Why This Universe? - Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

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59 - The End of Everything (Ft. Katie Mack) Jan 09, 2023

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Special guest Katie Mack talks to us about how the universe might end.
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58 - The Risks of Science Populism Dec 12, 2022

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In today's different type of episode, we talk about the risks of a subtle kind of scientific misinformation.

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57 - String Theory Part 3: Duality Nov 21, 2022

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This episode will hurt your brain, or your money back.
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56 - An Icy Neutrino Interruption Nov 07, 2022

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We interrupt our regular episodes to cover the exciting new discovery that the IceCube Neutrino Observatory announced on November 3rd, 2022.
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55 - String Theory Part 2: The First Superstring Revolution Oct 24, 2022

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We pick up the story of string theory and explore the explosion of interest it experienced in the mid 1980s.
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54 - String Theory Part 1: What Is It? Oct 03, 2022

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Last time, we introduced the biggest open problem in theoretical physics - the problem of combining gravity with quantum mechanics. In this first part of a three-part series, we introduce the leading candidate for how to do that: String Theory.
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53 - Why We Need a Theory of Quantum Gravity Sep 12, 2022

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Quantum mechanics and general relativity are two of the most successful theories of science ever, but they don't necessarily fit together. Learn why physicists are trying so hard to discover a quantum theory of gravity, and why it's been such a challenge.
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52 - The Large Hadron Collider and All Its Glory Aug 22, 2022

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We pick up last episode's theme of particle colliders and dive into the most exciting one running today - the LHC. What is it, how does it work, and what new physics can it still reveal?
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51 - Why Physicists Love Smashing Particles Together Aug 01, 2022

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For the past century, physicists have been building particle colliders as a way to learn about the fundamental laws of physics. Today we talk about why smashing particles together has proven to be such a powerful tool.
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50 - The Black Hole At the Center of the Milky Way Jul 11, 2022

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On May 12, 2022 astronomers revealed an image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Today we tell the story of what made this image possible.
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