
#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning
Lex Fridman Podcast
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Theoretical Physics and Nobel Prize Eligibility
This chapter explores the connection between theoretical physics and Nobel Prizes, emphasizing the historical trend of awarding the prize only after experimental validation. The discussion focuses on string theory's speculative nature and debates its classification as a hypothesis rather than a comprehensive theory at its current stage.
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