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#204 – Cumrun Vafa: String Theory

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The Nobel Prize for String Theory

There's no Nobel Prize that has been given on string theory. "To try to give a prize to one person in string theory doesn't do justice to the diversity of the subject" There are many people within this range, which I haven't even mentioned, they have done fantastic important things. For some reason, humanity like heroes and science is no exception, but I personally try to avoid that track.

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