Interview with theoretical physicist Edward Witten, recorded in 2003.
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@vielbosheit10 жыл бұрын
I'm always astounded at how Edward Witten seems to be a 100%, genuinely "good" person. He's full of passion for what he's doing, has a very realistic and humble view of his place in history and the field, and is very patient and understanding with questions.
@stanhootzz19046 жыл бұрын
He is has a BEAUTIFUL calming presence.
@Ernesto13173 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!!
@chiragsharma5050 Жыл бұрын
M theory is pseudoscience their is no way of proving 26 dimensions its not scientific.
@waynewayne9693 Жыл бұрын
Go watch his lectures at Princeton and you will edit your statement.
@some1rational Жыл бұрын
@@waynewayne9693 how so?
@Philosophilia8 жыл бұрын
what I also find honourable is that so much of this - which is his own ideas, he uses the term _we_ rather than _I_ or _me._ Just wanted to mention that and add it to this remarkable man.
@Scrubbzzy8 жыл бұрын
what's also interesting is with his undoubtedly gifted math and physics skills he was still wanting to learn in other subjects
@Fantastic-One8 жыл бұрын
+Philosophilia It has got nothing to do with honor but more to do with an understanding that just because you came up with a certain idea it's not you who got it from scratch. everyone builds upon others work and If we succeed we succeed if we fail we fail.........that way you save yourself from your own ego and also embarrassment if latter was the case. He is a smart guy to know what's at stake.
@KickinAss10007 жыл бұрын
Philosophilia even witnessing his words gives a sense humbling and patience that's unmatched in any other lecture I've ever heard.
@innosanto Жыл бұрын
@@Scrubbzzy he actually majored in history.
@FathomlessJoy Жыл бұрын
Only to provide the illusion of a groundswell. Still just a bunch of theorical nonsense going (or having thus far gone) nowhere.
@sk8rboy9592 жыл бұрын
this was the most human interview with a phisicist i have ever listened to. Enjoyed every second of it
@robwitten10 жыл бұрын
So that's how advanced aliens would talk :)
@HuntmanC689 жыл бұрын
robwitten lolololol
@rationalsceptic76346 жыл бұрын
The greatest living Physicist...such a gentle,sweet and gifted man
@kundakaps3 жыл бұрын
Maldacena
@innosanto Жыл бұрын
@@kundakaps or Penrose
@mr.ditkovich6379 Жыл бұрын
Maybe the smartest, but not the greatest. At least for now.
@kundakaps Жыл бұрын
@@innosanto Penrose is a mathematical physicist
@heruilin9 жыл бұрын
I am so grateful to have found this extraordinary interview. I truly believe him when he says he does have the best job possible.
@mohammadaminsarabi62077 жыл бұрын
greatest mind of our time
@queendoubleboy4 жыл бұрын
Dieses Video ist ein tolles Sammlerstück. Danke für die schnelle und richtige Arbeit alles kennen zu lernen.
@hamzatahir80749 жыл бұрын
cutting edge of human intelligence
@chemdah8 жыл бұрын
+Hamza Tahir I completely agree and it blows my mind. We can't look beyond Ed Witten in terms of where we have reached scientifically and intellectually. Using Ed's own analogy, we are all climbing up a mountain and finding new vistas but Ed is the one who has climbed the highest.
@daarom3472 Жыл бұрын
@@chemdah it could be though that he climbed the wrong mountain.
@FathomlessJoy Жыл бұрын
@@daarom3472 Right? I mean 30+ years and he's still serving up a bunch of nothing burgers.
@hgarcia318 Жыл бұрын
Edward Witten is the kindest, smartest and humblest person to have EVER lived. Full stop.
@opti60223 Жыл бұрын
Very informative interview of Edward Witten with the host of Science Friday, Ira Flatow. I loved listening to the questions from Ira and the responses from the Niels Bohr of String Theory, Edward Witten.
