[ExI] [Phil. Sci] Beauty and truth in physics: Murray Gell-Mann on TED

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Apropos much of the discussion in this forum.

> Wielding laypeople's terms and a sense of humor, Nobel Prize winner Murray Gell-Mann drops some knowledge about particle physics, asking questions like, Are elegant equations more likely to be right than inelegant ones? Can the fundamental law, the so-called "theory of everything," really explain everything? His answers will surprise you. (Recorded March 2007 in Monterey, California. Duration: 17:07.)
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<http://blog.ted.com/2007/12/murray_gellmann.php>