In the first in a new series of podcasts featuring conversations from the Mathematics Faculty, we talk to David Tong, Professor of Theoretical Physics at DAMTP.
2025 marks an important milestone: the 100th birthday of quantum mechanics. We ask David about the ongoing impact of the discovery a century ago, and which of the many strange aspects of quantum mechanics is, in his opinion, the most significant. Plus we explore how this links to his own research area of quantum field theory, and the "beautiful dance" underpinning a fundamental description of the Universe.
"I became a physicist because I like learning physics," says David about his choice to teach a new lecture course every year. As he publishes a series of textbooks based on his celebrated lecture notes, David tells us more the exciting connections between very different areas of physics.
The podcast is hosted by Marianne Freiberger and Rachel Thomas from the Mathematics Faculty's communications, outreach and engagement team, Editors of Plus.
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