also a systematic bias."