Sean Carroll's Mindscape Frank Wilczek on the Present and Future of Fundamental Physics (Season 1, Episode 130)
Podcast Episode | 76 min | Talk-Show

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Frank Wilczek on the Present and Future of Fundamental Physics (Season 1, Episode 130)

Podcast Episode | 76 min | Talk-Show

What is the world made of? How does it behave? These questions, aimed at the most basic level of reality, are the subject of fundamental physics. What counts as fundamental is somewhat contestable, but it includes our best understanding of...See moreWhat is the world made of? How does it behave? These questions, aimed at the most basic level of reality, are the subject of fundamental physics. What counts as fundamental is somewhat contestable, but it includes our best understanding of matter and energy, space and time, and dynamical laws, as well as complex emergent structures and the sweep of the cosmos. Few people are better positioned to talk about fundamental physics than Frank Wilczek, a Nobel Laureate who has made significant contributions to our understanding of the strong interactions, dark matter, black holes, and condensed matter, as well as proposing the existence of time crystals. We talk about what we currently know about fundamental physics, but also the directions in which it is heading, for better and for worse. See less