Edward Witten - How is Mathematics Truth and Beauty?

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    What is it about mathematics that mathematicians employ the language of philosophy to speak about “truth” and the language of art to speak about “beauty”? What makes mathematical propositions true? What makes them beautiful. Conversely, can mathematical propositions be true without being beautiful and/or be beautiful without being true?
    Edward Witten is a theoretical physicist and professor of mathematical physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Witten is a researcher in string theory, quantum gravity, supersymmetric quantum field theories, and other areas of mathematical physics.
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  • @Eigenbros
    @Eigenbros 3 роки тому +499

    Ed Witten is a smart guy's smart guy. The amount of respect that scientists and mathematicians have for him says everything

    • @frankdimeglio8216
      @frankdimeglio8216 3 роки тому +4

      Why DiMeglio CLEARLY tops Newton AND Einstein:
      The game is over. F=ma AND E=mc2 BOTH apply to AND describe WHAT IS THE SUN. The SPEED OF LIGHT (c) is a POINT. Gravity/acceleration involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. ACCORDINGLY, GRAVITATIONAL force/energy IS proportional to (or BALANCED with/as) inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM ENERGY IS GRAVITY. "Mass"/ENERGY involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE consistent with/as what is BALANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL FORCE/ENERGY, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. ACCORDINGLY, a given PLANET (INCLUDING WHAT IS THE EARTH) sweeps out equal areas in equal times; AND this is THEN CLEARLY consistent WITH/AS F=ma, E=mc2, AND what is perpetual motion; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. Gravity/acceleration involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE, AS GRAVITY IS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY. (THEREFORE, the rotation of the Moon MATCHES it's revolution.) SO, ALL of SPACE is NECESSARILY ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL (IN BALANCE); AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. GREAT !!! Indeed, a PHOTON may be placed at the center of THE SUN (as a POINT, of course); as the reduction of SPACE is offset by (or BALANCED with) the SPEED OF LIGHT; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. Energy has/involves GRAVITY, AND ENERGY has/involves inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE. Gravity IS ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy. ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY.
      It is proven.
      ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. This is proven by BOTH F=ma AND E=mc2. This NECESSARILY represents, INVOLVES, and describes what is possible/potential AND actual IN BALANCE. Consider THE MAN who is standing on the FULLY VISIBLE EARTH/ground in what is NECESSARILY the BALANCED, ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL, MIDDLE DISTANCE in/of SPACE. The ability to thought to DESCRIBE OR RECONFIGURE sensory experience is ULTIMATELY dependent upon the extent to which thought is SIMILAR to sensory experience. THINK invisible/VISIBLE SPACE in balance. GREAT. Game over. (Thoughts are invisible.) There is your complete and perfect correspondence. Philosophy and physics TOGETHER in victory !!! Balance and completeness go hand in hand. It ALL makes perfect sense. DONE. E=mc2 is DIRECTLY AND FUNDAMENTALLY DERIVED FROM F=ma. ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. GAME OVER.
      VERY IMPORTANTLY, outer "space" involves full inertia; AND it is FULLY INVISIBLE AND black.
      The ULTIMATE unification of physics/physical experience combines, BALANCES, and includes opposites. Indeed, the INTEGRATED EXTENSIVENESS of thought (AND description) is improved in the truly superior mind. That is top down thinking. The PROOF is absolutely CLEAR. I have surpassed Newton and Einstein. FACT. IT ALL MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
      Dream experience is/involves true/real QUANTUM GRAVITY. Dreams balance being AND EXPERIENCE. THE EYE IS THE BODY. In the dream, BODILY/VISUAL experience is invisible AND VISIBLE IN BALANCE; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY.
      ACCORDINGLY, we are in the BALANCED MIDDLE DISTANCE in/of SPACE that is BETWEEN what is THE SUN and what is the SPEED OF LIGHT (c, a POINT). SO, "mass"/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. ALL of SPACE is NECESSARILY ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL (IN BALANCE), AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY.
      By Frank DiMeglio

    • @frankdimeglio8216
      @frankdimeglio8216 3 роки тому +4

      I have proven that string theory is nonsense. I have mathematically unified physics.

    • @jamesmorseman3180
      @jamesmorseman3180 3 роки тому +27

      @@archanayadav8322 literal nonsense, like the actual ramblings of a mad man lol

    • @cristianproust
      @cristianproust 2 роки тому +6

      @@jamesmorseman3180 It is very respetable to have a unified theory of physics and at the same time be a famous TikToker. I'm just saying

    • @user-hz1oy6ni6kpaparovits
      @user-hz1oy6ni6kpaparovits 2 роки тому +1

      He is the mekka of the brains

  • @copernicus633
    @copernicus633 Місяць тому +5

    He is so soft spoken and without inflammatory opinions.

  • @pikiwiki
    @pikiwiki 3 роки тому +252

    every time I've watched Ed Witten I've felt he lives in a separate reality. Which is not all bad.

    • @kristijanmirceta460
      @kristijanmirceta460 3 роки тому +28

      I don't think that at all. He just understands this reality far better than most people, I'd even say that that makes him a lot more present in this reality than other people are.

    • @pikiwiki
      @pikiwiki 3 роки тому +4

      @@kristijanmirceta460 hm. More present? More cognizant of the processes which govern the present? That sounds interesting

    • @kristijanmirceta460
      @kristijanmirceta460 3 роки тому

      @@pikiwiki Nice thought. More able to understand those he takes interest in.

