so face, fashion and fantasy by roger penrose. so roger penrose, of course, one of the most influential and important theoretical physicists of our time. and this is basically his take on 21st century physics. and he's looking at it through three lenses. so faith in terms of our faith and belief in different theories. fashion in terms of what is envogue in the field at the time, and fantasy in terms of

so face, fashion and fantasy by roger penrose. so roger penrose, of course, one of the most influential and important theoretical physicists of our time. and this is basically his take on 21st century physics. and he's looking at it through three lenses. so faith in terms of our faith and belief in different theories. fashion in terms of what is envogue in the field at the time, and fantasy in terms of fantastical ideas like the big bang theory. and so penrose is arguing that all three of these ideas have a place in science. they move progress forward and inspire researchers. but there's also the potential for researchers to be led astray, and he talks about this in relation to three different topics. so quantum mechanics, string theory and cosmology. so this is basically an expert in the field and his take on 21st century physics, a real critique of the field. >> colleen boig is a publicist at princeton university press, and she just gave us a preview of three titles princeton is publishing this fall. >> when i tune into it on th

so face, fashion and fantasy by roger penrose. of course, one of the most influential and important theoretical physicists of our time. and this is, basically, his take on 21st century physics. and he's looking at it through three lenses. so faith in terms of our faith and belief in different theories, fashion in terms of what is envogue in the field at the time and fantasy in terms of fantastical ideas like the big bang theory. and so penrose is arguing that all three of these ideas have a place in science. they move progress forward and inspire researchers. but there's also the potential for researchers to be led astray, and he talks about this in relation to three different topics. so quantum mechanics, string theory and cosmology. so this is, basically, an expert in the field and his take on 21st century physics, a real critique of the field. >> colleen boyle is a publicist at princeton university press, and she just gave us a preview of three titles that princeton is publishing this fall. >> welcome to las vegas on booktv. lo

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