The funny thing is, I sometimes get the impression that some people outside of the field think that there's some element of security that we have in working on a theory that hasn't made any predictions that can be proven false. In a sense, we're working on something unfalsifiable. Brian Greene elementfalsefield 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
I'd say many features of string theory don't mesh with what we observe in everyday life. Brian Greene everydayfeaturelife Change image and share on social
Many different planets are many different distances from their host star; we find ourselves at this distance because if we were closer or farther away, the temperature would be hotter or colder, eliminating liquid water, an essential ingredient for our survival. Brian Greene closecolddistance share on social
I may be a Jewish scientist, but I would be tickled silly if one day I were reincarnated as a Baptist preacher. Brian Greene baptistdayjewish Change image and share on social
I do feel strongly that string theory is our best hope for making progress at unifying gravity and quantum mechanics. Brian Greene feelgravityhope Change image and share on social
Relativity challenges your basic intuitions that you've built up from everyday experience. It says your experience of time is not what you think it is, that time is malleable. Your experience of space is not what you think it is; it can stretch and shrink. Brian Greene basicbuildchallenge share on social
A unified theory would put us at the doorstep of a vast universe of things that we could finally explore with precision. Brian Greene doorstepexplorefinally Change image and share on social
For me it's been very exciting to contribute to the public's understanding of how rich and wondrous science is. Brian Greene contributeexcitpublic Change image and share on social
String theory is not the only theory that can accommodate extra dimensions, but it certainly is the one that really demands and requires it. Brian Greene accommodatedemanddimension Change image and share on social