Date: November 16th, 2005 File Size: 1.63mb (11kbps) Format: Windows Media 10 Overview: We're joined by Dr. Lisa Randall, Professor of Theoretical Physics at Harvard University and world-renowned expert on String & Brane-Theory. Dr. Randall is the winner of numerous scientific awards, and joins us to share her insights with us into this remarkable emerging branch of theoretical physics...
We cover a number of topics important to the science of today and the technology of tomorrow, including the Brane-Theory view of gravitation as a multi-dimensional process, and the emergence of String & Brane as Unified Field Theories for the 21st century. Link:Dr. Lisa Randall Interview Site:Harvard Physics Faculty Book:Warped Passages
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Best interview on this site. Excellent job
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A well respected researcher with valuable insights. A very interesting interview.
- gdaigle
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Outstanding interview very interesting responses. It was heartening to hear that after 2 thousand person-years of effort the string / brane crowd has finally achieved a testability prediction. That's quite an achievement. I look forward to the results from CERN in 2 years time - real phenomena not just mathematical guesswork!
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Dr. Randall is significantly educated. With that said this is the worst scientific model I have ever heard of. The article is great for those interested in learning how many holes Sting Theory has. Not only that but as Dr. Randal says her nor her String collegues have any experimental evidence of any kind. And the future doesn't look much more prospective. This is likely due to the fact that they have built a bridge from one island to the other with imaginary numbers and then forgot to replace the imaginary number with complete equations dimenisons and parameters using the Scientific Method. I wouldn't walk across that bridge with sharks below. Like she says at the end of the interview this "was a lot of fun." And that's about it.
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It's amazing to get the inside scoop on this theory still in it's infancy. Kudos to Dr. Randall!
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I can't shake the feeling that string theory is a bit of a dog and pony show. This interview didn't help shake that off. It felt like punches were being pulled and that there were subjects she wouldn't go near with a ten foot pole.
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Remember when they were beamed down on Star Trek
Windows Media 10 format audio interviews.