It would appear that nowadays, modern science has taken on a much more greater significance in the minds of the public, mainly due to the recent surge in media exposures of the bizarre discoveries that physcists have made over the past century. Unfortunately, media sources vary greatly in their abilities to explain underlying scientific discoveries and far too often we are bombarded with cool-sounding terms such as hidden dimensions, string theory, and “God Particle” that appeal to our curiosity, but are inadequetlly explained by the media source. A quick Wikipedia search of these terms brings up countless paragraphs of highly-technical details that only enhances the confusion of the reader.
Luckily there is a video on the internet done by Professor Brian Greene of Columbia University that is extremely satisfying, due to professor Greene’s simple yet comprehensive explanation of the discoveries made in modern physics. This video was what got me initially hooked to physics a year and a half ago, and will hopefully peak your interest as well!