The Strings That Bind Us.

I spend most weekends listening to Chrissi rant about String Theory and the horrors of advanced particle physics.  Sometimes, when I catch myself paying attention, I learn something.  One thing he’s turned me onto recently is Columbia physicist (and fellow Stuyvesant alum) Brian Greene.  Greene is one of individuals who are very obviously good at what they do.

String Theory is one of those things only a handful of minds in the world can grasp with depth and Greene, in the following clip, hints at just how massive his must be:

And, if there’s any remaining doubt about Greene’s awesomeness, let it be known that he did Letterman.