And putting together the probabilities of quantum mechanics with the certainty of general relativity, that’s been the big challenge and that’s why we have been excited about string theory, as it’s one of the only approaches that can put it together.
BRIAN GREENEI like ‘The Simpsons’ quite a lot. I love the irreverent character of the whole show. It’s great.
More Brian Greene Quotes
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Science is the greatest of all adventure stories, one that’s been unfolding for thousands of years as we have sought to understand ourselves and our surroundings.
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Our eyes only see the big dimensions, but beyond those there are others that escape detection because they are so small.
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The beauty of string theory is the metaphor kind of really comes very close to the reality.
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Free will is the sensation of making a choice. The sensation is real, but the choice seems illusory. Laws of physics determine the future.
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Physicists are more like avant-garde composers, willing to bend traditional rules… Mathematicians are more like classical composers.
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I like ‘The Simpsons’ quite a lot. I love the irreverent character of the whole show. It’s great.
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Gravity is matter’s sugar daddy.
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I enjoy reading blogs, but am not interested in having my spurious thoughts out there.
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Quantum mechanics, that big, new, spectacular remarkable idea is that you only predict probabilities, the likelihood of one outcome or another. That’s the new idea.
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Art makes us human, music makes us human, and I deeply feel that science makes us human.
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Every moment is as real as every other. Every ‘now,’ when you say, ‘This is the real moment,’ is as real as every other ‘now’ – and therefore all the moments are just out there. Just as every location in space is out there, I think every moment in time is out there, too.
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We’re on this planet for the briefest of moments in cosmic terms, and I want to spend that time thinking about what I consider the deepest questions.
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The real question is whether all your pondering and analyses will convince you that life is worth living. That’s what it all comes down to.
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For most people, the major hurdle in grasping modern insights into the nature of the universe is that these developments are usually phrased using mathematics.
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The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers.
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