String theorist explores dark energy and our unique ‘pocket’ of the universe

Posted on April 28, 2005 by PlatoHagel


Stanford physics Professor Leonard Susskind, who is currently on sabbatical and writing a popular book titled The Cosmic Landscape. (Photo courtesy of Stanford University)

Dawn Levy:The dust isn’t likely to settle soon. Says Susskind: “More and more as time goes on, the opponents of the idea admit that they are simply in a state of depression and desperation. More and more people are starting to think about this possibility. But it’s been a major sea change in the attitudes of theoretical physicists. Â… It means we have a mathematical framework to think about it. We have a basic set of precise concepts to think about it, and it means that in time we will know the truth.”

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