Episode #246
Peter Woit: Theories of Everything and Why String Theory is Not Even Wrong
Peter Woit is a theoretical physicist, mathematician, critic of string theory, and author of the popular science blog Not Even Wrong.
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What this episode covers
Peter Woit is a theoretical physicist, mathematician, critic of string theory, and author of the popular science blog Not Even Wrong.
Where to start
Nobel Prize likelihood for theory of everything
Peter Woit and Lex Fridman discuss nobel prize likelihood for theory of everything.
Start at 1:48:50
Responsibility of scientists
Peter Woit and Lex Fridman discuss responsibility of scientists.
Start at 2:05:19
Twistor theory and spinors
Peter Woit and Lex Fridman discuss twistor theory and spinors.
Start at 1:32:23
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Key takeaways
- Introduction
- Physics vs mathematics
- Beauty of mathematics
- String theory