Physicist explains quantum gravity | Andrew Strominger and Lex Fridman

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Andrew Strominger is a theoretical physicist at Harvard.

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[LexClips]

Guest bio: Andrew Strominger is a theoretical physicist at Harvard.

[havenbastion]

The cutting edge of science is always a search for the right metaphor to explain the data.

[bubba_lynn_crude]

Shaggy really changed after Scooby-Doo passed...

[ev.c]

WTF. The higgs were indeed first observed in 2012. I thought it was like, 5 years ago.

[calebrochester]

My math teacher in high school was the football coach.
I want my money back.
And my brain.

[scottgibeault]

Hey back to learning something intellectual and not soft porn...

[mitchellking]

This guy is Jason Bateman's smarter older brother.

[robertosalazar]

What does Aella have to do with quantum mechanics!???

-Oh this is not Aella !? Okey 😅😅

[steviejd]

Where’s the actually teaching, the understanding, this is so packed full of wool I m actually looking for the lost sheep.

[siddharthprathmpant]

I was just effing around with chatgpt - The hypothesis regarding the theory of darkness states that darkness is composed of particles called "dotons" that travel in the opposite direction to photons, at a speed of negative c in a vacuum. This theory suggests that the duality of wave and particle nature of light is actually just the existence of darkness as a wave when light exists as a particle, and darkness existing as a particle when light exists as a wave. The hypothesis also proposes that black holes are made up of darkness, not light.
The hypothesis suggests that the negative direction of travel of dotons, in relation to the speed of light, is actually the opposite direction of time, i.e., light travels into the future and darkness travels into the past. The observation of light is the result of time ticking forward, while the observation of darkness could lead to time ticking backwards.
The hypothesis also states that the flow of photons creates a gravitational field, and the flow of dotons creates anti-gravity. Additionally, the hypothesis suggests that the big bang was actually caused by antigravity generated by the excessive amounts of darkness or dotons traveling towards the singularity.

[nighttrain]

Never been able to accept string theory idk why. I feel like theories have been made to fit models. Not the other way around. String theory was the beginning of making up rules to make the math fit the reality. Forcing squares through circle holes.

[DESOUSAB]

Lex: "I don't know what I am doing... I am desperately trying to figure it out." This is the story of my life, Lex.

[DarwinianUniversal]

Why do you need quantum gravity when atomic mass is generated by Glouns, which are a type of light, when we know that light has the capacity to propel through voids of space. Why don't you see that Mass is the property that is accelerating matter in a gravitational field. Atoms possess the agency that drives gravitational acceleration

[skipyoung]

This guest answers the first question asked of him (an extremely complex question) with such certainty it makes me think that his answer is more "puffing" (as in salesmanship) than factual. He follows up by saying, "we don't anticipate anything contradictory" (in other words, the science is settled). I think he's full of it !!

[imretihanyi]

All leads back to the 'Big Bang' Theory! All that is also just a guess work! Where did 'matter' come from? From nothing? What was first, and from what did it evolve? Where does the Universe heading? What does the future hold for the Universe?

[MrGundawindy]

I want to spitball an idea about dark matter/dark energy to someone that may understand the math. I'm sure you're aware of the picture representing the gravity well of a massive object, like a sheet with a weight on it. But what about if massless space time is curved inn the opposite direction, not flat? Such that in the deepest, emptiest parts of space time, gravity is actually repulsive. In more massive areas, like the empty space in between galaxies somewhere is flat (actual zero gravity) and near massive objects the curve is the well, which causes an attraction?

[jvfresh]

In conclusion, string theorists can't even tell you what string theory is...

[TheSwamper]

My problem with string theory is this: until you can do repeatable PHYSICAL experiments to test it, it'll never be more than a hypothesis. What value does a theory have if only through complex math can you "prove" it?

[macysondheim]

Don’t start by announcing to the readers what you’re going to be talking about. The introduction should rather include of a brief 1-2 sentence summary or overview of the topic.

[mitchmccracken]

Pilot wave theory will also eventually find its place and put an end to a lot of this nonsense.