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A straight line is a special case of a curve. It's a curve which is uncurved.

— Leonard Susskind

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The problem with general relativity is that the principles are pretty simple and the computations are always ugly.

The standard SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1) theory of strong, electromagnetic, and weak interactions appears to correctly describe physics down to the smallest distance scales yet probed.

(Jokingly) Sex in ten dimensions is impossible... topologically.

My physics has been extremely mainstream, ... It's not true that I'm some sort of a [radical thinker], not at all.

Most constants are adjusted with a deviation of one percent, which means that if the value differs by one percent everything collapses. Physicists can certainly claim that this is a fluke, but it must be acknowledged that this cosmological constant is adjusted to an accuracy of 1/10120. No one thinks that this is solely a fluke. It is the most extreme example of hyperfine regulation...

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