{"id":13,"date":"2007-10-25T20:44:06","date_gmt":"2007-10-25T20:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/?p=13"},"modified":"2007-10-25T20:56:18","modified_gmt":"2007-10-25T20:56:18","slug":"string-theory-in-2-minutes-or-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/string-theory-in-2-minutes-or-less\/","title":{"rendered":"String Theory in 2 minutes or Less…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every now and then, in my daily search to avoid actual work, I come across something that I think is really and truly worthy of being spread far and wide. Today, I managed to bump into the results of a contest where people were asked to make a video explaining String Theory in two minutes or less. The contest was judged by Brian Greene, a Columbia University physicist. His choice was String Ducky by Sandy Chase (Yes, the yellow bathtub duck. I knew those guys were up to something with all the quarking around.)<\/p>\n

Discover Magazine online has the winners and also rans<\/a> (which are also excellent) along with an introduction by Brian Greene about why he chose String Ducky. Check it out.<\/p>\n

After watching all the videos, I really have to say I agree with Greene’s choice of String Ducky. However, my runner ups were Einstein’s Unfinished Symphony (great background music and link to the theory) and Mass Through Strings (visually beautiful).<\/p>\n

Writing about science in a clear, concise manner that is factually accurate and entertaining is probably one of the most difficult things a writer can do. The String Theory in 2 Minutes or Less has definitely shown that it can be done visually as well as texturally. All these participants did a wonderful jobs of explaining a very difficult concept in simple language and visuals. These videos are obviously labors of love — love of science and a desire to share knowledge with others. Guess I’ll have to search for more science explanations in 2 minutes or less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every now and then, in my daily search to avoid actual work, I come across something that I think is really and truly worthy of being spread far and wide. Today, I managed to bump into the results of a contest where people were asked to make a video explaining String Theory in two minutes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-physics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t