On the third day of HowTheLightGetsIn, the Arena was buzzing with those brave souls wishing to see the clash of titans over string theory. An extraordinary panel: Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose, pioneering string theorist Tasneem Zehra Husain, Polymath Mathematical Physicist Eric Weinstein and the ground-breaking string theorist Brian Greene. The panelists gathered at HTLGI to debate the trouble with String Theory, theory or framework, community or oligarchy, a beautiful theory or one detached from reality.
String theory under fire
Brian Greene and Tasneem Zehra Husain questioned by Roger Penrose and Eric Weinstein
9th June 2023
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