    • @forgetfulfunctor1
      @forgetfulfunctor1 Рік тому

      ​@@kristijanmirceta460there's a bio of Feynman on yourube (who I think was..a genius but also very full of himself lol)
      He says something about biology like, "Some ppl think science neuters subjects, subtracts from their value, their human origin", or something like that. And then "Just because I can imagine the kinds of molecular processes and stuff that the plant is doing....
      That only enhances my view of the beauty. It doesn't subtract."
      Basically nobody NEEDS to feel like some jilted teenager when faced with new discovery
      Anyway thats the point you're basically getting at also, right?

    • @aniccadance13
      @aniccadance13 Рік тому

      Absolutely!

  • @gershonhayford8779
    @gershonhayford8779 8 місяців тому +47

    How I wish humans like Witten would be alive for a very very long time to do more for science. He is humble as usual, like all those truly intelligent people.

    • @sigurdh.s8320
      @sigurdh.s8320 6 місяців тому +4

      I think humbleness has more to do with wisdom than intelligence. He is obviously both:p

    • @SilvertortoisePiano
      @SilvertortoisePiano 5 місяців тому +1

      Is he more intelligent than trump though? That’s the question

    • @berlinisvictorious
      @berlinisvictorious 3 місяці тому +2

      Why would intelligent people be arrogant. Intelligent people allow themselves to make mistakes to learn from them. I haven't heard of a truly intelligent person who is arrogant in the slightest. Also, the more you are intelligent the more you understand how limited you are.

    • @Avicenna10
      @Avicenna10 14 днів тому

      @@SilvertortoisePiano You know Trump is not a physicist. But if he HAD been, he would have been the BEST physicist of them all, with the POSSIBLE exceptions of Newton and Einstein...

  • @kuribojim3916
    @kuribojim3916 Рік тому +100

    I really enjoyed hearing Edward Witten's thoughts on the questions you put to him. He is such a calm and eloquent speaker. I feel like he expresses himself with a certain economy of words that make incredibly clear points without any waffle or hyperbole. A very impressive man.

    • @forgetfulfunctor1
      @forgetfulfunctor1 Рік тому +6

      You eloqueted it perfect 😂😊 agreed

    • @insanity4224
      @insanity4224 Рік тому +5

      You could almost say his responses are.. calculated.
      😂sorry

    • @sanderwissink5330
      @sanderwissink5330 6 місяців тому +2

      Neil de Grasse Tyson comes to mind. He is the opposite, I much prefer this way of talking and presenting yourself

  • @LeventeCzelnai
    @LeventeCzelnai 4 роки тому +84

    imagine a "Closer to Truth" interview with AliG

    • @BugRib
      @BugRib 4 роки тому +1

      😆😂🤣 Good one! 👍

    • @adamj2683
      @adamj2683 4 роки тому +8

      "Can a computer find the answer to: 999999999999999999999 multiplied by - you didn't let me finish! - 99999999999999999.999999999999?"

    • @pikiwiki
      @pikiwiki 3 роки тому +1

      such fun

    • @nyuhanC
      @nyuhanC 3 роки тому +1

      @@adamj2683 gold

    • @nivmhn
      @nivmhn Рік тому

      Imagine an Ali G interview with Ed Witten!

  • @Epoch11
    @Epoch11 4 роки тому +19

    Thanks for more Witten!

  • @monkerud2108
    @monkerud2108 4 роки тому +37

    Understanding an equation is like walking into a new room, with new wonders you have never seen.

  • @kevinr8431
    @kevinr8431 4 роки тому +19

    Enlightening and inspirational - thank you for this fascinating video.

  • @feelwang
    @feelwang Рік тому +6

    What he described about the sense of simplicity at the end is quite applicable to everything in everybody's life. Remarkable man.

  • @neeravmallick1293
    @neeravmallick1293 Рік тому +13

    I love this guy such a genius and so humble and grounded and his voice is so calm and soothing a gift to mankind

  • @mariem6605
    @mariem6605 Рік тому +27

    My father was an artist (old fashion style like Michelangelo and Rembrandt) but I decided to study math. Math and art are connected so much it was a revelation to me. There are so much beauty in math and I used artistic type of creativity to search for solution. In art I used geometry I studied at uni (perspective and shade projection and calculations) to create beautiful and realistic paintings. For example, texture of robe is revealed by shape of shade it lays on the robe, more then by robe itself.

    • @seanpoovaiya
      @seanpoovaiya Рік тому

      do you have your work on the internet?

    • @HkFinn83
      @HkFinn83 8 місяців тому

      Wow, like Michaelangelo and Rembrandt😮

  • @jasonprazer7613
    @jasonprazer7613 Рік тому +15

    Robert Lawrence Kuhn, who is a great interviewer and host, as well as a great mind in his own rights, seems like a child asking an adult questions in this interview. Edward Witten is just a next level mind.

    • @SnakeEngine
      @SnakeEngine 25 днів тому +1

      " seems like a child asking an adult questions" It's the trait of any good and respectful interviewer.

  • @jasonjlloyd
    @jasonjlloyd Рік тому +40

    I love listening to Edward. His intellect is so vast i feel he operates on a level beyond us normal people. He speaks in such a gentle tone laced with knowledge, authority and joy. Its like he has worked life out and is at peace.

    • @forgetfulfunctor1
      @forgetfulfunctor1 Рік тому +1

      As a *much lesser being in* mathematical physics, I feel he (and much of academia, google phrase "ivory tower" though im not accusing him of all that)
      is able to distance himself from reality, not escape it thru pure thought, like Pascal and Plato dreamed of doing (and like Hilbert dreamed of solving all of math, using math....Gödels 2 incompleteness theorems PROVED we can never do that 😅)
      Definitely he operates on another level than almost every single mind alive rn. But im saying, don't go ask him his predictions about the 2028 elections 😂 its not like QFT helps you with that (and he says almost this exact thing, in his interview!)

