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The State of The Universe #81 - Dr. Daniel Whiteson - The Standard Model and Its Many Quirks!

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.

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Today we hear from someone who bore witness to the so-called “November Revolution” of particle physics in 1974.

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83 - Witnessing a Revolution in Particle Physics (Ft. Chris Quigg)

Pseudoscience can sometimes be hard to distinguish from the real thing. Today we discuss how philosophers of science have thought about this problem.

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82 - Science Vs. Pseudoscience

The first episode in a new mini-series on philosophical problems in cosmology - Today we start with the origins of Western science and learn what the ancient Greeks thought about the cosmos.

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81 - Ancient Greek Astronomy

Hear how a recent discovery of the motions of galaxies is changing how cosmologists are thinking about our universe.

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80 - (April Fools 2024) A Surprising Discovery Shaking Up Modern Cosmology

Last year, an experiment called NanoGRAV made a surprising discovery of gravitational waves using pulsars around the universe. Special guest Chiara Mingarelli explains.

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The State of The Universe #81 - Dr. Daniel Whiteson - The Standard Model and Its Many Quirks!

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