Jim Gates: Supersymmetry, String Theory and Proving Einstein Right

Jim Gates (S James Gates Jr.) is a theoretical physicist and
professor at Brown University working on supersymmetry,
supergravity, and superstring theory. He served on former President
Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He is the
co-author of a new book titled Proving Einstein Right about the
scientists who set out to prove Einstein's theory of relativity.
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should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. 00:00 -
Introduction 03:13 - Will we ever venture outside our solar system?
05:16 - When will the first human step foot on Mars? 11:14 - Are we
alone in the universe? 13:55 - Most beautiful idea in physics 16:29
- Can the mind be digitized? 21:15 - Does the possibility of
superintelligence excite you? 22:25 - Role of dreaming in
creativity and mathematical thinking 30:51 - Existential threats
31:46 - Basic particles underlying our universe 41:28 - What is
supersymmetry? 52:19 - Adinkra symbols 1:00:24 - String theory
1:07:02 - Proving Einstein right and experimental validation of
general relativity 1:19:07 - Richard Feynman 1:22:01 - Barack
Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology 1:30:20 -
Exciting problems in physics that are just within our reach 1:31:26
- Mortality