    • @Continential
      @Continential 4 місяці тому

      @@forgetfulfunctor1 This is one annoying character flaw I sometimes see in mathematicians and physicists: they overestimate the power of pure intelligence without adequate knowledge and effort.

  • @edwardliu5793
    @edwardliu5793 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you, I needed this.

  • @N0B0DY_SP3C14L
    @N0B0DY_SP3C14L Рік тому +22

    Witten's description of beauty as it relates to music is brilliant, but simple and succinct. That is what genius looks like.

  • @doodelay
    @doodelay 4 роки тому +6

    I seriously love this topic and witten is bringing fun thoughts

  • @tlpricescope7772
    @tlpricescope7772 Рік тому +59

    Ed Witten us the next step in human evolution. He’s beyond all us mortals.

    • @TheLuminousOne
      @TheLuminousOne Рік тому +2

      Billy Meier is. Research that story.

    • @majorrgeek
      @majorrgeek Рік тому +9

      TL Pricescope - silly comment, Ed and everyone else are the precursors to evolution - Ed is good at maths which does not make him any more special than you - you need to adjust your scope

    • @KadruH
      @KadruH 8 місяців тому +1

      hes more special than all of us, yes. doesnt mean its a bad thing@@majorrgeek

    • @majorrgeek
      @majorrgeek 8 місяців тому +1

      @@KadruH - you need to stop generalizing as say why Ed may be special at what? being special at maths does not make you special than all of us and many of us are more special at many other things over Ed

    • @KadruH
      @KadruH 8 місяців тому

      he's just way more intelligent than us mate lol, can't really explain it to you more. People with an extra intelligence helps the world grow, that's how everything we know was discovered and that's why we aint stuck in the stone age anymore. so yes, he's special and we should be grateful.@@majorrgeek

  • @Leopar525
    @Leopar525 Рік тому +1

    What a beautiful mind. I do enjoy hearing him talk more than most things in this life

  • @bradleyboyer9979
    @bradleyboyer9979 Рік тому +3

    You can tell with a lot of brilliant people that their mind is still. Watch how he sits so relaxed and doesn't move. I would have to assume that this stillness of body and mind contributes to their great intellect.

  • @litespeed65
    @litespeed65 Рік тому +3

    Truly a beautiful mind.
    Working at such a high level, I wonder how well versed Edward is regarding basic Applied Mechanics problems.

  • @sunandangangopadhyay268
    @sunandangangopadhyay268 Рік тому +2

    Thank you Sir for your deep insights.

  • @nourdineyahiaoui
    @nourdineyahiaoui 9 днів тому

    Thank you for this fascinating video.

  • @theinformantdude
    @theinformantdude Рік тому

    Great camera work and sound, great interview.

  • @vedicinsights9078
    @vedicinsights9078 Рік тому +40

    “Mathematicians and Physicists, and certainly you…” - that expresses how brilliant and absolutely singular this man is. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @majorrgeek
      @majorrgeek Рік тому +2

      Ed is wasting his time on string theory, another dead end in physics

    • @JackLWalsh
      @JackLWalsh 10 місяців тому

      @@majorrgeek I massively disagree with your statement.

    • @majorrgeek
      @majorrgeek 10 місяців тому

      @@JackLWalsh - string theory is abandoned by most serious physicists

    • @SiriusSRX
      @SiriusSRX 8 місяців тому

      @@majorrgeek Because they don't understand the theory

    • @majorrgeek
      @majorrgeek 8 місяців тому

      @@SiriusSRX - because the theory is a load of crap

  • @hrushikeshgouda4965
    @hrushikeshgouda4965 3 роки тому +28

    the man has the highest h index score in the world. he’s basically analogous to mozart in the world of physics today.

    • @robertx8733
      @robertx8733 3 роки тому +3

      Yes, but he isn't the smartest men in the world in terms of IQ

    • @thecactus7950
      @thecactus7950 3 роки тому +2

      @@robertx8733 I think he is actually

    • @robertx8733
      @robertx8733 3 роки тому +2

      @@thecactus7950I don't think so, there's no proof of that.

    • @paulojose311
      @paulojose311 2 роки тому +7

      @@robertx8733 if someone has better genetics for strength, but never trains, his physical capabilities will still be weaker than those of a less gifted but trained athlete. The same goes for IQ: it doesn't guarantee your actual superiority in reasoning when compared to highly trained people.

    • @robertx8733
      @robertx8733 2 роки тому +4

      @@paulojose311 I think the same as you, the most important thing is effort and then talent

  • @Shinyshoesz
    @Shinyshoesz Рік тому +2

    What a beautiful man and a beautiful discussion of our beautiful universe :)

  • @Isra-p1
    @Isra-p1 4 роки тому +27

    I imagine that any math that looks complex for the rest of us (non-math proficient people) being beautiful for the mathematician is similar to (only) looking at the sheet music of a beautiful musical piece and not be able to see the beauty in the complex notation. All those symbols that mean nothing to the unfamiliar or untrained person in the practice of solfege or music notation, at least not until listening to the music. But once the music comes to life, then one can perceive the beauty by listening to it. But there are other kinds of beauty in music. Take the one that can only be experimented by a musician performing what's written in the music sheet, and some times especially if the execution requires extreme proficiency and skill.

    • @heywrandom8924
      @heywrandom8924 2 роки тому +1

      I liked this example a lot. I will consider using it in the future. Indeed not knowing the symbols it's hard to grasp beautiful music until it's translated to something sensory that we can understand without prior training. When I say sensory it could be directly the music itself played with a particular instrument (here we see the notion of abstract beauty in patterns as good music sounds good regardless of the instrument) or it could be a visual dance choreography that goes with it or a blend and movement of colors that reflect the rhythm and contrasts of the song. In the same way it's easier to appreciate math when it's translated to something you can see or hear which can be physics or a visual video animation like on some math channels on UA-cam.

