Listen "#84: Particle Physics, Waves, Energy & Higgs Field ft. Matt Strassler"
Episode Synopsis
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/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:13 Falling In Love With Physics & Space9:07 Writing A Science Book13:08 The Structure Of Matter16:44 What Is A Particle?24:57 What Is A Wave?28:32 Wavicles33:42 What Is A Field?43:57 Limitations Of Language46:51 What Is Energy?1:07:58 The Discovery Of The Higgs Boson1:15:28 Higgs Field1:28:05 The Hierarchy Problem1:37:53 God1:44:48 Lego Interpretation1:46:03 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)1:52:51 Mysteries Of The Universe1:54:33 Legacy & Meaning Of Life#physics
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