Big Picture Science: Skeptic Check: String Theory
REPEAT
The idea that
the universe is made of tiny vibrating strings was once the science
theory du
jour. String theory promised to unite the disparate theories describing
particles and gravity, and many people, not just scientists, were
optimistic
that a theory of everything might be within our grasp. But here we are,
many years later, and string theory doesn’t seem to have delivered on
its initial promise. What happened? We consider the science around
string
theory in this episode of Skeptic Check
Guest:
- Brian Greene – Physicist and mathematician at Columbia University, and author of The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory.
Originally aired October 14, 2024
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