BRIAN GREENE

Professor of math and physics at Columbia University and one of the most well know researchers and advocators of Superstring theory.

“MAKING SENSE OF STRING THEORY”

In his talk, he discusses the fact that so many aspects of what makes the universe work the way it does can be measured, yet not explained.

Brian is trying to bring to bring to light a unified theory of everything that explains not only what the universe is doing, but what exactly the universe, or possibly multiple universes, is made of at the lowest level, and what causes things to exist and function essentially.

GRAVITYA strong force in nature. Discovered, measurable, yet the EXACT cause is still unknown.

Generations of scientists have gone over and even discovered formulas and theorems regarding how the universe behaves, yet none have come up with the answer to the big question: WHY?

AS BRIAN MENTIONED….

EVEN EINSTEIN WAS STUMPED.

This is where superstring theory comes in.

There could be much more to what makes up the universe than scientists have discovered.

From the discovery of the Atom, scientists have progressed as far as discovering what is seemingly thus far the smallest bits of energy in existence know as Quarks.

Superstring theory is the idea that there are even smaller filaments of energy within those particles vibrating in various patterns causing the different particles in the universe to exist and behave the way they do.

WHY CAN’T WE SEE THE FILAMENTS OR “STRINGS” OF ENERGY?

POSSIBLY BECAUSE THEY EXIST IN A DIMENSION OUTSIDE OF THE ONE WE SEE AND MOVE AROUND IN.

These vibrating bits of energy could very well exist in multiple intertwined dimensions as well. There are several dimensional theories that can come into play when discussing superstring theory. Imagine the possibilities that such a discovery could bring about.

OUR VERY EXISTANCE COULD BE BASED ON VIBRATIONS.

DYNAMISIM: 4/5

Brian did a good job getting the attention of the audience by first giving a little history that ties into his presentation in a very knowledgeable way. Mr. Greene had good imagery that went well with his dialog to keep the audience engaged, and did include some jokes for the audience, but they were not very frequent, and he was doing more hand gesturing and speaking than slide presenting, therefore I would say his presentation is most similar to Nancy Duarte’s style. A GREAT SPEAKER, BUT A LITTLE MORE COMEDY WOULD HELP IMPROVE HIS DYNAMISIM.

WHAT I LEARNED

Having historical examples that tie into your presentation helps with the audience understanding where you are leading up to.

Speaking enthusiastically is also a big factor in a good presentation.

Visuals and proper dialog to accompany them is also important.

TO COMPARE AND SIR KEN ROBINSON AND BRIAN GREENE….

Both men were very well spoken, had good visuals, knew their topic thoroughly, and kept the audience engaged.

However, Brian did not use the standpoint of comedy the way Mr. Robinson did and I feel that this made Mr. Robinson a more captivating speaker.

TIPS:

Know your topic and you will be more comfortable. Also, you will convey your ideas better.

Use Humor to engage the audience.

Use hand gestures and avoid reading your speech during the presentation.

Use strong visual imagery that ties into your presentation.

http://www.ted.com/talks/brian_greene_on_string_theory.html