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34 - Should Beauty Guide Physicists?

Aug 23, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
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The Connection Between Truth and Beauty in Physics
02:33 • 2min
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3
The Beauty of Physics
04:03 • 3min
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The Beauty of a Complex Theory
06:44 • 2min
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The Beauty of Simple Theories
08:28 • 2min
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The Beauty of a Theory
10:52 • 2min
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How to Evaluate the Relative Likelihoods of Different Theories Being True if They Are Currently Untested
13:17 • 3min
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The Relationship Between Beauty and Truth
16:33 • 6min
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The Myth of Beauty and Physics
22:12 • 6min
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Some physics theories are admired for being beautiful, but does that mean they are more likely to be true? Or could chasing beauty lead us astray?

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