SCIENCE
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How a single atom contains the entire quantum Universe
By probing the Universe on atomic scales and smaller, we can reveal the entirety of the Standard Model, and with…
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A single illustration reveals the entirety of cosmic history
After a period of cosmic inflation came to an end, the hot Big Bang commenced. 13.8 billion years later, we…
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Ask Ethan: How are black holes active if nothing escapes from them?
Once you cross over to the inside of an event horizon, you can never come out again. But then, how…
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The scientific value, and limits, of the Anthropic Principle
The anthropic principle has fascinating scientific uses, where the simple fact of our existence holds deep physical lessons. Don’t abuse……
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Starts With A Bang podcast #130 — the initial mass function of stars
Contracting gas clouds don’t just make a single star, but a spectrum, with all different masses. Early on, that spectrum…
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JWST proves that black holes really do come before galaxies
It’s the Universe’s ultimate chicken-and-egg question: what came first, the galaxy or the black hole? One Little Red Dot proves…
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Ask Ethan: Why does our Universe require CP-violation?
Two discrete symmetries, charge conjugation and parity, must be violated together for our Universe to exist. We haven’t found enough…
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Yes, scientists can be hostile to new ideas. So should you
Many people, now with LLM assistance, regularly claim to discover game-changing revolutions. Scientists don’t buy it. You shouldn’t either. Continue…
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Space wasn’t infinitely small when the hot Big Bang began
The original idea of the Big Bang was synonymous with a singularity: a point of zero volume. In this Universe,…
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Ask Ethan: What do surveys of physicists actually reveal?
At and beyond the current frontiers of knowledge, many physicists have strongly held opinions. Can surveys point the way to…
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