#84: Particle Physics, Waves, Energy & Higgs Field ft. Matt Strassler

Matt Strassler, theoretical physicist, author of Waves In An Impossible Sea and associate at Harvard University, talks about theoretical physics, particles, waves, wavicles, fields, energy, mass, the Higgs Boson and the Higgs Field. Matt: https://profmattstrassler.com/ SUPPORT: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtime Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/support Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/join PODCAST: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4 CONNECT: Youtube: Subscribe! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/ Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetofly Twitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawania Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetofly Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/ Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/ Producer & Host: Shalaj Lawania TIMELINE 0:00 Introduction 1:13 Falling In Love With Physics & Space 9:07 Writing A Science Book 13:08 The Structure Of Matter 16:44 What Is A Particle? 24:57 What Is A Wave? 28:32 Wavicles 33:42 What Is A Field? 43:57 Limitations Of Language 46:51 What Is Energy? 1:07:58 The Discovery Of The Higgs Boson 1:15:28 Higgs Field 1:28:05 The Hierarchy Problem 1:37:53 God 1:44:48 Lego Interpretation 1:46:03 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models) 1:52:51 Mysteries Of The Universe 1:54:33 Legacy & Meaning Of Life #science #physics #learn