@paxwallacejazz12 жыл бұрын
It should be noted that many theoretical physicists are quite frankly in awe of Mr. Witten . Michio Kaku called him the smartest man in the world . What I see is a great human being filled humility and wonder .
@williamdrijver414111 ай бұрын
Eric Weinstein even stated he is terrified of Mr Witten 🙂
@jeongryu1235 жыл бұрын
I have read the elegant universe and in the book, Witten was like.. a giant monster of physics who takes care of the whole physics society. But as this video shows, what a lovely guy he is!! I LOVE HIM!!!!
@pebblebeach48687 жыл бұрын
I've only had sports hero's in my life but Edward Witten is my all time hero I'd trust my life with him. I feel more comfortable knowing Edward Witten is on planet earth he is so wise and smart I cannot imagine someone being so intelligent ... God Bless Edward Witten
@SuperHuia9 жыл бұрын
Ed Witten is totally captivating to listen too.
@MOSP14 Жыл бұрын
A humble extremely talented man. The kind we need many of.
@FijneWIET8 жыл бұрын
Probably the greatest mind alive...
@masoudsakha93313 жыл бұрын
You are wrong. you forgot me
@huzi377093 жыл бұрын
@@masoudsakha9331 Holy shit
@johno1544 Жыл бұрын
Shame he wasted much of his career on the dead end that is string theory.
@frankdux4515 Жыл бұрын
@@johno1544 shut it dummy...you should be kissing his feet you peasant.
@johno1544 Жыл бұрын
@@frankdux4515 oh struck a cord did I? you waste your life on the dead end that was string theory too?
@lello3335 жыл бұрын
im in love with Ed Witten mind, a gift to humanity for sure..
@NormBa8 жыл бұрын
magical mystery tour...Witten is faultlessly modest and riveting to listen to.
@johnmartin650 Жыл бұрын
Are you interviewing for a radio station or something?
@NormBa Жыл бұрын
@@johnmartin650 Well yes, I was. I've been a DJ since 2017.
@batfink274 Жыл бұрын
Great interview of a great human.
@kevinr8431 Жыл бұрын
A wonderful gift, thank you
@MacedonianHero11 жыл бұрын
The reason he called it "M" theory is because it was Ed who showed that all 5 theories were the same thing. So he got to name it. What a mind!
@connorc15484 жыл бұрын
His voice is very distinctive. Very soft for a man
@mipmip45755 жыл бұрын
What an amazing person.
@naturestan5 жыл бұрын
I have no idea how excited Galileo must have been looking up at the moon's of Jupiter, however I have an idea of how wondrous String Theory has become, thanks to Mr. Witten. And others of course.
@shiftinggearsnpassingqueers3 жыл бұрын
I am so happy there are people like him out there solving and discovering these things for the better of humanity. Calculus is as good as it gets for me.😂
@rja742010 жыл бұрын
The answers are all right in front of us. That is one of the fun and exiting things for physicists because they know that all they have to do is keep finding clues and pieces of the puzzle.
@HiAdrian12 жыл бұрын
Yeah, we'll have to see what the future brings. To my knowledge, there hasn't been any indication of SUSY in particle accelerators so far. I think if string theory wasn't so impressive a mathematical construct in itself, it might have been largely abandoned today. This interview is already on KZbin, but usually in 2 pieces, so i thought i'd upload it as a single video :)
@gusngregg51274 жыл бұрын
Mathematics without reality constrictions is not a good way of making science
@helmutalexanderrubiowilson68356 ай бұрын
Fantastic interview.. He is easily the smartest man of out planet
@user-br4bq9eg9s8 жыл бұрын
My Hero
@xxxfarrell Жыл бұрын
Every student in high school should see this or a good lecture from him
@maxnullifidian6 жыл бұрын
I need to find out what progress has been made recently on M-theory. This video is too old to give me that, but still a good intro to the subject. Witten is one of my favorite people!
@telemetry768 жыл бұрын
Edward Witten is an alien robot! Spread the word.
