#246 – Peter Woit: Theories of Everything and Why String Theory is Not Even Wrong
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br />
(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:22) – Physics vs mathematics<br />
(21:51) – Beauty of mathematics<br />
(43:42) – String theory<br />
(1:12:15) – Theory of everything<br />
(1:32:23) – Twistor theory and spinors<br />
(1:48:50) – Nobel Prize likelihood for theory of everything<br />
(1:52:36) – Simulating physics<br />
(1:56:07) – Sci-Fi, aliens and space<br />
(2:05:19) – Responsibility of scientists</p>