E62 - #62 Exploring Twistor Theory - an interview with Lionel Mason and Maciej Dunajski
Published: October 3, 2024
Duration: 30:05
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In the latest episode of Living Proof, Dan Aspel speaks to Professors Lionel Mason (Oxford) and Maciej Dunajski (Cambridge) of the Twistor Theory programme (https://www.newton.ac.uk/event/twt). Over the 30 minutes, they share their experiences of the scale and challenges of this far-reaching topic that - amongst other things - aims to unify general relativity and quantum mechanics.
00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - Welcome
01:48 - “I have been excited about this programme for 40 years”, introducing the topic