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Interview with Lisa Randall & Hèctor Parra: The Models “Randall-Sundrum 1 & 2” Presented by…

Provided to YouTube by Independent Digital Interview with Lisa Randall & Hèctor Parra: The Models “Randall-Sundrum 1 & 2” Presented by Lisa Randall · Hector Parra · Lisa Randall · Not Applicable · na Hèctor Parra: Hypermusic Prologue ℗ 2010 … Continue reading

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Quarks Explained in Four Minutes – Physics Girl

Protons and neutrons are made of three quarks, right? Wrong! Explore the particle they should have told you about when you were a kid! 10 quirky facts about quarks blog post: http://www.physicsgirl.org/blog/tenqu… Instagram: http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Facebook: http://www.physicsgirl.org/facebook Twitter: http://www.physicsgirl.org/twitter Updates: http://physicsgirl.org

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Erik Verlinde: Gravity Doesn’t Exist | Big Think

Erik Verlinde is a theoretical physicist and string theorist and the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Amsterdam. The “Verlinde formula,” which relates to conformal field theory and topological field theory, is named after him. In a paper … Continue reading

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Heisenberg’s Microscope

In the early days of quantum mechanics, Werner Heisenberg wondered if there is a fundamental limit to how well one can resolve structures with a microscope. He went on to formulate a thought experiment which is now known as “Heisenberg’s … Continue reading

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Parallel Worlds Probably Exist. Here’s Why

Veritasium   Special thanks to: Prof. Sean Carroll https://www.preposterousuniverse.com His book, a major source for this video is ‘Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and The Emergence of Spacetime’ I learned quantum mechanics the traditional ‘Copenhagen Interpretation’ way. We can use … Continue reading

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Has physicist’s gravity theory solved ‘impossible’ dark energy riddle? – Guardian

Hannah Devlin Science correspondent   Prof Claudia de Rham’s ‘massive gravity’ theory could explain why universe expansion is accelerating.   Cosmologists don’t enter their profession to tackle the easy questions, but there is one paradox that has reached staggering proportions. … Continue reading

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The Story of Spacetime – with Fay Dowker

The Royal Institution Fay Dowker tells the story of general relativity and its interactions with Newtonian physics, from Galileo to cutting edge research on the granularity of spacetime. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the Q&A that follows this … Continue reading

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Einstein was right about relativity, UCLA says — for now – ScienceBlog.com

More than 100 years after Albert Einstein published his iconic general theory of relativity, it is beginning to fray at the edges, said Andrea Ghez, UCLA professor of physics and astronomy. Now, in the most comprehensive test of general relativity … Continue reading

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Entanglement Theory may Reveal a Reality we can’t Handle

What is entanglement theory? It is a Mystery, and here is a potential solution. But its implications are so paradigm shattering that most scientists refuse to believe it. Maybe we can’t handle the truth? Imagine you found a pair of … Continue reading

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Life ≠ alive – Aeon

On a sofa in the corner of the room, a cat is purring. It seems obvious that the cat is an example of life, whereas the sofa itself is not. But should we trust our intuition? Consider this: Isaac Newton … Continue reading

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