Inflationary Explanations and Superstring Theory

This podcast clears up some issues in the previous podcast and discusses String Theory.

Inflationary Explanations and Superstring Theory

EDIT: When I said the Earth would be the size of a solar system if a string were the size of a house, I made an error — it is an ATOM that would be the size of the solar system.

More on String Theory

The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene
The Fabric of the Cosmos, Brian Greene
Parallel Worlds, Michio Kaku
http://www.superstringtheory.com/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/

Inflation Theory

The Inflationary Universe, Alan Guth