Exploring Sphalerons and Dark Matter

Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite 💥

If we look back at the history of physics, many of the biggest discoveries were triggered by strange anomalies that sparked curiosity in the minds of great scientists. 

But how do anomalies drive scientific discovery? What are some anomalies that are currently reshaping our understanding of the universe? And are we on the brink of discovering new physics? 

Here today to shine a light on this fascinating topic is none other than Harry Cliff. Harry is an experimental physicist at CERN and renowned science communicator who recently published “Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe.” In it, he examines a catalog of weird phenomena that simply can’t be explained by our long-established theories of the universe.

Are these anomalies just accidents, or are they pointing us to new discoveries like they did many times in the past?

Find out in our exciting conversation!

—

Key Takeaways: 

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:34 Judging a book by its cover 
• 02:25 From anomalies to discoveries 
• 05:03 Understanding sigma and confidence in science 
• 13:30 Muon g-2 and its implications 
• 19:18 Neutrinos and the search for new physics 
• 21:58 Hubble tension and the future of cosmology 
• 24:58 LHCb experiment 
• 33:37 The matter-antimatter asymmetry problem 
• 37:39 Harry’s gut feeling on dark matter
• 42:10 The role of anomalies in scientific discovery 
• 46:10 Black hole information paradox
• 46:57 The importance of skepticism 
• 49:13 Outro

—

Additional resources: 

➡️ Learn more about Harry Cliff:

💻 Website: https://www.harrycliff.co.uk/ 

📚 Space Oddities on Amazon: https://a.co/d/eV4xhAv

➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms:

✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 

🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 

📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/list 

✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/cosmic-musings/ 

🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast 

—

Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known.

Make sure to follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices