Hossenfelder is a Research Associate at the Frankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies. Her research areas include particle physics and quantum gravity. She discusses the current state of theoretical physics, and her recent book Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray.

The Uncertain Future of Particle Physics
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/0....1/23/opinion/particl

Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
https://www.goodreads.com/book..../show/36341728-lost-

man·i·fold /ˈmanəˌfōld/ many and various.

In mathematics, a manifold is a topological space that locally resembles Euclidean space near each point.

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