A Greene universe

Article Abstract:

The techniques used by Columbia University psychics and mathematics professor Brian Greene in teaching how the universe came to be is noted. The professor is one of the leading experts in string theory which states that all matter and forces are composed of tiny 'strings'.

Author: Hayashi, Alden
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
United States, Officials and employees, Behavior, Study and teaching, Astrophysics, Greene, Brian, Columbia University

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The nature of space and time

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Excerpts from a series of public lectures on general relativity, given by physicists Stephen W. Hawking and Roger Penrose, compare and contrast the men's differing perspectives on quantum theory and the origin and evolution of the universe.

Author: Hawking, Steven W., Penrose, Roger
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
Models, Cover Story, Black holes (Astronomy), Quantum theory, Quantum mechanics, Cosmology

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Undressing the emperor: physicist and 'Social Text' prankster Alan Sokal fires another salvo at thinkers in the humanities

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Physicist Alan Sokal has stirred a lot of debate regarding science and scientific thought with his publication of the 'Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity.' The article was meant as a satire on the misuse of scientific ideas.

Author: Mukherjee, Madhusree
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
Analysis, Critical thinking, Sokal, Alan

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