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Peter Woit - Theories of Everything & Why String Theory is Not Even Wrong
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Peter Woit is a theoretical physicist, mathematician, critic of string theory, and author of the popular science blog Not Even Wrong.
Books mentioned
Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical LawPeter WoitPublished: Sep 4, 2007
The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century PhysicsRobert P CreasePublished: Feb 1, 1996 Timestamp: 1:57:59
Timestamps
- 0:23 - Physics vs mathematics
- 14:52 - Beauty of mathematics
- 36:43 - String theory
- 1:05:16 - Theory of everything
- 1:25:24 - Twistor theory and spinors
- 1:41:51 - Nobel Prize likelihood for theory of everything
- 1:45:37 - Simulating physics
- 1:49:08 - Sci-Fi, aliens and space
- 1:58:20 - Responsibility of scientists