E8 - Latest Theory of Everything (ToE). Lots of math, lots of debate, interesting stuff: http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=196498 http://deferentialgeometry.org/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/11/14/scisurf114.xml Presented by media as "Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything" (A. Garrett Lisi) Whatever the outcome, a nice boost for theoretical physics and mathematics.

I like how they call him surfer dude instead of PhD.