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Why This Universe? Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman
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The biggest ideas in physics, broken down. Join theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and co-host Shalma Wegsman as they answer your questions about dark matter, black holes, quantum mechanics, and more. Part of The University of Chicago Podcast Network.
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47 - Boltzmann Brains: Could Reality Be An Illusion? (Rebroadcast)
A whirlwind of questions brings us to an odd conclusion: could reality be an illusion created by a quantum fluctuation of a brain? This is a rebroadcast of a past favorite.
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62 - JWST and the Earliest Galaxies in the Universe (ft. Mike Boylan-Kolchin)
Astronomers' newest telescope, JWST, just discovered galaxies that formed earlier than previously thought possible. What does this discovery mean for our understanding of the early universe?
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61 - Could the Large Hadron Collider Destroy the World?
Before the LHC turned on in 2008, many feared that it would create a dangerous black hole that would destroy the world. Were any of those fears well-founded, and how seriously did scientists take these claims?
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60 - The Search for Extra Dimensions
Learn how extra dimensions of space might appear to us, and what physicists have done to try to find them.
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59 - The End of Everything (Ft. Katie Mack)
Special guest Katie Mack talks to us about how the universe might end.
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58 - The Risks of Science Populism
In today's different type of episode, we talk about the risks of a subtle kind of scientific misinformation.
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