Thanks so much. I watched this video last year. I learned about 2 bits worth of new information after that first viewing. Those two bits were fascinating. I was in awe at the idea that space-time might not be fundamental, but may be emergent.
Watching it again I learned an additional 2^2 bits. Now I have a handle on one of the Feynman diagrams - maybe two.
I wonder if this geometric addition to my understanding will continue with subsequent viewings, or if I will find myself up against a ceiling effect for my knowledge.
I've downloaded many of these Gresham lectures. The Astronomy lectures by Carolin Crawford are wonderful. They are intellectually stimulating and yet very accessible.
In my next life I would like to be a mathematical/theoretical physicist. Maybe I'll get a head start by relearning calculus. I've never been satisfied with my limited exposure for the purposes of psychological test theory and mathematical statistics. Or maybe I'll come back as a screen writer.
Posted by: Norman Costa | Mar 14, 2013 10:12:30 PM
Nice. I read Lubos Motl to keep up with the latest thinking in that area and he frequently links to videos for the lay person like this. I generally understand about 5% of what he says but over the years that adds up. A great series of videos for non-professionals by the way is entitled "Quantum Entanglement" by Leonard Susskind. You can really learn some physics if you follow them all.
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Thanks so much. I watched this video last year. I learned about 2 bits worth of new information after that first viewing. Those two bits were fascinating. I was in awe at the idea that space-time might not be fundamental, but may be emergent.
Watching it again I learned an additional 2^2 bits. Now I have a handle on one of the Feynman diagrams - maybe two.
I wonder if this geometric addition to my understanding will continue with subsequent viewings, or if I will find myself up against a ceiling effect for my knowledge.
I've downloaded many of these Gresham lectures. The Astronomy lectures by Carolin Crawford are wonderful. They are intellectually stimulating and yet very accessible.
In my next life I would like to be a mathematical/theoretical physicist. Maybe I'll get a head start by relearning calculus. I've never been satisfied with my limited exposure for the purposes of psychological test theory and mathematical statistics. Or maybe I'll come back as a screen writer.
Posted by: Norman Costa | Mar 14, 2013 10:12:30 PM
Nice. I read Lubos Motl to keep up with the latest thinking in that area and he frequently links to videos for the lay person like this. I generally understand about 5% of what he says but over the years that adds up. A great series of videos for non-professionals by the way is entitled "Quantum Entanglement" by Leonard Susskind. You can really learn some physics if you follow them all.
Posted by: Luke Lea | Mar 15, 2013 12:40:12 PM
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