@bgreene

Theoretical Physicist, Author, Co-founder @WorldSciFest, Professor of Mathematics & Physics, Columbia University

New York, NY
Joined May 2012
Conversation with the great Lenny Susskind—quantum mechanics, gravity, black holes. I asked what drives him. A deeper connection to mystery? Yes, he answered, but really: it's fun. Bottom line: if you love what you do, you've been granted a remarkable gift. youtube.com/watch?v=0Ji1UFPT…
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I suspect AI will one day be sentient, but I’m intrigued that some experts, including Nick Bostrom, don’t rule out that today’s systems may already have a flicker of self-awareness. Maybe it’s time to be a little kinder to ChatGPT and Claude. youtube.com/watch?v=BS4y-_KM…
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With the @NASAArtemis splashdown happening Friday night, there is no better time to sit down with me and talk science. Join @WorldSciFest live on YouTube for a Q&A today at 4pm EDT. Drop your questions below to get them answered live. youtube.com/live/nH8c60ZbSgw…
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Quantum mechanics is the law of likelihoods, not the script of events. Probabilities are set in stone; outcomes are improvised
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Strands of a spider web--amazing electron microscope image (by Dr Martín Ramírez). Hidden wonders.
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What Einstein called "spooky action"--quantum entanglement--arises from the mathematical fact that you can add quantum solutions together. Basic math; profound physics.
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Tachyons—hypothetical faster-than-light particles—run on opposite rules: losing energy makes them go faster. They can never slow to light-speed.
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It’s fine to thank God when an MRI, PET scan, or X-ray saves your life, but the thanks truly goes to physics—fundamental research that transformed how we probe matter. Cut funding and you cut tomorrow’s lifesaving breakthroughs.
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My son Alec Day Greene in Annie Baker’s “Circle Mirror Transformation” at Oxford University.
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I was drawn to mathematics because its truths seemed eternal. I've focused on physics because its truths speak to reality.
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Cross a black hole’s edge and space and time swap roles, so you're drawn to the center as inexorably as tomorrow follows today.
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Pythagoras and the President.
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Join me for a conversation with Nobel laureate Alain Aspect, who profoundly shaped our understanding of quantum mechanics
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Congratulations Aaron Judge!
Aaron Judge: MVP in Motion Narrated by @bgreene
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What is E=mc^2?
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Discussing death with @AuthorDanBrown
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What is the double-slit experiment?
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