Are the Laws of Nature Ugly?

Check out courses in mathematics, science, or computer science on Brilliant! Start learning for free at https://brilliant.org/sabine/ and get a 30-day free trial plus 20% off a premium subscription, which includes daily unlimited access! Physicists are biased towards seeking “beautiful,” symmetrical, and compact equations to describe the complex interactions that make up our reality. But I am wondering, given this drive towards “beauty,” what will happen to physics if the laws of nature turn out to be fundamentally “ugly” and complicated? 👕T-shirts, mugs, posters and more: ➜ https://sabines-store.dashery.com/ 💌 Support me on Donorbox ➜ https://donorbox.org/swtg 👉 Transcript with links to references on Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/Sabine 📝 Transcripts and written news on Substack ➜ https://sciencewtg.substack.com/ 📩 Free weekly science newsletter ➜ https://sabinehossenfelder.com/newsletter/ 👂 Audio only podcast ➜ https://open.spotify.com/show/0MkNfXlKnMPEUMEeKQYmYC 🔗 Join this channel to get access to perks ➜ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yNl2E66ZzKApQdRuTQ4tw/join 📚 Buy my book ➜ https://amzn.to/3HSAWJW #science #physics #philosophy