    • @shwetanktewari7762
      @shwetanktewari7762 Рік тому

      @@heywrandom8924 You can get a sense that the 5th is beautiful just by listening to it even without understanding it. You can never get the beauty of maths without being trained in it. This analogy is wrong.

  • @francescos7361
    @francescos7361 2 роки тому

    Such a wonderful mind

  • @nelitary3369
    @nelitary3369 Рік тому +1

    I just dicovered this man, amazing = )

  • @adamsasso1
    @adamsasso1 2 роки тому +5

    If we do encounter an advanced civ, we should definitely send this guy to meet with them first.

  • @user-vz5tj7jp2j
    @user-vz5tj7jp2j 7 місяців тому +58

    This is what Jordan Peterson thinks he sounds like.

  • @jameslyons3320
    @jameslyons3320 2 роки тому +4

    He seems to proceed in his teaching by knowing where to start with his conversation. A good foundation makes the next construction proceed more effectively.

  • @MrAvidLearner
    @MrAvidLearner Рік тому +1

    5:47 His appreciation for Linguistics shines with this answer

  • @elegantcourtier
    @elegantcourtier 3 роки тому +40

    What a rare treat to watch a sit down with Ed Witten. I understand he is the best mind to date since Albert Einstein. I would love to see him give a discussion on what we have learned since Einstein, the current state of theoretical physics, and what discoveries we hope to learn in the near future. In short, are we any closer to understanding a theory of everything?

    • @jackspencer8290
      @jackspencer8290 2 роки тому +10

      No disrespect to Ed Whitten, a true genius among geniuses, but there are plenty of other candidates for best mind since Einstein. Von Neumann for one. Not all of them work in the field of physics.

    • @thesublime7539
      @thesublime7539 Рік тому +4

      Roger Penrose?

    • @levansaginashviliskidney8726
      @levansaginashviliskidney8726 Рік тому +3

      Silly comment. Dirac and Schrödinger have contributed way more to physics than Ed Witten has or will

    • @elegantcourtier
      @elegantcourtier Рік тому +5

      @@levansaginashviliskidney8726 sorry, didn't know they were still alive. 🙄

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 Рік тому

      Einstein was wrong about a lot of things and even he said Feynman was the man.

  • @snotsbuttwax
    @snotsbuttwax Рік тому +3

    Good on the interviewer as well. Asked some great questions and got some great answers.

  • @ShermerHighSchool
    @ShermerHighSchool 4 роки тому +6

    Edward Witten = A GIANT amongst GIANTS! I'm jealous of anyone who had the chance of meeting him 😊 Thank you for this interview.

    • @frankdimeglio8216
      @frankdimeglio8216 4 роки тому

      Frank DiMeglio is Witten's superior.

    • @reimannx33
      @reimannx33 Рік тому

      @@frankdimeglio8216 ...and my pet parakeet is superior to "f$%^ dimeglio."

  • @lureup9973
    @lureup9973 Рік тому +3

    Strange that he made the statement that any advanced civilization would invent calculus… It made me appreciate the intricacies of human nature and it relationships to its environments. Our species always in a state of struggle, competition, and desire. Evolving into a more intelligent being to resolve those issues.

  • @JBCCT01
    @JBCCT01 Рік тому

    This man literally is beaming genius. Absolutely fascinating how brilliant men like him are.

    • @ExistenceUniversity
      @ExistenceUniversity Рік тому

      How are you people getting this sense? I hear none sense and nothingness

  • @valeriepanico5555
    @valeriepanico5555 3 роки тому +7

    If I could meet anyone in the world, it would be Edward Witten.

  • @alexandria5758
    @alexandria5758 4 роки тому +1

    Was the last question in the description asked and or answered?

  • @Metacognition88
    @Metacognition88 4 роки тому +64

    I wish I would have known math can help explain our reality as a kid. I might have not hated my math classes as much.
    They just tell you have to take math classes nd never explain why its important.

    • @HASHHASSIN
      @HASHHASSIN 4 роки тому +1

      Same here.

    • @jinjunliu2401
      @jinjunliu2401 3 роки тому +1

      I doubt maths in high school and middle school doesn't really explain reality in any way though

    • @jinjunliu2401
      @jinjunliu2401 3 роки тому +3

      only self study would help you in that way

    • @TheGamingg33k
      @TheGamingg33k 3 роки тому +3

      My university ruined calculus for me. Explained nothing, gave us tons of assignments and told us to solve it. I had to re learn calculus because I want to be a theoretical physicist. Even now I am struggling with some integration...

    • @Snap_Crackle_Pop_Grock
      @Snap_Crackle_Pop_Grock 3 роки тому +6

      Exactly. Was always my least favorite subject and I always just tried to do the minimum effort to pass the exams. As I got older my curiosity about different topics led me to see how crucial mathematics are to understanding the deepest aspects of reality, from biology, to chemistry, to physics, the origin of the universe, the nature of matter, evolution, etc. Math turns up everywhere you look.
      In school they would assign us abstract or trivial word problems that seemed useless. No passion, no deep explanation, no awakening of curiosity, no connection to nature. Even simple algebra and arithmetic are important to understanding deep aspects of reality, wish I realized this sooner.

  • @cclewes7373
    @cclewes7373 Рік тому

    Brilliant man

  • @ravir2781
    @ravir2781 2 роки тому +1

    "How do we know that we are conscious" is a beautiful and a very serious question. normally nobody thinks about it even a bit. the answer is, It is a direct experience. it is beyond the grasp of sensual organs and that direct experience is real "you", the substratum of this universe.

