Anomaly cancellation

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A discovery in the mid-1980s that gave a 'green light' to string theory due to two improbable things canceling each other, leading to a cultural phenomenon.

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Garrett Lisi on "The Portal", Ep. #015 - My Arch-nemesis, Myself. (with host Eric Weinstein)

Garrett Lisi on "The Portal", Ep. #015 - My Arch-nemesis, Myself. (with host Eric Weinstein)

Eric Weinstein

A discovery in the mid-1980s that gave a 'green light' to string theory due to two improbable things canceling each other, leading to a cultural phenomenon.