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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(07:08) - Difference between math and physics
\n(09:51) - Evolution of quantum mechanics
\n(13:09) - Can mathematics lead humanity off track
\n(14:07) - Beauty in mathematics
\n(19:27) - Philosophers using symmetry
\n(25:20) - How can ancient geometry be used to understand reality
\n(28:32) - Key ideas in the history of physics
\n(31:26) - Einstein's special relativity
\n(35:03) - Physicists building intuition
\n(43:01) - Best work by Einstein
\n(44:45) - Quantum mechanics
\n(54:47) - Quantum gravity
\n(57:02) - String theory
\n(1:13:11) - 10th Dimension
\n(1:19:48) - Skepticism regarding string theory
\n(1:30:53) - Key figures in string theory
\n(1:35:13) - String Theory's Nobel Prize
\n(1:38:18) - Edward Witten
\n(1:46:56) - String Theory Landscape & Swamplands
\n(1:55:46) - Theories of everything
\n(2:10:12) - Advice for young people
\n(2:13:14) - Death