Ask Einstein: What Would You Like to Know?

[Greg Bernhardt]

If you could ask Einstein one question what would it be?

 

[fresh_42]

What is it, that you always make fun of Gödel?

(Probably not the kind of question meant to be, but it's really the one I would ask. Something personal.)

 

[Ddddx]

what is the meaning of life?

 

[Ibix]

I'd learn something about quantum gravity theories. Then I'd ask something insightful about his views on them. You're going to have to give me notice on this one...

 

[ironidas]

I suppose I will ask him something like.. What is the most important question of your existence ? Something like that.

 

[dkotschessaa]

"Many consider you the icon of genius. What is your assessment of your own intelligence?"

 

[phinds]

How come you were such a lousy husband and father ?

 

[russ_watters]

Have you met him and does he play dice?

 

[aheight]

Do you believe in God?

 

[julian]

What was your second biggest blunder? For example have you ever farted in an empty elevator only for other people to walk in a moment later?

 

[Andy SV]

Why did you let god into your science

 

[Zephyr007]

What do you want to say to society today?

 

[Farang]

Not sure, depends... If I met the man face-to-face, I'd get so excited, probably end up asking something irrelevant and regret later :)

 

[Evo]

What is your biggest regret?

 

[jedishrfu]

What do you think about String Theory?

 

[RonL]

You helped build a refrigerator, would you help me build a Maxwell's Demon machine ??

 

[mpresic]

How did you travel forward in time to 2017?

 

[phinds]

How did you travel forward in time to 2017?

Hey, he's only 138.

 

[jedishrfu]

Maybe we could interview GeofreyRush since he's playing Einstein in the new National Geographic documentary.

http://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-n...lays-a-deliciously-human-einstein-on-nat-geo/

counterpoint:
http://www.salon.com/2017/04/24/not...es-isnt-as-great-as-the-grand-idea-behind-it/

 

[XZ923]

I'd ask him why he never combed his hair. Anything else he might have to say would probably be way over my head so there would be no point in asking.

 

[julian]

You liked the idea of extra dimensions, then you rejected the idea, then string theory came along requiring extra dimensions - what now?

String theory people put forward the AdS/CFT duality as a "success" at attempting a non-pertrubative forumulation, however Abhay Ashtekar says: "But here, in AdS/CFT duality, they need the radius of the internal dimensions to be the same as the cosmological radius. If so, if I try to look up I should see these ten dimensions; I don’t. So, it can’t have much to do with the real world that we actually live in."

How do you feel about this?

 

[deskswirl]

Which is your true love: classical music or physics?

 

[EnumaElish]

How did you travel forward in time to 2017?

Follow up, "which fast spaceship"? Or, "gravity well, where"? Depending on the context.

More seriously, how did you deal with the initial rejection of, or indifference toward your theories?