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Finding meaning at the quantum level
Kmele steps inside Fermilab, America’s premiere particle accelerator facility, to find out how the smallest particles in the universe can teach us about its biggest mysteries.
According to Fermilab's Bonnie Flemming, the pursuit of scientific understanding is “daunting in an inspiring way.” What makes it daunting? The seemingly infinite number of questions, with their potentially inaccessible answers.
In this episode of Dispatches from The Well, host Kmele Foster tours the grounds of America’s legendary particle accelerator to discover how exploring the mysteries at the heart of particle physics help us better understand some of the most profound mysteries of our universe.
Chapters:-
00:00:00 - The Miracle of Birth
00:04:48 - Exploring the Universe's Mysteries
00:09:20 - Building Blocks of Matter and the Standard Model
00:13:35 - The Evolving Body of Knowledge
00:17:39 - Understanding the Early Universe
00:22:05 - Reflections on Particle Physics
00:25:34 - The Extraordinary Effort to Understand the Small
00:29:59 - From Paleontology to Astrophysics
00:33:40 - The Importance of the Scientific Method and Being Critical
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About Kmele Foster:
Kmele Foster is a media entrepreneur, commentator, and regular contributor to various national publications. He is the co-founder and co-host of The Fifth Column, a popular media criticism podcast.
He is the head of content at Founders Fund, a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies, and a partner at Freethink, a digital media company focused on the people and ideas changing our world.
Kmele also serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
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Kmele steps inside Fermilab, America’s premiere particle accelerator facility, to find out how the smallest particles in the universe can teach us about its biggest mysteries.
According to Fermilab's Bonnie Flemming, the pursuit of scientific understanding is “daunting in an inspiring way.” What makes it daunting? The seemingly infinite number of questions, with their potentially inaccessible answers.
In this episode of Dispatches from The Well, host Kmele Foster tours the grounds of America’s legendary particle accelerator to discover how exploring the mysteries at the heart of particle physics help us better understand some of the most profound mysteries of our universe.
Chapters:-
00:00:00 - The Miracle of Birth
00:04:48 - Exploring the Universe's Mysteries
00:09:20 - Building Blocks of Matter and the Standard Model
00:13:35 - The Evolving Body of Knowledge
00:17:39 - Understanding the Early Universe
00:22:05 - Reflections on Particle Physics
00:25:34 - The Extraordinary Effort to Understand the Small
00:29:59 - From Paleontology to Astrophysics
00:33:40 - The Importance of the Scientific Method and Being Critical
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About Kmele Foster:
Kmele Foster is a media entrepreneur, commentator, and regular contributor to various national publications. He is the co-founder and co-host of The Fifth Column, a popular media criticism podcast.
He is the head of content at Founders Fund, a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies, and a partner at Freethink, a digital media company focused on the people and ideas changing our world.
Kmele also serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
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