Posts Tagged ‘physics’
Garrett Lisi: A beautiful new theory of everything
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Conceptual, Science, TED talks
Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that — just maybe — answers all the big questions. If nothing else, it’s the most beautiful 8-dimensional model of elementary particles and forces you’ve ever seen.
Murray Gell-Mann: Beauty and truth in physics
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Science, TED talks
Armed with a sense of humor and laypeople’s terms, Nobel winner Murray Gell-Mann drops some knowledge on TEDsters about particle physics, asking questions like, Are elegant equations more likely to be right than inelegant ones?
The search for dark energy and dark matter
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Science, TED talks
Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can’t be directly measured, but their influence is immense.
