There may have been many big bangs, one of which created our universe. The other bangs created other universes. Brian Greene bangbigcreate Change image and share on social
The melded nature of space and time is intimately woven with properties of light speed. The inviolable nature of the speed of light is actually, in Einstein's hands, talking about the inviolable nature of cause and effect. Brian Greene effecteinsteinhand share on social
Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has material to work with, writing in the first person not the third person, and pulling out the dramatic elements in a bigger way for a stage presentation. Brian Greene actorbigbook share on social
I think the relationship between memory and time is a very deep and tricky one, to tell you the truth. I don't consider memory another sense. I do consider memory that which allows us to think that time flows. Brian Greene deepflowmemory share on social
My dad was a composer and a musician, but he never finished high school. His formal education was rather minimal from the standards of today's college graduates and Ph.D.'s, but he had a deep interest in questions of science and questions of the universe. Brian Greene collegecomposerdad share on social
We might be the holographic image of a two-dimensional structure. Brian Greene dimensionalholographicimage Change image and share on social
If the theory turns out to be right, that will be tremendously thick and tasty icing on the cake. Brian Greene cakeicetasty Change image and share on social
When general relativity was first put forward in 1915, the math was very unfamiliar to most physicists. Now we teach general relativity to advanced high school students. Brian Greene advanceforwardgeneral Change image and share on social
We know that if supersymmetric particles exist, they must be very heavy; otherwise we would have spotted them by now. Brian Greene existheavyparticle Change image and share on social
I wouldn't say that 'The Fabric of the Cosmos' is a book on cosmology. Cosmology certainly plays a big part, but the major theme is our ever-evolving understanding of space and time, and what it all means for our sense of reality. Brian Greene bigbookcosmology share on social