The Rise of ‘Conspiracy Physics’
- sciart0
- Sep 14
- 1 min read
Quick Summary
Online personalities are claiming academic physics is in crisis due to groupthink, attacking mainstream ideas like string theory.
Conspiracy physics attracts millions of viewers by claiming academic physics is corrupt and that scientists are lying to the public.
Physicists are concerned about budget cuts and are trying to address the public more forcefully to maintain public legitimacy.