Strange But Charming

Strings 2025: Day 3 DSSYK

Verlinde and Susskind's talks just go over and there is a half hour coffee break. Susskind's talk was really good and I really look forward to reading on more of his works on de Sitter as well.

Verlinde's talk.

DSSYK!

Some $\mathcal{N}=4$ SUSY stuff.

Almost done...

Hello Lenny!

A beautiful painting and a silhouette

Juan and Lenny. The goats.

A beautiful painting and no one could hear him.

Blooper a la Susskind, he had to hold the thing away from him for the clicker to work

Juan helping Lenny with the microphone

The clicker was weird.

Talk in progress.

Another beautiful painting and discussion.

I missed this part because of internet issues.

Talk nearing the end...

Final remarks

Taking questions from the audience.

Everyone laughing after Lenny cracked more jokes

Another beautiful painting and Lenny said "I was born before the wheel was invented"

More laughs.

"Ahmed, will you be my eraser?"

Strings 2025: Day 3 Amplitudes

Well I did not attend to the fullest of my attention today so far, but I found Irene's talk interesting. Add to that the fact that I don't really know some of the speakers lol. But here are some pictures! I am not attending the celestial talk ongoing right now. For obvious reasons.

Yu Tin Huang's talk.

Tree-level amplitudes in progress.

Frankly I took this picture for Ed lol.

Questions...

UV-IR talk.

Strings 2025: Day 2 Conclusion

The last talks of Day 2 of Strings 2025 have been concluded. These were nice but I missed the bulk of Hee-Cheol Kim's talk on 6D $(1, 0)$ SUGRA talk. Tomorrow will be awesome as well, and I will continue my career as a Strings paparazzi.