There is one article giving voice to an opposing point of view, that spacetime may not be doomed, an interview with Latham Boyle. The big problem with the supposedly now conventional view that ...

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we inform you of the death of Prof. Walter Neumann, who passed away yesterday. Heartfelt condolences are extended to his family, friends, and loved ones.

A note to the speakers: this is an informal seminar, meaning that the talks are longer than usual (1:30) and are expected to include a good introduction to the subject as well as a maximally ...

In the piece, the argument of string theory critics is given as: ...

Schedule: The class meets once weekly. Topics and readings for each session are listed below. This course is being taught by two senior faculty members who are theorists and practitioners in ...

Here are links to expository articles I have written. There is large variation in their quality and they have generally not been proofread, so use at your own risk!

This fall, I am leading an undergraduate seminar on the history of algebraic geometry. In Summer 2024, I taught Ordinary Differential Equations. In Fall 2023, I taught Calculus II.

We meet on Mondays from 2:40pm to 4pm in room 528 to go over lecture notes in Hyperbolic PDEs and General Relativity and present recent interesting preprints.

A few weeks ago I recorded a podcast with Robinson Erhardt, which has now appeared as String Theory and the Crisis in Physics. We mainly talk about the current situation of string theory in physics ...