Stephen Jeffrey's/Richard Thomas's comments on Pieces of E8
97 posts  •  created by Anthony Aguirre   •  Jul. 21, 2008 @ 22:24 GMT
"Hi Garrett, How about another exceptionally simple theory of everything.That is Particles X and Y can be in the same place at the same time in the same state in the big bang contrary to the ..."

An Exceptionally Simple FAQ
105 posts  •  created by A. Garrett Lisi   •  Nov. 20, 2007 @ 04:28 GMT
"A new paper, "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything", has attracted a great deal of interest, from both the scientific community and the general public. This forum comment thread will collect m..."

Pieces of E8
47 posts  •  created by A. Garrett Lisi   •  Jun. 9, 2007 @ 16:50 GMT
"There are very few moments in theoretical physics that qualify as... thrilling -- moments that send shivers of excitement down the spine and make the brain tingle. It's such an abstract pursuit, you w..."

Believe in Ghosts?
7 posts  •  created by A. Garrett Lisi   •  May. 11, 2007 @ 10:54 GMT
"Most of my research was motivated by an early frustration with what fermions are and where they come from, mathematically. A column of complex numbers, why? Ah, they're the irreducible spinor represen..."