    • @ColKurtzknew
      @ColKurtzknew Рік тому

      Human direct experience begins at birth, at least, and likely for a time before birth. Is it your claim then that a 7 month fetus or a 1 week old baby knows that they are conscious of their consciousness?

  • @conflict_monitor
    @conflict_monitor 4 місяці тому

    Love rhis interviewer (& Ed)

  • @ginebro1930
    @ginebro1930 Рік тому +1

    I think that's a good way to phrase it "math or physics feels they are being discovered", FEEL being the keyword.
    But always taking a deeper look all theories are wrong or present incompatibilities and it's not because they are bad theories, it's just that we can't convey the infinite on a concept without eventually losing presicion in some aspect of it.
    So i belive we in fact invent those theories and are universal to us or to our logic process but we don't know how other entity would process information to really regard them as universal.

  • @brownriceprod
    @brownriceprod Рік тому

    i always felt trig was very primary being based on freq, unit circle, ratios, periodicity, etc

  • @patrickcampbell4504
    @patrickcampbell4504 Рік тому

    I'd love to hear him talk about zero and negative numbers.

  • @jimmycricket7385
    @jimmycricket7385 2 роки тому

    if the square of the sine of any angle plus the square of the cosine of the same angle always equals one, what does that mean?

  • @billcook7483
    @billcook7483 Місяць тому +1

    Mathematics that Ed Witten finds simple won't be simple to most of us.

  • @aresaurelian
    @aresaurelian Рік тому +1

    With math you can explore part of the infinity of the cosmos. It is a tool, that can be improved upon, amended, tweaked, and machinated in ways that provide mirrors and looking glasses into reality. By exploring math, we can travel without moving. It is a great thing.

    • @rl7012
      @rl7012 Рік тому +1

      Well said.

  • @subhadipbardhan9711
    @subhadipbardhan9711 4 роки тому +12

    Want more with ed

  • @whoever_81
    @whoever_81 6 місяців тому +1

    He uses calculus for his precise verbal responses too.

  • @thomasnies9031
    @thomasnies9031 Рік тому

    I have an idea and a question: I think about an Intelligence or Spirit which live in a quantum world, immediately for the spirit it is obvious the quantum physics but maybe it has a lot of problems with numbers but can obviously understand the universe. Can it be?

  • @crazieeez
    @crazieeez Рік тому +1

    Math is a tool. It helps us describe nature ever so accurately in shorter version. The number 42 sometimes described everything about the universe and sometimes it doesn't. I would not get too carry away with math. Like the last time we extrapolate Einstein field equation to the singularity and thought what's inside a black hole is INFINITELY dense, which it is not. Inside a black hole has some properties with limits. It is not INFINITELY dense. Such is the same when we extrapolate quantum mechanics describing matter and light interaction using old equations resulting in infinities. Then we shortcut by renormalizing resulting in quantum mechanic describing the vacuum energy 100 orders of magnitude higher than what is actually observed at cosmological scale.

  • @tarekazzam389
    @tarekazzam389 Рік тому

    The Worship of & Schleimen bei Edward Witten- without even understanding why he or Paschos are genuine x Stars is something my Conscience.& Hunch deride.

  • @jewelrybag4557
    @jewelrybag4557 Рік тому +1

    Did this guy time travel back from the 26th century? Amazing intellect!

  • @alexsimonelis164
    @alexsimonelis164 2 роки тому

    Amen.

  • @jamesruscheinski8602
    @jamesruscheinski8602 3 роки тому +10

    Mathematics has some connection to subconscoous mind of cosmos.

  • @nsc2443
    @nsc2443 9 місяців тому

    Pls explain UFO physics

  • @SlampthChompth
    @SlampthChompth Рік тому

    I feel that way about music.

  • @drbonesshow1
    @drbonesshow1 6 місяців тому

    The truth and beauty of math that the average mind does not understand and therefore appreciate, but instead fears and subsequently hates. Just ask them. On a personal note as a grad student (long ago) the "toughest" math course I faced was Topics in Mathematical Physics. Though it really wasn't tough as it was strange (taught by one of the early proponents of string theory - in fact, to give a hint he was the first to ponder the 26th dimension).

    • @elputas
      @elputas 5 місяців тому

      Well, Witten is only mathematical games which link to reality is still a promise.

  • @YoussefRahoui
    @YoussefRahoui 4 роки тому +35

    Imagine Ed and Terence in the same room

    • @maxwellsequation4887
      @maxwellsequation4887 3 роки тому +1

      Or maybe Perelman

    • @DariusMo
      @DariusMo 2 роки тому +3

      @@maxwellsequation4887 Perelman doesn't like talking about maths anymore though unfortunately

    • @maitreyo137
      @maitreyo137 2 роки тому

      Damn

    • @ivanleon6164
      @ivanleon6164 2 роки тому +5

      would create a black hole of intelligence.

    • @reimannx33
      @reimannx33 2 роки тому +1

      @@ivanleon6164 Or worse, it might rip spacetime apart - and that's the end of that...

  • @martindutton1645
    @martindutton1645 3 роки тому +10

    I really now believe that children need to be taught a kind of history of science right up to superstring theory. Because as Einstein knew and probably EW, children are fascinated rather than fazed by 10 and 26 dimensions. Such ideas really buzz their imaginations. Well - some anyway. I’m an artist of sorts and I’m EXTREMELY taken with he ideas of physicists and the beautiful machines and experiments they manufacture. Instead we leave all this magic somewhat hidden and only the lucky few can engage with it at eg University studying physics etc Or like me they’ll catch a good tv program and buy a book pop science book (I’m currently rereading Hyperspace by Michio Kaku - who discusses some of EWs ideas). Yes - I think kids really love “WOW” subjects. And although actually doing the physics takes years of learning and understanding I’m sure the great stories of science (right back to Euclid) could be told wonderfully- especially with all our modern graphics technology. Actually- doesn’t it seem a bit mean NOT to let them in on it all (?) 👍

  • @somethingyousaid5059
    @somethingyousaid5059 4 роки тому +20

    It's only because I have no natural aptitude for math that I'm not able to like math (much less love it). And that's a shame. Even so, I don't doubt that mathematics does demonstrate truth and beauty. And I don't doubt that even if music can't demonstrate truth, it certainly can demonstrate beauty. (Not that I'm certain it doesn't demonstrate truth. It's just that I don't understand the concept of truth well enough to be sure about that.)

