Discover magazine has announced a contest:
Your goal is to create a video that quickly and clearly explains perhaps the most baffling idea in the history of the world: string theory.
And the best part is that you have just two minutes.
You’ll be happy to know that Peter Woit has already bowed out (suggested concept: standing in front of a whiteboard, hopping up and down, and yelling, “It’s crap! Crap crap crap crap crap!” for two minutes).
This is a sure path to fame and fort– well, actually, they don’t appear to be offering money, so just fame. Well, actually, they just promise to feature your video on their web page, so it’s only nerd fame. But if you’ve got a webcam and a good two-minute explanation of string theory, Discover wants you…