Unifying Nature’s Laws: The State of String Theory

Einstein dreamed of a unified theory of nature’s laws. String theory has long promised to deliver it: a mathematically elegant description that some have called a “theory of everything.” Join one of the most influential groups of theorists ever assembled on a single stage to evaluate the current state of this most ambitious of theories. The Big Ideas Series is supported in part by the John Templeton Foundation. Participants: David Gross Andrew Strominger Edward Witten Moderator: Brian Greene 00:00 - Introduction 02:45 - Participant introductions 04:16 - Lord Kelvin and the end of physics 10:32 - Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity 18:15 - What is Quantum Field Theory? 26:12 - 1984 and the String Theory breakthrough 32:02 - Understanding the strong nuclear force 40:18 - Summary of String theory through time 48:09 - Where are we now in the journey of String Theory? 53:55 - Can String Theory give incite on Black Holes and the Big Bang? 1:02:12 - Has String Theory inspired breakthroughs in mathematics? 1:08:40 - Anti De sitter space / conformal field theory 1:16:00 - Has thinking changed by what has been found through String Theory? 1:24:00 - Final thoughts on the current state of String Theory SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS on this program through a short survey: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7641136/Unifying-Nature-s-Laws-The-State-of-String-Theory WSF Landing Page: https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/programs/unifying-natures-laws-the-state-of-string-theory/ - SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel and "ring the bell" for all the latest videos from WSF - VISIT our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com - LIKE us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldsciencefestival - FOLLOW us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldSciFest #worldsciencefestival #stringtheory #briangreene #EdwardWitten #AndrewStrominger #DavidGross #stringtheory #physics #briangreene #EdwardWitten