We now know that string theory and quantum field theory can often be different ways of looking at exactly the same phenomena.

— David Gross, David Gross on String Theory, his Nobel Prize, and 1950's Physics to Today (2021)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_hkxxe9_9g&t=6805

From a 2021 episode of The Origins Podcast.

Topics: physics