    • @charliecolyer5965
      @charliecolyer5965 4 роки тому +5

      This is absolutely not a reason to not pursue mathematics. You can still become an extremely proficient mathematician if you just put some time into it. Far too many people write themselves off as "not natural mathematicians" because they weren't one of the kids who excelled in school at it. You don't need a special superhuman brain to understand mathematics, the whole point is that it is entirely logical and self-consistent. Music and mathematics also tend to go hand in hand, you are definitely selling yourself short and so is anyone who thinks they "can't" understand maths.

    • @shoopinc
      @shoopinc 4 роки тому +2

      Plato once said the reason we find things beautiful is because they reveal to us ideas which are true. Give math a little time, you don't need to be that good for mathematical physics. But it does take pain staking work. If you want to go into pure math good luck, that's some hard stuff.

  • @godbennett
    @godbennett Місяць тому

    Cool

  • @gmshadowtraders
    @gmshadowtraders Рік тому

    100k views! Certified!

  • @najm_addenalwerfally5640
    @najm_addenalwerfally5640 3 роки тому +1

    يا سادة انتم تستمعون الى احد اذكى العباقرة على وجه الارض الان ادوارد ويتن 😱

  • @arnavrawat9864
    @arnavrawat9864 Рік тому +1

    People hype him up all the time, his talk was relatively simple here. I'd love to see him actually get into insights which i can understand.
    Edit this sort of comes of as a dig, i didn't mean it that way

  • @arteemvideo7353
    @arteemvideo7353 Рік тому

    Einstein is a great interviewer.

  • @peacekeeper9840
    @peacekeeper9840 Рік тому +1

    Is language invented or discovered?

  • @mcmcx5514
    @mcmcx5514 3 роки тому +9

    This man is OP. On real he is in the same league with Newton.

    • @ExistenceUniversity
      @ExistenceUniversity Рік тому

      How so?

    • @loui7210
      @loui7210 Рік тому

      He is far above Newton.

    • @ExistenceUniversity
      @ExistenceUniversity Рік тому

      @@loui7210 How so? What did he ever actually accomplish? I smell failure and stagnation for the last 4 decades

    • @LoveCoffee123
      @LoveCoffee123 Рік тому

      LOL. Mc Mcx and Mikey, you don't know physics do you? Stop making fools of yourselves. EW can't even tie strings for Newton.

  • @helensmith7596
    @helensmith7596 4 роки тому +28

    Well. Maths creates patterns....patterns are pretty ....

    • @azzylandvanessa5524
      @azzylandvanessa5524 4 роки тому +3

      The golden ratio

    • @Helmutandmoshe
      @Helmutandmoshe 4 роки тому +2

      That is just scratching the surface.

    • @areus19891
      @areus19891 3 роки тому

      @@Helmutandmoshe nope she is talking about supersymmetry and components of our reality

    • @Helmutandmoshe
      @Helmutandmoshe 3 роки тому

      @@areus19891 I'm not sure what you are getting at. What is the "nope" referring to?

  • @Ramkumar-uj9fo
    @Ramkumar-uj9fo 8 місяців тому

    State 1 line as a metaphor that psychology be analogically grounded in string theory like a metaphor for strings interacting according to the forces as a metaphor. Just one line and do it
    In the realm of psychology, the intricate interplay of human thoughts, emotions, and behaviors can be metaphorically likened to the harmonious vibrations of strings in a grand cosmic orchestra, responding to the forces of our experiences.
    ChatGPT ♥️🌹

  • @mathemagics4497
    @mathemagics4497 2 роки тому +2

    It would have been interesting if humans evolved separately, as distinct civilizations. After complete isolation for 1000-2000 years they can finally come together and compare their findings. Well I think it happened with British and French mathematics back in the day.

  • @fornlike
    @fornlike Рік тому

    (Wishing that someone here knows french) Please, how can we translate "calculus" (as said here by Edward Witten) in french?

    • @gecjmedia
      @gecjmedia Рік тому

      analyse

    • @fornlike
      @fornlike Рік тому

      @@gecjmedia Thank you so much sir. Calculus wasn't what I thought it was so I doubted your answer. After reading a little I see that you are right. So thank you.

  • @jasonkidd969
    @jasonkidd969 Рік тому

    I gotta say that the beginning question of this interview with one of the smartest men alive was absolutely ridiculous. Science has always been about the discovery of truth! Truth is eternal and therefore will always be the end result no matter which route you take if you arrive.

  • @heliomartins6681
    @heliomartins6681 4 роки тому

    Wow

  • @danielchristensen2133
    @danielchristensen2133 Рік тому

    My My, What a Guy. BTW if you have not seen "The man who knew infinity" it's a delight.
    Good for you Mr. Witten now please give us cheap energy in abundance in your spare time.

  • @andrechretien4570
    @andrechretien4570 Рік тому

    You can almost see him kind of laughing at the interview or sometimes but hiding it to be polite

  •  Рік тому +1

    A great mathematician that has held physics hostage for 40 years. String theory has not produced anything tangible and syphon valuable resources for too long, it is modern day ether.

