NOVA special on String/cosmology

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The NOVA special on String Theory airs on December 21 at 8 PM and has a runtime of three hours. Viewers with a fast Internet connection can stream the program at the provided PBS link. While some participants express a preference for Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG) and vacuum fields, the special is recognized as an informative overview of the history of String Theory. There is a question regarding whether this airing is a rerun or an updated version of previous content.

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The NOVA special is Dec. 21 at 8pm and it lasts3 hours. If you have a sufficiently fast Internet connection, you can watch the special here:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html

I am not an enthusiast of String, preferring LQG with a special concentration on vacuum fields, but this show is a very instructive overview of the history of String.
 
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is this just a rerun or an updated version??
 

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