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Getting Weird with Physics, with Harry Cliff
Apr 21, 2024
Harry Cliff, a particle physicist from the University of Cambridge and author of 'Space Oddities', teams up with reporter Alex Wilkins to unravel cosmic mysteries. They discuss why stars seem to be escaping faster than predicted and delve into enigmatic particles buried in Antarctic ice. The conversation highlights the thrills and challenges of scientific discovery, including the emotional roller coaster of working at CERN, the quest to understand beauty quarks, and the groundbreaking significance of findings at the Large Hadron Collider.
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- Exploration of universe anomalies challenges current physics understanding.
- Importance of anomalies in particle physics for breakthroughs and limitations.
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