S. James Gates

S. James Gates is known for pioneering supersymmetry, a theory that could "explain some of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as how elementary particles got their mass." There's actually a symmetry between these two fundamental entities that compose the universe, invisible partners with names like selectrons (partner of electrons) and photinos (partner of photons). Gates shares with us a scientist's rich, connected way of looking at the universe, "where we become essential to the universe."

We live-tweeted highlights of this 90-minute conversation and have aggregated them below for those who weren’t able to follow along. Look for our show with him in the coming weeks, and follow us next time at @BeingTweets.

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Excellent comments. I wish could read some of the interview. A question--if a partical is a probabiltiy, is the electricity in my house circuits also only a probability?