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The Crisis in String Theory is Worse Than You Think...[feat. Leonard Susskind]
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Oct 31, 2024
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In today's episode, we are joined by Leonard Susskind, the renowned theoretical physicist often called the "Father of String Theory," who has profoundly shaped our understanding of quantum mechanics, black holes, and the nature of the universe. New Substack! Follow my personal writings here:
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LINKS MENTIONED: - Conformal Field Theory (book):
https://amzn.to/4fooVr8
- Leonard Susskind Bio:
https://physics.stanford.edu/people/leonard-susskind
- Leonard on The Origins Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhszd_wqAgQ
- Leonard Susskind’s String Theory lectures:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL202191442DB1B300
- Latham Boyle on TOE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyLeeEFKk04
- Peter Woit on TOE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTSeqsCgxj8&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlN6E8KrxcYCWQIHg2tfkqvR&index=8
- Stephen Wolfram on TOE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YRlQQw0d-4
- Stephen Wolfram at Mindfest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHPQ_oSsJgg
- Roger Penrose on TOE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGm505TFMbU
- Cumrun Vafa on TOE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUHOoMX4Bqw
- Neil Turok on TOE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUp9x44N3uE
- Garrett Lisi on TOE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ulJmfFvd8
- TOE’s String Theory Iceberg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PdPnQuwjY
- Sean Carroll on TOE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AoRxtYZrZo
- Sean Carroll’s podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxfgDEc2NxY_fRExpDXr87tzRbPCaA5x
- The de Sitter:
https://hal.science/hal-00109682/document
- Susskind: String theory not a complete picture of how quantum gravity works:
https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=6252
- Can we unify quantum mechanics and gravity?:
https://physicsworld.com/a/can-we-unify-quantum-mechanics-and-gravity/
- New theory claims to unite Einstein's gravity with quantum mechanics:
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-theory-einstein-gravity-quantum-mechanics.html
- Time and Quantum Mechanics SOLVED? | Lee Smolin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOKOodQXjhc
- Fay Dowker on TOE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgYHEPCLVas
- Edward Frenkel on TOE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_oPMcvHbAc
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- iTunes:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802
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https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
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