    • @deveryhenderson8335
      @deveryhenderson8335 Рік тому

      the truth is in the aryan hindu upanishads. The judeochristian lies and deception have kept us in a state of misery.

    • @thewalkingjoke3843
      @thewalkingjoke3843 4 місяці тому

      It’s not his fault that others can’t figure out the correct direction in physics either…

  • @BELLAROSE21212
    @BELLAROSE21212 10 днів тому

    Wow I understand what he(Ed Witten) suggest about calculus being evolved from other planets …. I’ve had some crazy experiences with calculator..lol

  • @simonlopez83
    @simonlopez83 Рік тому +1

    Why is Albert Einstein interviewing him though? I’m confused

  • @rauckr09
    @rauckr09 18 днів тому

    Ed Witten is perhaps the strongest practitioner of Mathematics, which is the previous method of understanding the world. However, Computation and later Multicomputation are supplanting it.

  • @Cyberpunk9000
    @Cyberpunk9000 7 місяців тому

    I am not a numbers guy at all, but Andrew just became one of my “who would you invite to dinner” Answers

  • @Q.Mechanic
    @Q.Mechanic 2 роки тому

    What about the incompleteness theorem

    • @reimannx33
      @reimannx33 2 роки тому +1

      It is not complete. Now, go to sleep.

    • @Q.Mechanic
      @Q.Mechanic 2 роки тому

      @@reimannx33 ok sir!

  • @tachyonictortoise3142
    @tachyonictortoise3142 4 роки тому

    For those interested in the development of theoretical physics in recent decades, this is a timeline video ranking the most cited theoretical papers in high energy physics: ua-cam.com/video/yDrudWnAlyc/v-deo.html. One paper on the list is Witten's important paper on holography.

  • @shaner3723
    @shaner3723 10 місяців тому

    Just the tone of voice reflects intelligence

  • @DirtDigglerDetecting
    @DirtDigglerDetecting Рік тому

    Math is Amazing :)

  • @ThatisnotHair
    @ThatisnotHair 8 місяців тому

    5:30

  • @danielsudarsky3490
    @danielsudarsky3490 4 роки тому +2

    He once told me literally: Follow my advice "do not think juts compute"... very sad!!

    • @mauriciocaviedes6520
      @mauriciocaviedes6520 3 роки тому

      OMG! why did he say that?

    • @walterbishop3668
      @walterbishop3668 3 роки тому

      That's the opposite of creativity! Did he really say that to u?

    • @reimannx33
      @reimannx33 3 роки тому +2

      Enough of your "juts" ; just quit lying.

  • @djkoti74
    @djkoti74 2 роки тому +3

    I like how Witten politely went from calculus to integers when he saw that his example wasn't understood. You can tell one has unparallel inteligence when he/she dismantles conflict before it even arises, I on the other hand would tell my interviewer to make less faith/god related episodes and focus more on the relevant subjects.

  • @johnstfleur3987
    @johnstfleur3987 2 роки тому

    He's Right.

  • @morriswright7798
    @morriswright7798 4 роки тому +1

    What would you expect a materialist to say

  • @insanity4224
    @insanity4224 Рік тому

    You know your a genius when Einstein is just the interviewer.

