pop physics

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Hey y'all, I'm an idiot at physics (the only science that seriously, seriously stymied me in school, which is a pity, since I rock at math), but want to read some "pop physics" type crap, probably on string theory type stuff. Recommendations?

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[justpat.livejournal.com]

Both Greene and Kaku have each developed important elements of string theory, and they tend to lean a little toward their specialities: Kaku is a "let's search for cosmic strings that are light-years long" guy, while Greene is an "let's find the strings that are about 1/10^35 the size of a proton" guy. Kaku tends to use a little more pop culture in his explanations, Greene is a little more reserved.

I've interviewed them both, and I sense the slightest rivalry between them.