When String theory fell apart, not everyone was distraught. Some people even seem to relish the fact.
當弦理論破裂時,不是每個人都心煩意亂。有些人甚至似乎喜歡這個事實。
"The String theory really was this so-called theory of everything. Five theories of everything seem like an embarrassment of britches."
弦理論是所謂的萬物論。5個理論看起來像是尷尬的分支一樣。
Michael Duff had been a rising star of an earlier idea called Super Gravity. String theory has displaced it and almost destroyed Duff's career.
邁克爾·達夫曾是早起思想超級重力升起的新星。弦理論取代了它,差點毀了達夫的職業生涯。
"Physics tends to be dictated by fad and fashion. There are the gurus who dictate the direction in which new ideas grow."
“物理學往往是直接與流行時尚掛鉤。專家決定新思想的發展方向。”
注:聽力文本來源于普特