Has Physics Gotten Something Really Important Really Wrong?

It's possible that string theory or the multiverse may find strong links with data, but a recent book provides a view of what a truly different philosophical approach would look like. Adam Frank reports that Lee Smolin and Roberto Unger pull no punches in their sense that the lack of empirical data has led the field astray.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/06/28/483805061/has-physics-gotten-something-really-important-really-wrong?source=Snapzu