@thegreathawk22444 жыл бұрын
It's like a robot from the future being interviewed by Fred Flinstone
@zpango20003 жыл бұрын
By barney
@smailwaltit389 жыл бұрын
Thank you Adrian
@fortifiedmentality80674 жыл бұрын
His voice is like melted Werther's Originals.
@brendawilliams80622 жыл бұрын
Striking. Soft like rain
@andrecoleman18566 жыл бұрын
Mind blown!
@cmhardin374 жыл бұрын
It's hard to imagine that anything could be as intelligent as he is.
@user-bp8me5hk9f6 жыл бұрын
I wish that I had his intellectual abilities.
@brianruppert10712 жыл бұрын
Talk about an understatement! Wouldn’t we all.
@PUMPADOUR Жыл бұрын
String theory will never be in the bag.
@vtrandal Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what these clocks are that Edward Witten mentions. Start listening at 8:04 and in 10 or 15 seconds he asks, "Who started the clocks?"
@junak7775 жыл бұрын
Don't disturb circles. Does close loops vs ropes, strings have same harmonics?
@petermerelis3 жыл бұрын
sometimes intelligence reveals itself quite obviously. this is one of those times.
@blackmetalmagick16 жыл бұрын
So these strings, by vibration, create particles?
@oooon2225 жыл бұрын
I feel like the FBI will find me for watching this. 😂
@clmasse3 жыл бұрын
Wind instrument are beautiful too, like human voice. Wil we have a super brass theory anytime soon?
@clmasse3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and this will include thermodynamics, with a brass ensemble.
@shibammishra59066 жыл бұрын
Humility and modesty need to be redifined and reinterpreted. You are great Sir.
@benjaminhoover64274 жыл бұрын
united through understanding magnetism
@n-da-bunka26503 жыл бұрын
We don't have to go "near the big bang" for the notion of time to break down. All we have to do is work with the Speed of light. We all already KNOW that time changes as we get closer to the speed of light. It is one of the most simple, basic foundations of our life. Nothing can go faster than the speed of light which logically means that... as you get closer to the speed of light, the characteristics of time can be more easily analyzed.
@standTrueNorthStrongandFree10 ай бұрын
strings - the Universe defined in (or reduced to) one mathematical theory like all things Universe, mind boggling
@MOSP14 Жыл бұрын
He’s like a modern and kinder version of Alan Turing.
@mrautistic25808 жыл бұрын
cool analogy about the diet timing of elephants and lions
@souravmukherjee7045 жыл бұрын
super human being.... greatest living physicist in the world
@IIllIIllIIllIIll Жыл бұрын
This guy strikes fear in the hearts of his contemporaries. I don't mean this as a compliment.
@Tomahawk1999 Жыл бұрын
so, if string theory was viable, shouldn't there also be infinite particles as strings could take an infinite number of shapes?
@smoothcriminal2810 жыл бұрын
I need my daily witten calories...
@nmarbletoe82109 жыл бұрын
smoothcriminal28 witties breakfast of champions
@takkiejakkie54588 жыл бұрын
+smoothcriminal28 Lol
@smoothcriminal288 жыл бұрын
+N Marbletoe Witten's info is my main source of proteins.
@takkiejakkie54588 жыл бұрын
+smoothcriminal28 Eiwitten is the dutch word for proteins. Ei-*WITTEN*. You're on to something.
@Blankportion Жыл бұрын
Dude has the most AMSR voice I’ve ever heard.
@evilstewie03 Жыл бұрын
I'm literally hiding under then desk,i can hear him but I don't want him to see me, because if he saw me I'll never fully recover..😢
@mikeschatz91535 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry but Mr. Witten is, for my dollar AMAZING!!!!!!
