Garrett Lisi wrote an online scientific paper entitled "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything" that has the physics community talking. It is an attempt at the universal theory of everything, to replace the Standard Model.
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Garrett Lisi wrote an online scientific paper entitled "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything" that has the physics community talking. It is an attempt at the universal theory of everything, to replace the Standard Model.
Lisi's theory is considerably more simple than the rival model of string theory.
His theory is based on the mathematical shape, known as E8.
Being poor sucks," Garrett Lisi says. "It's hard to figure out the secrets of the universe when you're trying to figure out where you and your girlfriend are going to sleep next month."
Garrett Lisi has a PhD, but he isn't a master scientist living a life in academia. Instead, he's a surfer who works on physics problems on the side. But his latest theory is causing a stir in the physics community. He used the geometric shape known as E8 to tie together various physical theories and laws into one master theory. "The theory is very young, and still in development," he told the press. "Right now, I'd assign a low (but not tiny) likelyhood to this..." "For comparison, I think... Read Full Story
New Scientist Space Blog: Surfer physicist gets grant to study theory of everything A. Garrett Lisi lives the life. While most of the news stories about this young theoretical physicist focus on his not having a job and slacking all over the place with his surfer buddies, the New Scientist reveals that Lisi doesn't need a job -- he gets $77,222 this year to think about physics by way of a grant from the Foundational Questions in Physics and Cosmology Institute. Not only that, but he was also... Read Full Story
New Scientist Space Blog: Surfer physicist gets grant to study theory of everything A. Garrett Lisi lives the life. While most of the news stories about this young theoretical physicist focus on his not having a job and slacking all over the place with his surfer buddies, the New Scientist reveals that Lisi doesn't need a job -- he gets $77,222 this year to think about physics by way of a grant from the Foundational Questions in Physics and Cosmology Institute. Not only that, but he was also... Read Full Story
How a physicist published and vetted his revolutionary work signals the potential future of an open, transparent peer review process. Illustration: Bernd Schifferdecker. Garrett Lisi gets it. The couch-surfing, academia-shunning theoretical physicist grasps something that, for scientists, is possibly more elusive than illuminating the complicated behavior of subatomic particles: balance in life. Don't want to be stuck in a lab? Get out. Want to travel the world living where you please, doing... Read Full Story
Most people fortunate enough to goof off for a year or two after finishing their education and before assuming their respectable enslavement in the "real world" may want to obtain their Phd first. It would seem that if Garrett Lisi is any example, living as an impoverished nomad after you finish a Phd is the way to go (as if there is any choice but relative impoverishment for most people with Phd's anyway). Check out this article that appeared in the U.K. Telegraph yesterday. It appears... Read Full Story
This is quite an astonishing story. Brilliance always seems to come out of the most unlikely places. I once knew a guy who had absolutely no knowledge of sub-atomic particles, yet he fully fleshed out a description of a quark in a Freshman physics class. Needless to say, our professor was dumbfounded (this before the internet, where finding crap is easy). At the very least, my friend knew how to look stuff up in the library, which in itself exhibits some sort of intelligence :) He claims he... Read Full Story
Surfer dude’s theory of everything: the magic of Garrett Lisi
The Big Idea: Roger Highfield explains why Garrett Lisi, the surfer who drew up a ‘theory of everything’ to explain the universe, is a great role model for science.
Roger Highfield writes: Of all the stories I’ve written in recent years, the most popular by far bore the intriguing headline: “ Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything .” It described how an American, Garrett Lisi, had unveiled a new way to unite... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Garrett Lisi". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story
