Strings 2020

A nice overview of Strings 2020, given by David Gross.  Fuzzballs and replica wormholes took center stage.

In Memory of John Conway

John Conway, the legendary mathematician, has passed.  Conway will be remembered for his deep work in pure mathematics, especially in cellular automata and Monstrous moonshine.  When asked about one of his greatest life’s mysteries, he expressed his desire for the 196883 representation of the Monster to be properly understood.  The quest goes on, and hopefully, through physics this mystery can be solved.

Eric Weinstein’s Geometric Unity

At long last, Eric Weinstein has released footage of his 2013 talk at Oxford on his candidate unified theory—geometric unity.  The talk was hosted by Marcus du Sautoy.  Enjoy!