Why This Universe? - Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

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**Why This Universe? – Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman**

The biggest ideas in physics, broken down. Join theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and co-host Shalma Wegsman as they answer your questions about dark matter, black holes, quantum mechanics, and more. Part of The University of Chicago Podcast Network.

Latest Episodes:

33 - Our Love Affair With Supersymmetry Aug 09, 2021

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Hear why supersymmetry was special enough to win over physicists hearts, and why faith in it might be dying out.

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32 - The Mystery of the Higgs Boson's Mass Jul 26, 2021

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Today we explore one of the biggest and most frustrating open problems of particle physics - the hierarchy problem.
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31 - If You Give an Astronomer a Neutrino Jul 12, 2021

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Learn how astronomers are using invisible particles to see what we've never seen before!
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30 - The Oldest Picture of the Universe Jun 28, 2021

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Learn about the oldest light in the universe - the cosmic microwave background - and how it became a treasure trove of cosmological insight.
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29 - How the Big Bang Won the Debate About the Beginning of Time Jun 14, 2021

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Hear what proved to physicists that the universe started with the Big Bang - and the one person who was never convinced.
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28 - How Emmy Noether Changed Physics Forever May 31, 2021

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Learn how a profound mathematical theorem relating symmetries to conservation laws is deeply woven into the physics of the universe.
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12 - The Fight Between Modified Gravity and Dark Matter May 10, 2021

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A rerun of one of our favorite episodes ever. Some physicists have considered the possibility that dark matter might not exist - and that instead, it's our theories of gravity which are wrong. Today we take a deep dive into these theories of modified gravity.
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3 - What in the World is Anti-Matter? Apr 26, 2021

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A re-post of one of our favorite early episodes. Learn how special relativity and quantum mechanics come together to make an odd prediction about matter.
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27 - What Does the Muon g-2 Result Mean for Physics? Apr 12, 2021

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Get our introduction to the measurement that might prove the Standard Model wrong!
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26 - Did Inflation Rip Apart the Early Universe? Mar 29, 2021

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The Big Bang theory leaves us with some open questions, and the theory of inflation might have the answers.
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