String Theory podcasts

Cumrun Vafa discusses the gap between string theory's mathematical possibilities and experimental tests. The conversation considers the landscape of candidate universes, the swampland programme for ruling out inconsistent possibilities, dimensional constraints and the role of cosmological observations in seeking predictions relevant to our Universe.

Hosted by Janna Levin, Steven Strogatz

Yang-Hui He joins Steven Strogatz to trace geometry from ancient measurement and Euclid to curved spaces, general relativity, and string theory. They discuss why geometry provides a shared language for mathematics and physics, how rigorous proof interacts with physical intuition, and how artificial intelligence might change mathematical discovery. The conversation also contrasts broad conceptual views with concentrated work on individual problems.

Hosted by Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin