Neil Turok on how theoretical physics went wrong and why universities don’t encourage originality

London Institute for Mathematical Sciences

Prof. Neil Turok is Higgs Chair of Theoretical Physics at the University of Edinburgh and Emeritus Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. In this event, filmed on 13 May 2026, he joins the London Institute’s chief science writer Ananyo Bhattacharya to discuss his career and wh