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Written by Joseph Conlon
Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford
Author, Why String Theory? https://www.amazon.com/Why-String-Theory-Joseph-Conlon/dp/1482242478
Edited and Narrated by David Kelly
Thumbnail Art by Ettore Mazza
Huge thanks to Oliver Knill for the use of his Calabi-Yau imagery, and Jeff Bryant for his.
Footage from Videoblocks, Artgrid. Footage of galaxies from NASA Goddard.
Image Credits:
Democritus By Didier Descouens – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81966238
Aspen Centre for Physics By Éamonn Ă“ MuirĂ – Flickr: The Aspen Center for Physics, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23516453
Silesia By derivative work: Dunmerr (talk) – Wroclaw_1.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4328944
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Mobius Strip By 09glasgow09 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7342809
By Alex P. Kok – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93778671
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Roman surface By en:user:A13ean – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Keyi., CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5535064
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00:00 Introduction
04:15 The Fifth Dimension
10:03 A Theory of Strings
16:30 Visualizing The Invisible (Calabi-yau Manifolds)
22:31 Where Are The Hidden Dimensions?
33:01 Hunting For Evidence At The Beginning Of Time
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