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Just Another Really Good Episode with Brian Greene

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Jun 25, 2024
Theoretical physicist Brian Greene joins Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice to discuss particles getting mass, Higgs boson, dark matter, and theories of particle physics. They explore supersymmetry, shadow particles, and the vacuum of space, touching on higher dimensions, dark energy, and the cosmological constant.
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ANECDOTE

Brian Greene's World Science Festival

  • Brian Greene started the World Science Festival in 2008 and it has grown internationally.
  • The festival blends science with arts and culture, including events in Australia and Europe.
INSIGHT

Mystery of Black Hole Singularities

  • The physics of black hole singularities remain unknown to everyone on Earth.
  • Theories like fuzzballs suggest black holes may lack singularities, but this is unproven.
INSIGHT

Planck and Quantum Mechanics birth

  • Max Planck resolved the ultraviolet catastrophe by introducing quantized energy packets.
  • This concept led to quantum mechanics, radically changing physics at the century's start.
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