A Journey Together into the Amazing World of Physics

One week later, in the academic lecture hall of Yenching University.

Today's report is titled "Report on the Research Findings of Shen Qi Team on M-theory," and the speaker is Shen Qi.

In the past, when giving academic presentations, if the topic was very important, authoritative experts and scholars in the field would usually be invited to the presentation to provide guidance.

The lecture hall at Yenching University was packed with Physics Community colleagues, mostly domestic physics researchers.

Considering that it would be quite a hassle for international scholars to travel all the way to the Chinese Capital to attend a conference, as air travel costs money and fuel, and is not environmentally friendly, Shen Qi advocated that this conference should be broadcast live via an app, in line with current trends.

At Shen Qi's level, the form of the report is no longer important; what matters is that he is the one giving the report.

Shen Qi stood on the stage, holding a PPT page turner, dressed in simple casual wear—jeans and a plaid shirt—looking more like a young CEO of an IT company at a product launch event.

The camera focused on Shen Qi, and the live stream began.

"Distinguished guests, science enthusiasts, good afternoon. I am Shen Qi, today's presenter and host. I will be reporting on our team's preliminary research results on M-theory." This is Shen Qi's first time hosting a broadcast. Unlike other broadcasters, his content is difficult to imitate and others cannot learn from.

One of the largest video apps in China is a live streaming app, and they are currently live streaming Shen Qi's report meeting, with the number of online viewers exceeding the number of viewers at the League of Legends World Championship finals.

The number of people watching science conferences exceeded the number watching game live streams—a statistic the app's live streaming director had hardly anticipated. But the data speaks for itself.

The comments section is visible in the viewer's screen.

"The most high-end live stream ever!"

"Quantum Physics PhD student checking in!"

"General Physics's student check-in!"

"Freshman Physics Major Check-in"

"Physics class representative of Class 2, Grade 11 Capital No. 4 High School, checking in!"

"The underachievers dare not speak, but they support Professor Shen!"

"A poor student doesn't understand M-theory; a poor student only knows the difference between M and S, but a poor student still supports Professor Shen!"

"Hey, the formation's messed up! A family should be all lined up!"

The atmosphere at the conference was the same as usual, but the online comments reflected the tastes and preferences of young people in this era.

"Professor Shen is the strongest scientist and the pride of China!" This comment on the screen was sent flying by a rocket, thanks to a generous donation.

"666!"

"Six~six-six!"

Look, science enthusiasts from around the world have also joined this scientific feast.

Of course, there are international viewers watching the live stream. Real-time data from the overseas version of this app shows that the number of overseas online users is growing rapidly, and the international community is closely following Shen Qi's report on M-theory.

Shen Qi will deliver his presentation entirely in Chinese. Considering that not all foreign guests may understand Chinese, key parts of Shen Qi's PowerPoint presentation will use bilingual (Chinese and English) summaries.

Shen Qi operated the page-turning pen, and the first page of the PPT projected on the big screen was particularly cool.

Against the backdrop of a deep, dark universe, a striking blue planet stands out in the starry sky—this is Earth.

Through embedded animation, a U-shaped magnet appeared where the moon should have been.

The sight of a magnet continuously drawing paperclips from the Earth illustrates what physical phenomenon or theory?

Shen Qi maintained a smiling demeanor and remained silent, letting the PowerPoint presentation continue.

This PowerPoint presentation was created collaboratively by 17 physics PhDs from the Shen Qi Mathematical and Physical Research Center. Shen Qi provided an outline, and each of the 17 PhDs contributed a few pages. The team's strength was immense, and this exquisite and impressive presentation was completed in just three days.

The live chat was buzzing.

"PPTs made by STEM guys are really technically sophisticated!"

"Our school's history professor's PowerPoint presentations are all text! We don't want an electronic version of the Zizhi Tongjian!"

The organizations that are best at making PPTs are probably professional advertising companies. They rely on this skill to bid and make a living, and most of their creative ideas are presented through PPTs.

Scholars primarily focus their energy on researching various disciplines; they don't spend too much time on PowerPoint presentations, layouts, or graphic design. Based on a given research topic, scholars simply need to explain what needs to be explained clearly.

Therefore, some netizens complained that some professors' PPTs are full of text on every page, with the screen filled with text. Admittedly, the professors have shown all the content that should be presented, but the students' eyes are blurry and their heads are swollen.

Shouldn't a PowerPoint presentation be rich in visuals, including text, charts, graphs, cool animations, 3D models, and so on?

This PPT from Shen Qi Team is almost comparable to the work of a professional advertising agency.

He doesn't explain much; the audience or online viewers can understand some things by looking at the animated models in the PPT.

"Physics whiz, please explain what the first slide of the PPT is about?"

"Universe? Earth? Magnet?"

"Interaction forces?"

"Newton's laws?"

The comments section is becoming increasingly technical, although some people post meaningless content, most viewers are watching Shen Qi's live stream with the spirit of learning science.

"You don't even understand this? Professor Shen vividly demonstrated the relationship between Electromagnetic Force and gravity."

"Holy crap, are there really top students here?"

"I am the physics teacher of Class 2, Grade 11 at Capital No. 4 High School."

"Is that you, Teacher Yang?" A netizen claiming to be the physics class representative of Class 2, Grade 11 at Capital No. 4 High School was stunned.

Physics teacher. "Stop talking nonsense, watch the live stream, and take Professor Shen's explanation as the standard."

Finally, Shen Qi spoke, and at the same time, a text appeared on the PPT: Electromagnetic Force> Gravity.

"This live stream is aimed at users worldwide, including professional scholars like myself, as well as ordinary people who love physics and science. Therefore, I've tried to make the PPT presentation more relatable, using a format that most people can understand to showcase our research findings. My report today might be a bit more verbose than usual, I hope you understand." Shen Qi looked at the large screen and continued, "Humans have known about the existence of gravity and Electromagnetic Force for a long time, and based on this, they created the classical theories of gravity and Electromagnetic Force. I believe everyone learned the relevant formulas and calculation methods in their high school textbooks."

"Upon entering university, we learned that besides gravity and Electromagnetic Force, there are two other forces in nature: the Strong Force and the Weak Force. The Strong Force is the force that attracts quarks and produces protons and neutrons. The Weak Force is the force generated by nuclear radiation. Well, that's a brief introduction to the four forces. Those who are interested can look up relevant information themselves." Shen Qi looked at the camera lens; this popular science explanation was for science enthusiasts.

"Look at this slide. We used a slightly exaggerated approach to illustrate a common-sense example: bring a magnet close to an iron paperclip. The result is obvious: the paperclip is attracted to the magnet. This simple experiment shows that the gravitational pull of the Earth, with a mass of 6 x 10^24 kilograms, on a paperclip is weaker than the magnetic force produced by a U-shaped magnet weighing only a few tens of grams. Therefore, it is clear that Electromagnetic Force is greater than gravity."

"Standing on Earth, we find that gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces; it is Electromagnetic Force, and even weaker than the Weak Force. Do you remember when we were studying and doing practice problems to prepare for the college entrance exam, many exercises included the statement, 'Ignore the influence of gravity.'"

"However, when we broke free from Earth and ventured into the vast universe, we discovered that gravity is absolutely not something that can be ignored."

"The first slide serves as an introduction to today's report. We begin with the four fundamental forces. Next, we will delve into the main topic, exploring in detail the roles of these four fundamental forces in String Theory and M-theory, and whether a refined M-theory could unify the four fundamental forces at some level."

"Distinguished guests, science enthusiasts, let's step into the amazing world of physics together!"