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24 - Breaking Down the Standard Model

Why This Universe?

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The Good News First or the Bad News First?

Shama: The standard model is the most experimentally successful theory of all time. There's really no super compelling explanation for why these particles come in three generations, he says. Shama: In a lot of ways, the standard model seems pretty complex and has a lot of ad hoc features.

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