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Lee Smolin: Como a ciência se parece com a democracia

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O físico Lee Smolin fala sobre como a comunidade científica funciona: conforme ele diz, "nós lutamos e discutimos até o limite de nossas forças," mas todos concordam que a próxima geração de cientistas irá decidir quem está certo. E, como ele diz, também é assim que a democracia funciona.

Lee Smolin is a theoretical physicist, working mainly in the field of quantum gravity. He's a founding member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Canada, and the author of The Trouble With Physics. Full bio »

Translated into Portuguese, Brazilian by Durval Castro
Reviewed by Arthur Melo
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