Charlie McHenry<p>When physicists clash…then social media gets in the way. Scientific exploration and disagreement/critique are two sides of the same coin. It is from these kinds of debates and discussions we get real scientific progress. But when audience capture and grift get in the way…this is what happens. </p><p>“When I wrote my critique of Geometric Unity, I thought I was simply engaging in math and physics. I never imagined it would take me on a journey of hypocrisy and censorship. To dismiss this story as mere internet drama is to overlook the troubling reality underneath it all: Eric Weinstein and several of our most prominent science communicators – nay, science populists – are willing to distort the truth to suit their own interests. Many eyes and ears tune into Hossenfelder, Keating, and Jaimungal, who frequently appear alongside distinguished scientists that are likely unaware of their involvement in the grift.” <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/SabineHossenfelder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SabineHossenfelder</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/EricWeinstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EricWeinstein</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicChatter</span></a></p><p><a href="https://timothynguyen.org/2025/08/21/physics-grifters-eric-weinstein-sabine-hossenfelder-and-a-crisis-of-credibility/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">timothynguyen.org/2025/08/21/p</span><span class="invisible">hysics-grifters-eric-weinstein-sabine-hossenfelder-and-a-crisis-of-credibility/</span></a></p>