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What hidden symmetry is controlling the Universe?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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I'm Good at Mathematical Words, You Know?

Daniel: Maybe there is a physical answer to these why questions, and just because we don't know what they are now, you're bumping them over to the philosophy departmente. We didn't appreciate the structure of these symmetries until we learned group theory from mathematics. And turns out that perfectly describes everything that's going on here. So it might just be that we need to invent new mathematical words and concepts to fit these things together into a deeper understanding. I think english professors are likem can you really just do that? You know?

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