You can share this video by copying this HTML to your clipboard and pasting into your blog or web page.
You either have JavaScript turned off or have an old version of the Adobe Flash Player. To view this rating widget you
need to get the latest Flash player.
If your browser allows only "trusted sites" to execute Javascript, you should add the "googleapis.com" domain to your whitelist to allow our Flash detection to work properly.
Got an idea, question, or debate inspired by this talk? Start a TED Conversation.
Физик Ли Смолин рассказает о том, как функционирует научное сообщество. Как он выразился, «мы всеми силами боремся и спорим», но все понимают, что только следующее поколение ученых решит, кто прав. Именно так, по его словам, функционирует и демократия.
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 Russian by Dmitry Balandin
Reviewed by Namik Kasumov
Comments? Please email the translators above.
Just follow the guidelines outlined under our Creative Commons license.
This comment will be attributed to . Not ? Sign Out.