The Tim Ferriss Show

#115: Thinking About Extra Dimensions with Physicist Lisa Randall

Oct 24, 2015
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ANECDOTE

Randall's Science Journey

  • Lisa Randall and her sister both became scientists despite no family background in science.
  • Randall credits being "not properly socialized" and liking challenges for pursuing physics.
INSIGHT

Warped Extra Dimensions Explained

  • "Warped passages" refers to dimensions of space that are hidden because gravity is strongly warped.
  • Extra dimensions could be tiny or warped so gravity mostly concentrates in three dimensions.
INSIGHT

Dark Matter's Nature and Mystery

  • Dark matter interacts gravitationally but does not interact with light, making it "dark" or transparent.
  • It composes about five times more matter than ordinary matter but remains largely a mystery.
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