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Originally Posted by CraigS
Hey thanks Suzy;
I find Brian Greene to be one of the best theoretical physics presenters around. He's also the genuine article. Ed Witten is simply 'out there'.
I'm really glad these sorts of people are where they are, thinking about these kinds of things and talking about them to the general public.
Interesting that you chose to launch the thread here. Might as well make the most of it, go for broke, and ask folk whether they find this kind of material interesting or too 'pie in the sky'. I, for one, am interested in getting some feedback from the broader audience out there.
I'm also interested to know whether IIS folk think string theory or M-theory might ultimately satisfy desires to understand 'it all'.
I look forward to comments/feedback.
Thanks for launching the thread.
Cheers & Regards to all.
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Originally Posted by Suzy
I came across this brilliant video of Brian Greene explaining in very simple terms what String Theory is all about. It's a 19 minute video, so make yourself comfy. Brian Greene is one of the most famous string theorists around and he has a knack of explaining things so they are fairly easy to understand. He is also author of the famous book "The Elegant Universe" (amongst others) and the documentary series of the same name.
As many people don't fully comprehend what String Theory is all about, I have posted this link here instead of the science forum, thereby being available to a wider audience. (Mods I hope you don't mind). Enjoy, I am sure you will have a better understanding after watching!  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtdE662eY_M |
To both Suzy and Craig S.,
Both of you have posted some interesting stuff that I am really interested in. Some of it goes way beyond my knowledge ( Craig) and some I can cope with ( Suzy - from memory you are reading books about theories et al ?).
One thing though... Is that every time I read a post like this or watch a vid , I learn and UNDERSTAND just that little more. I look forward to these "tid bits". Even if I cant understand half of it, I still read/listen to the end ....each time picking up something and putting it together with other bits I've learned.
To answer Craig whether "IIS folk think string theory or M-theory might ultimately satisfy desires to understand 'it all'."..... well in a way.
I like the idea/theory. He says that atoms are made of quorks and quorks are then made of strings of energy. So what energy is this?. And how does this string of energy 'know' at what frequency to resonate at?
Mind boggling stuff!
Bring it on I say
Please keep this sort of stuff coming and yes, put them on general chat. That way more folks might pick it up!
Cheers, Thanks Suzy! and Craig
Bartman