Episode 25

Sabine Hossenfelder: Why Most Theories of Everything Are Wrong

Sabine Hossenfelder is a theoretical physicist who researches quantum gravity at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, and is the author of Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray. Subscribe at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w for more weekly conversations with intellectuals. Sabine's YouTube is: https://www.youtube.com/c/SabineHossenfelder/videos Sabine's Twitter is: https://twitter.com/skdh Follow us at http://twitter.com/bluthefilm

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal · Theories of Everything

August 13, 20201h 17m

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Sabine Hossenfelder dismantles aesthetic arguments in fundamental physics and challenges quantum gravity approaches She critiques the reliance on aesthetic arguments in fundamental physics and shares insights from her work on quantum gravity.

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- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w
- Sabine's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SabineHossenfelder/videos
- Sabine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/skdh
- Follow us: http://twitter.com/bluthefilm

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