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AMA | May 2022

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Is Protons Not Stable?

Peter solfest says that protons in the universe are not perfectly stable. This means they could decay into other particles, such as a black hole. But even then there is something called gravity and it would happen if you waited long enough. Peter: Even lumps of iron will eventually go away - we just don't know how.

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