Edward Witten
American theoretical physicist
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Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion - How Evolution Hid the Truth | Lex Fridman Podcast #293
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A theoretical physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, also cited as supporting the view that SpaceTime is doomed.
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A former TA of the guest, who later won a Fields Medal and has been very involved in string theory.
Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, The Big Bang, Aliens, Death, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #232
Lex Fridman
A leading physicist who significantly contributed to string theory from its early days to the present.
Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize | Lex Fridman Podcast #257
Lex Fridman
Theoretical physicist and a leading researcher in string theory and M-theory, often given significant credence in physics discussions.
Peter Woit: Theories of Everything & Why String Theory is Not Even Wrong | Lex Fridman Podcast #246
Lex Fridman
A remarkable mathematician and physicist, described as smarter and harder-working than most, whose greatest work, some argue, has little to do with string theory. He received a Fields Medal for his work in mathematics.
Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox - Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #370
Lex Fridman
One of the most prolific and influential theoretical physicists, a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study. Frenkel collaborated with him and describes him as having a unique vision, connecting quantum physics and mathematics almost unparalleled, consistently proving his conjectures right.
Cumrun Vafa: String Theory | Lex Fridman Podcast #204
Lex Fridman
A highly influential figure in string theory during the mid-80s and 90s, changing its landscape and contributing significantly to the duality revolution.
Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System | Lex Fridman Podcast #201
Lex Fridman
A mathematical physicist interested in string theory, who proposed using a fleet of probes accelerated by radiation pressure to discover Planet Nine if it's a primordial black hole.
Geometric Unity - A Theory of Everything (Eric Weinstein) | AI Podcast Clips
Lex Fridman
Physicist whose paragraph summarizing the deepest knowledge of the universe, referencing key equations, is used as a focal point for understanding.
Eric Weinstein: Geometric Unity and the Call for New Ideas & Institutions | Lex Fridman Podcast #88
Lex Fridman
A brilliant physicist whose prose paragraph outlining the deepest knowledge of the universe, including the Einstein, Dirac, and Yang-Mills-Maxwell equations, is central to Weinstein's 'Graph Wall Tome' project.
Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness | Lex Fridman Podcast #134
Lex Fridman
Physicist who won a Fields Medal in mathematics, representing the reverse journey of Penrose.
Grant Sanderson: Math, Manim, Neural Networks & Teaching with 3Blue1Brown | Lex Fridman Podcast #118
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as a prominent figure in string theory, whose work on theories of everything is too complex for general understanding.
Eric Weinstein (Solo), Ep. #018 of The Portal - Slipping the DISC: State of The Portal/Chapter 2020.
Eric Weinstein
Co-credited with the 'Sai-burg Witten equations', which the speaker claims to have developed earlier.
Scott Aaronson: Computational Complexity and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #130
Lex Fridman
Theoretical physicist and leading figure in string theory, mentioned as someone who would advocate for a unified description of nature.