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
All mathematics is is a language that is well tuned, finely honed, to describe patterns; be it patterns in a star, which has five points that are regularly arranged, be it patterns in numbers like 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 that follow very regular progression. Brian Greene arrangedescribefinely share on social
Science is very good at answering the 'how' questions. 'How did the universe evolve to the form that we see?' But it is woefully inadequate in addressing the 'why' questions. 'Why is there a universe at all?' These are the meaning questions, which many people think religion is particularly good at dealing with. Brian Greene addressanswerdeal 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
Black holes provide theoreticians with an important theoretical laboratory to test ideas. Conditions within a black hole are so extreme, that by analyzing aspects of black holes we see space and time in an exotic environment, one that has shed important, and sometimes perplexing, new light on their fundamental nature. Brian Greene analyzeaspectblack share on social
We're on this planet for the briefest of moments in cosmic terms, and I want to spend that time thinking about what I consider the deepest questions. Brian Greene briefcosmicdeep 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