Monthly Archives: April 2024

Various and Sundry

Posted on April 28, 2024 by woit

The semester here is coming to a close. I’m way behind writing up notes for the lectures I’ve been giving, which are ending with covering the details of the Standard Model. This summer I’ll try to finish the notes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Euclidean Twistor Unification, Langlands | 14 Comments

This Week’s Hype

Posted on April 23, 2024 by woit

Until about a year and a half ago, the way to get funding in physics was to somehow associate yourself to the hot trend of quantum computing and quantum information theory. Large parts of the string theory and quantum gravity … Continue reading →

Posted in This Week's Hype | 23 Comments

Science Outreach News

Posted on April 16, 2024 by woit

A few items on the science outreach front: The Oscars of Science were held Saturday night in Hollywood, with a long list of A-listers in attendance, led by Kim Kardashian. More here, here and here. You’ll be able to watch … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Wormhole Publicity Stunts | 27 Comments

What is String Theory?

Posted on April 11, 2024 by woit

This semester the KITP has been running a program asking What is String Theory?, which is winding up next week, and was promising to “arrive at a deeper answer to the question in the title.” It seems though that this … Continue reading →

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How I fell out of love with academia

Posted on April 5, 2024 by woit

Sabine Hossenfelder today posted a new video on youtube which everyone in theoretical physics should watch and think seriously about. She tells honestly in detail the story of her career and experiences in academia, explaining very clearly exactly what the … Continue reading →

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