Relativity can, for instance, explain that the universe had once been clumped into a dense fireball. But it can never explain how matter actually behaved. Alan Guth Read Quote
If one just tried to invent a universe on one’s own, it would probably end up being a much less colorful and interesting universe than the one that we live in. Alan Guth Read Quote
The idea of combining the physics of modern particle theory with cosmology was very young when I started working on cosmology. Alan Guth Read Quote
To a theoretical physicist, there is no greater joy than to see that this curious activity we call calculation – the depositing of ink on paper, followed by throwing away the paper and depositing new ink on more paper – can actually tell us something about reality. Alan Guth Read Quote
In high school, I was the best broad jumper on our team, and I kind of thought that when I got to MIT, I’d probably still be the best broad jumper, ’cause why do broad jumpers come to MIT? But it turned out to actually be the other way around. There was another person in my class who could jump about 3 feet further than I could. Alan Guth Read Quote
I am not aware of any sensible theory of how classical gravity could interact with quantum matter, and I can’t imagine how such a theory might work. Alan Guth Read Quote
I do worry about the fact that science is becoming a slower process as society is becoming less patient. Alan Guth Read Quote