@blackmetalmagick16 жыл бұрын
This guy called wittens work a bag of tricks, wow
@CalvinHikes Жыл бұрын
Good for him because strengthen theory has an advanced or been questioned enough and it's time. Very few other theories have been introduced. Some people's view even scientific view is that either it needs to work and we need to sort it out or we need to figure out a new theory. Cuz they've been banging the same drum for a long time without measurable advancement in reasonable time. Maybe we need more patience but meanwhile String Theory remains a bag of tricks
@carnsoaks111 жыл бұрын
the other guy to listen to is t'Hooft, Dutch physicist, these guys with a broad interest base are awesome. I agree, Witten is ballsy. His presentations are funny, expect him to drift off sometimes...
@naimulhaq96264 жыл бұрын
Witten would like to know how string theory (with all the harmonics) work. The answer is provided by the algorithm of quantum computation involving infinite dimensional function needed for super symmetry, leading to absolute determinism. This brings the Anthropic Principle, divine purpose, Intelligent Design.
@shadazmi54025 жыл бұрын
What is that pen that he is using??
@vizzieizzy11 ай бұрын
One thing about the bigger picture of physics and the universe I've always questioned is.... Ready? The math.....As humans we created math to understand problems and questions about the universe. Example, we discover a new question in say string theory or quantum mechanics that we have no way to understand so what do we do? We "create" new equations to fit the problem. It seems like we are doing the puzzle backwards.
@enlongchiou Жыл бұрын
m=(ch/3.14*g)^0.5 deduce ch=2*3.14*g*m^2=8*3.14*g*(m*c^2/2)^2/c^4 : solution of GR field equation from super symmetry 1/137.036=k*e^2/g*m^2 unite k*e^2 EM force of QM with gravity.
@williamdrijver414111 ай бұрын
If only all the money and the energy of such very impressive people would have gone to UAP research. Humanity could have been so much more advanced.
@Za7a7aZ Жыл бұрын
There is a reason why there stands Phd with their name..these guys must be able to guess about their educated fantasies
@urinetrouble49997 жыл бұрын
Ira Flatow is SO young here!
@cartmansuperstar5 жыл бұрын
that´s because it was recorded in the past.
@johnstarrett7754 Жыл бұрын
A tuning fork does not sound harsh. I am surprised he said this.
@paxwallacejazz11 жыл бұрын
Thank you will do .
@tberrardy8 жыл бұрын
Your hostile and aggressive response to my observation, asking me 'are you an idiot?' is a reflection of your intellectual capacity not of mine. I am a lay person interested in popular science and I expressed my thoughts which included my respect for his brilliance. STOP and think how unnecessarily foolish and aggressive your question to me is - ie. 'are you an idiot?' The fact is that I am a pretty smart guy who has accomplished quite a lot in my life, and I am happy that I do not resort to insulting people who view things differently than I do.
@CorCor-mq8vm9 ай бұрын
He should give a concert with strings
@Za7a7aZ Жыл бұрын
Its either frustrating for a brain like witten not to be able to solve the toe or it will wish to stay a mystery..
@ernestoppetit76386 жыл бұрын
"do you go bowling?"
@harryseldon362 Жыл бұрын
It's impossible to listen to Edward Witten and NOT learn something.
@paxwallacejazz12 жыл бұрын
I strongly suspect that string theory has opened the door to a revised understanding of the cosmos that will eventually be seen as being as pivotal as the realization that the Earth isn't the center of the universe . multiverse in 11d !
@Allenmarshall Жыл бұрын
What progress have we made on this?
@charwest5892 Жыл бұрын
none, in fact theyve figured out they were wrong. Quantum Mechanics to guys like Edward Witten is a blank check - to put whatever theory they wish and call it "quantum". Truth about *everything* is as Planck surmised: "Consciousness begets reality. Reality does not beget consciousness." Meaning we are in a holographic universe where each of our individual conscious' are creating the world around them. Rather than the Multi-verse, it turns out Humans are able to change timelines at will. Timelines beget pre-planning of some sort. Which means there is certainly a higher power. These pussy fuckin physicists wont touch this with a ten foot pole. They would rather hide behind their autism and fake as if they are on the cutting edge of something. Like this fuckin guy Witten.