  • @rafaeltavares6928
    @rafaeltavares6928 Рік тому +1

    Do a follow up now that he has been criticized heavily

  • @frankdimeglio8216
    @frankdimeglio8216 4 роки тому

    Mr. Shashi Singh has stated that the following writing is "absolutely right". This is SUPER IMPORTANT work.
    ABSOLUTE MATHEMATICAL AND OBSERVATIONAL PROOF THAT FRANK DIMEGLIO IS THE GREATEST SCIENTIST/PHYSICIST WHO HAS EVER LIVED:
    ALL of SPACE is NECESSARILY ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL (IN BALANCE), AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. "Mass"/ENERGY involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE consistent WITH/AS what is BALANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL FORCE/ENERGY, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. (Energy has/involves GRAVITY, AND ENERGY has/involves inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE.) Gravity IS ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy. ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. This is proven by BOTH F=ma AND E=mc2. Importantly, this NECESSARILY represents, INVOLVES, AND describes what is possible/potential AND actual IN BALANCE. E=mc2 is DIRECTLY AND FUNDAMENTALLY DERIVED FROM F=ma. A PHOTON may be placed at the center of WHAT IS THE SUN (as a POINT, of course), as the reduction of SPACE is offset by (or BALANCED with) the SPEED OF LIGHT; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY.
    "Mass"/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. ALL of SPACE is NECESSARILY ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL (IN BALANCE), AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. Inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE is proportional to (or BALANCED WITH/AS) GRAVITATIONAL force/energy, as this unifies AND balances gravity AND ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY; as this balances gravity AND inertia. (This explains F=ma AND E=mc2, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY.) ACCORDINGLY, gravity/acceleration involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. "Mass"/ENERGY involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE consistent WITH/AS what is BALANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL FORCE/ENERGY, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY.
    GRAVITATIONAL force/ENERGY IS proportional to (or BALANCED WITH/AS) inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE, AS GRAVITY IS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY. ACCORDINGLY, gravity/acceleration involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE; AS GRAVITY IS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY. (This is proven by F=ma AND E=mc2, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY.) THEREFORE, a given PLANET (INCLUDING WHAT IS THE EARTH) sweeps out equal areas in equal times; AND this is THEN consistent WITH/AS F=ma, E=mc2, AND what is perpetual motion; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. GREAT. "Mass"/ENERGY involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE consistent WITH/AS what is BALANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL FORCE/ENERGY, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. ALL of SPACE is NECESSARILY ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL (IN BALANCE), AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. SO, consider WHAT IS THE SUN. NOW, consider what is a PLANET (INCLUDING WHAT IS THE EARTH); AND then consider what is a PHOTON (c, a POINT). It ALL makes perfect sense. It is proven. Gravity IS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY. ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. GREAT. BOTH equations apply to AND describe WHAT IS THE SUN.
    F=ma AND E=mc2 NECESSARILY represent, INVOLVE, AND describe WHAT IS (by DEFINITION) the BALANCED MIDDLE DISTANCE in/of SPACE (AS invisible AND VISIBLE SPACE in FUNDAMENTAL equilibrium AND BALANCE), AS ALL of SPACE is NECESSARILY ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL (IN BALANCE); AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. GREAT. "Mass"/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. "Mass"/ENERGY involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE consistent WITH/AS what is BALANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL FORCE/ENERGY, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY.
    The THEORETICAL necessarily represents, INVOLVES, AND describes what is possible/potential AND actual IN BALANCE. Indeed, it is a very great truth that the ability of THOUGHT to DESCRIBE OR RECONFIGURE sensory experience is ULTIMATELY dependent upon the extent to which thought is SIMILAR to sensory experience. (Thoughts are invisible.) It is another great truth that the self represents, FORMS, and experiences a COMPREHENSIVE approximation of experience in general by combining conscious AND unconscious experience. BALANCE and completeness go hand in hand, AS the INTEGRATED EXTENSIVENESS of THOUGHT (AND description) is improved in the truly superior mind. Therefore, the BALANCE of being AND EXPERIENCE is essential in the UNDERSTANDING of physics/physical experience.
    Very importantly, outer "space" involves full inertia; AND it is FULLY INVISIBLE AND black.
    The ULTIMATE unification of physics/physical experience combines, BALANCES, and includes opposites. Indeed, the INTEGRATED EXTENSIVENESS of thought (AND description) is improved in the truly superior mind. That is top down thinking. The PROOF is absolutely CLEAR. I have surpassed Newton and Einstein. FACT. IT ALL MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
    Dream experience is/involves true/real QUANTUM GRAVITY. Dreams balance being AND EXPERIENCE. THE EYE IS THE BODY. In the dream, BODILY/VISUAL experience is invisible AND VISIBLE IN BALANCE; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY.
    ACCORDINGLY, we are in the BALANCED MIDDLE DISTANCE in/of SPACE that is BETWEEN what is THE SUN and what is the SPEED OF LIGHT (c, a POINT). SO, "mass"/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. ALL of SPACE is NECESSARILY ELECTROMAGNETIC/GRAVITATIONAL (IN BALANCE), AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. Great. IT ALL MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
    By Frank DiMeglio

    • @dracowolfe305
      @dracowolfe305 4 роки тому

      Sorry buddy but you’re deluding yourself if you think this proves anything. I suggest being a little more humble and learning some actual physics rather than throwing the two most famous equations together and thinking that proves anything. I believe you’re passionate about physics; so how about I suggest a beginners path to learning physics so you could one day potentially prove us all wrong and be the greatest physicist that ever lived? :)
      These are only the fundamentals of physics but I believe you will be able to find your own way after learning all of the following,
      Newtonian Mechanics: Basics
      > Kinematics
      > Forces and Motion
      > Momentum
      > Energy and work
      Electrodynamics: Basics
      > Electric field
      > Electric charge and Coulomb’s law
      > Electric field strength/Electric Potential
      > Magnetic Field
      > Magnetic Flux and Flux density
      Mathematics for (this level of) Physics:
      > Elementary Algebra
      > Basic Trigonometry
      > Single variable calculus,
      • Differentiation
      • Integration
      Good luck ;)

    • @reimannx33
      @reimannx33 2 роки тому

      You need help.

  • @topoisonfungus
    @topoisonfungus 5 місяців тому +1

    2:51 bamb
    2:57 boomb
    And if you ........get interested in getting a little bit beyond counting....oh

  • @vonBottorff
    @vonBottorff 2 роки тому +6

    So we laud people like EW -- mainly because he's such a unicorn in a world of math ignorance and darkness. K-12 math is typically taught like circus trainers teaching animals tricks, rats learning mazes. To really do math right you have to build it up carefully from logic. Sal Khan's TED talk about teaching for mastery was so amazing because he posited the idea that far greater percentages of the population could reach mastery if we really taught math right.

    • @momolams
      @momolams Рік тому

      how do you suggest we go about learning math by building it from logic. any books you suggest?

    • @vonBottorff
      @vonBottorff Рік тому +1

      @@momolams _Discrete Mathematics with Applications_ 5th Edition by Susanna S. Epp is a great way to see what is loosely called "higher math" but at an advanced high school/college freshman level. Discrete math is typically taught to comp-sci undergrads, but it's really just a grab-bag of higher math, i.e., post-calc. We need to get past the whole "see this, do this" conditioned training. Also good would be a truly Euclidean geometry book where you learn how math is built up from axioms into theorems. And math history goes a long way in that it shows us how real people first figured stuff out. HTH.

    • @momolams
      @momolams Рік тому

      @@vonBottorff Thanks! Yes reading Math history is fascinating

    • @LoveCoffee123
      @LoveCoffee123 Рік тому +1

      I really like the analogy of teaching circus tricks to donkeys. That's just it, in K-12.

    • @shwetanktewari7762
      @shwetanktewari7762 11 місяців тому

      But that guy focusses on exam prep rather than maths.
      Number theory, basics of probability, counting (all discrete Maths) can be taught without calculus. So, I am not sure how you say Discrete maths is post calculus.
      Nice book suggestion. Thanks for that.

  • @zitaani2581
    @zitaani2581 7 місяців тому +1

    Why do people say intelligence will always enslave humanity. I think it's the opposite