Claudia de Rham: The Physicist Who Broke and Rebuilt Gravity

Claudia de Rham: The Physicist Who Broke and Rebuilt Gravity

Claudia de Rham, a leading theoretical physicist at Imperial College, discusses her groundbreaking work on modifying gravity and its implications for cosmology. She challenges common assumptions about gravity, explores the bridge between quantum theory and general relativity, and highlights her new book “The Beauty of Falling”.- 00:00 - Intro- 01:00 - Wrong Assumptions About Gravity- 09:28 - General Relativity- 11:43 - Everything is Quantized- 13:07 - Quantum Theory and GR- 18:35 - The Beauty of Falling Book- 27:40 - Repulsion vs Attraction- 31:37 - Expansion of the Universe- 48:02 - Discovery Timeline- 01:03:53 - Curt Summarizes Theory- 01:07:42 - Ghost Particles- 01:14:51 - Claudia on Ghost Particles- 01:29:20 - Advice to Aspiring Scientists- 01:32:04 - What Else Does Theory Solve- 01:35:24 - Higuchi Bound- 01:44:12 - Anti-Gravity- 01:45:29 - Witten-Weinberg Theorem- 01:47:06 - Claudia’s Current Work- 01:59:12 - Speed of Light and Causality- 02:02:50 - Outro / Support TOESPONSORS:- The Economist: 20% discount on annual digital subscriptions at https://www.economist.com/TOERESOURCES:- 'The Beauty of Falling' (Claudia’s book): https://amzn.to/3Xcfm8z- The Economist (Article) "The Universe’s Creaking Model": https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/06/19/the-dominant-model-of-the-universe-is-creaking- Fay Dowker on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgYHEPCLVas- "People of IP": https://insidetheperimeter.ca/fr/les-gens-de-lip-la-gravite-na-pas-de-prise-sur-claudia-de-rham/- Claudia de Rham Imperial Profile - https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/c.de-rham- Claudia’s Talk (The Royal Institution): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7MN64JlsMw- Claudia on New Scientist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTjpK8-lCY- Iceberg of String Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PdPnQuwjY- NEW Get my 'Top 10 TOEs' PDF + Weekly Personal Updates: https://www.curtjaimungal.org- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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