Where Are All The Hidden Dimensions? 👁️

Written by Joseph Conlon
Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford
Author, Why String Theory? https://www.amazon.com/Why-String-The...

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.

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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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