Beyond Einstein: In Search of the Ultimate Explanation
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Published 2014-08-04
Renowned physicists Leonard Susskind and Jim Gates, and prominent historian Peter Galison discussed what’s been achieved and tackle pivotal questions. Would a unified theory reveal why there is a universe at all? Would it tell us why mathematics is adept at unraveling nature’s mysteries? Might it imply we are one universe of many, and what would that mean for our sense of how we fit into the cosmos? Moderated by Nobel Laureate Paul Nurse.
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Original Program Date: June 1, 2008
MODERATOR: Paul Nurse
PARTICIPANTS: Janna Levin, Jim Gates, Peter Galison, Leonard Susskind
Participant Introductions 00:00
Why was Einstein interested in the unified theory? 2:39
Where are we today with the unified theory? 7:55
Who was James Maxwell? 12:18
What is string theory? 19:26
The Unified Theory of Biology. 24:28
What biology thinks about String theory. 36:20
How successful have the symmetries been in string theory? 42:40
The unanswerable questions of Physics. 52:57
Why is physics not apparent in our everyday life? 56:40
All Comments (21)
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Leonard Susskind honors with his gaze only those who at least understand differential calculus.
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As a semi-retired Ph.D. psychologist I have become increasingly fascinated with particle physics and cosmology during the past few years and listen to/read everything I can get my hands on. What an incredibly stimulating intellectual journey.
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3 thumbs-up for this one... an utterly brilliant discussion!
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As with all of these presentations from The World Science Festival, another brilliant discussion. I find these talks so fascinating even when conveying ideas we may already be familiar with, because they allow us a glimpse of how the finest minds in the field approach the problems.
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Love this channel
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Brilliant and lively discussion 👏
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Yes! Thank you!!! I've been waiting for this for so long !!!
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Leonardo thank you for your consideration about concept of dimension
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Another hour please.
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Symphony of different notes played on the same one kind of a thing. What a great description , hat's off...
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Man, this program aired a long time ago - right after I graduated from high school and before I started college in the Fall of 2008.
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Respected sir Pls attach the English subtitles with all videos. It really help us Thanku,
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Does string theory work with none real/false dimensions?
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That historian guy is such a good speaker. Damn
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awesome talk :D
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great talk
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I love discussions like this. It's like taking a step back from science and looking at what the best way to go about it is. Makes me think about Taoism.
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Maxwell equations already can explain very well the unified fields theory via the interaction if the displacement currents with the magnetic fields resulting in gravitational fields.
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One of the better ones..a good knowledgeable host..instead of the usua gasbags