@n-da-bunka26503 жыл бұрын
String theory is actually nothing by "frequency" theory. Many of us were born with the impression that everything in the world is composed of frequencies rather than particles so it should simply be referred to as a counter to "particle" theory. Odd thing is that I have never been adept at music but have no issue with frequencies instead of particle physics
@MarvinMonroe Жыл бұрын
Wonder if he ever did LSD. We was born in 1951 so he was the prime age back in 1970
@benjaminhoover64274 жыл бұрын
Magnetic Theory
@jimlahey5354 Жыл бұрын
Dude is on another plane
@gyanprakashraj4062 Жыл бұрын
Super..😄😄
@anunusualnick83404 жыл бұрын
Even if the string theory was right, what are these strings made out of? I can't see something made out of nothing.
@morgellonbetancor14537 жыл бұрын
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@SalesforceUSA5 жыл бұрын
Will Ed ever win Physics noble prize?
@theflabbygentleman92925 жыл бұрын
If string theory gets proven, probably, but we're pretty far from being able to actually test it.
@aritropat3 жыл бұрын
If Dave Rubin came here, his brain would be hurting big time.. it would be a long road to recovery..
@jn3750 Жыл бұрын
the smartest man alive!
@morgellonbetancor14536 жыл бұрын
no hay mayor misterio de aquel que calla buenas tardes
@Viewpoint314 Жыл бұрын
String theory is like a 10-dimensional elephant. (Listen to Ed Witten's talk)
@A.M.1379 ай бұрын
Off from the impressiveness of his mind working, I see the rare pattern that really has part in success anyway: try stop stuttering or using cognitive discourse markers. It does not only make you seem a bit stupid (total human thing, but unneccesary), but interupts or comforts interrupts of your own thinking.
@mikepeebles Жыл бұрын
So then Quantum Physics = Strings + Vibration x (e=mc2)
@shaner372311 ай бұрын
This guy and Vitalik Buterkin have a lot in common
@tberrardy8 жыл бұрын
Ed Witten is a brilliant and interesting scientist. I would like to see him more in the forefront popularizing science, but his monotone manner of speaking and his lack of dynamics and animation do not lend themselves to his gaining the exposure and recognition that many less brilliant scientists have attained. . (IMHO)
@Fantastic-One8 жыл бұрын
+Terry Brady are you an idiot? pretty sure He's working on something that can change the future of humanity and you want him to waste his time and get involved in all the mumbo-jumbo crap on tv and internet? he doesn't need to be popular or get exposure.....leave him in peace like when Einstein was a nobody working at patent office. Don't distract him Terry Brady
@Fantastic-One8 жыл бұрын
Veridian There are trade off to everything. He needs to realize that. That being said you are right i was being a little to rude.
@Fantastic-One8 жыл бұрын
Terry Brady I'm Sorry for what I've said to you because I know your intentions were good.
@ThePatsyMusic8 жыл бұрын
I wonder why the great dichotomy might not be reconcilable at all, other than by some construct which stands in between???
@calin.86 Жыл бұрын
This man is fuckin scary
@AchimMorinaKunst-design7 жыл бұрын
Stringtheorie hat nichts vorweisen zu können, wissenschaftlich betrachtet ist es also wertlos; wenngleich die Theorie - und nur solch eine ist es ja - recht interessant erscheint
@stanhootzz19046 жыл бұрын
Thank you fer the share. Thank u Lord Brahma fer the reminder on 11:05 on "the last step..."
@PrivateSi5 жыл бұрын
I didn't buy it when I first read about it - well, I did buy the Elegant Universe but it seemed like clutching at straws. Still of the same opinion. Nice guy though.
@drbonesshow19 жыл бұрын
Ed Witten interviewed by loudmouthed Ira Flatulence: an accumulation of gas in the world of science.
@jonathan-lw7hh8 жыл бұрын
+Don R. Mueller, Ph.D. The interviewer was fine, he provided good topics for Ed imo
@maff50088 жыл бұрын
there's only one number ed all others are multiplicity.