May 28, 2005: Topics in Physics - Dr. Brian Greene
Podcast: The Art Bell ArchivePublished On: Sat Nov 22 2025
Description: Art Bell welcomes physicist Brian Greene, a Harvard-educated, Oxford-trained Rhodes Scholar and Columbia University professor, for a wide-ranging conversation about the frontiers of modern physics. Greene explains Einstein's 1905 discoveries, including special relativity and E=MC squared, and discusses why the quest for a unified theory of everything remains the holy grail of theoretical physics.The discussion moves into the strange world of quantum mechanics, where the rules governing subatomic particles differ fundamentally from everyday experience. Greene describes how electrons behave probabilistically rather than predictably, and how quantum entanglement allows separated particles to correlate their behavior instantaneously across vast distances, challenging our deepest assumptions about the nature of reality.Art and Greene explore time travel, with Greene confirming that travel to the future is fully permitted by Einstein's equations, while travel to the past remains an open question. They also discuss the potential of quantum computers to perform calculations exponentially faster than current machines, possibly even giving rise to artificial intelligence that surpasses human cognition.
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