Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | Peter Woit is a theoretical physicist, mathematician, critic of string theory, and author of the popular science blog Not Even Wrong. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:– The Prisoner Wine Company: https://theprisonerwine.com/lex to get 20% off & free shipping– Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit– Sunbasket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off– BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off– SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera
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OUTLINE:Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.(00:00) – Introduction(07:22) – Physics vs mathematics(21:51) – Beauty of mathematics(43:42) – String theory(1:12:15) – Theory of everything(1:32:23) – Twistor theory and spinors(1:48:50) – Nobel Prize likelihood for theory of everything(1:52:36) – Simulating physics(1:56:07) – Sci-Fi, aliens and space(2:05:19) – Responsibility of scientists
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