'The world is a miracle' – interview with Neil Turok
Neil Turok talks about the beauty of mathematical physics, the universe and nature
"The world is a miracle and our lives are miracles … it's our obligation, I feel, to try to understand, make sense of and appreciate the incredible beauty and complexity of the natural world."
An interview with mathematical physicist Neil Turok, one of the big thinkers of our time, a scientist who can keep a view on the social and political worlds. Turok talks about his theories of the beginning of the universe, dark energy, about the deep and powerful objective knowledge about the world which can be discovered and shared across all cultures.
Neil Turok is chair of mathmatical physics at Cambridge University in the UK, executive director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Canada and founder of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), based in Cape Town.
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