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- Welcome to Why This Universe!","0-welcome-to-why-this-universe","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/4527164-0-welcome-to-why-this-universe.mp3","file_type","audio/mp3","file_size",3569826,"duration",289,"published","2020-07-13T14:00:00Z","type","trailer","has_generated_transcript","f81efd7f-e714-4a93-92c9-a69a2abfb175","1 - Why Are We So Sure About Dark Matter?","1-why-are-we-so-sure-about-dark-matter","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/4547693-1-why-are-we-so-sure-about-dark-matter.mp3",15060062,1247,"full","season","number","24db7203-4c21-43f4-ab34-c516c648d7b9","2 - What's It Like to Discover Quantum Mechanics?","2-whats-it-like-to-discover-quantum-mechanics","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/4585712-2-what-s-it-like-to-discover-quantum-mechanics.mp3",23415139,1944,"2020-07-20T14:00:00Z","24319997-8b23-4677-b88e-051100807dcd","3 - What in the World Is Antimatter?","3-what-in-the-world-is-antimatter","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/4724354-3-what-in-the-world-is-antimatter.mp3",11271461,931,"2020-07-26T04:00:00Z",3,"8c761bd0-713c-461b-8302-c76ab83a80d8","4 - Where Did the Antimatter Go?","4-where-did-the-antimatter-go","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/4824011-4-where-did-the-antimatter-go.mp3",18882024,1566,"2020-08-03T09:00:00Z",4,"2bb7426a-ffb6-4053-8db7-abd54bf4836e","5 - How Dan Lost a Bet With Dark Matter","5-how-dan-lost-a-bet-with-dark-matter","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/4927628-5-how-dan-lost-a-bet-with-dark-matter.mp3",20112092,1669,"2020-08-10T09:00:00Z",5,"2244c119-0a57-40ba-a6d0-2f9dc10e16b6","6 - Your Tour Through Quantum Weirdness","6-your-tour-through-quantum-weirdness","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/5023538-6-your-tour-through-quantum-weirdness.mp3",21174968,1757,"2020-08-17T09:00:00Z",6,"87c73b9d-8498-4994-a4b0-12b89e5f527b","7 - Could Black Holes Be the Dark Matter?","7-could-black-holes-be-the-dark-matter","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/5101546-7-could-black-holes-be-the-dark-matter.mp3",17024323,1411,"2020-08-24T09:00:00Z",7,"5461e6c2-48af-450e-99c1-3a248f54b86f","8 - Is Space Flat or Curved?","8-is-space-flat-or-curved","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/5200162-8-is-space-flat-or-curved.mp3",16912389,1402,"2020-08-31T09:00:00Z",8,"1770ff0a-a911-4536-9284-0bedf48df9bd","9 - Is Space Expanding?","9-is-space-expanding","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/5308126-9-is-space-expanding.mp3",16614737,1376,"2020-09-07T09:00:00Z",9,"bd365152-82e6-4ad9-999b-13d4426c526a","10 - What is Dark Energy?","10-what-is-dark-energy","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/5401993-10-what-is-dark-energy.mp3",20282806,1683,"2020-09-14T09:00:00Z",10,"bd1f1ee4-e148-40b4-a924-89436f36320b","11 - Discovery Alert! Let's Talk About Gravitational Waves","11-discovery-alert-lets-talk-about-gravitational-waves","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/5527636-11-discovery-alert-let-s-talk-about-gravitational-waves.mp3",19323028,1603,"2020-09-21T09:00:00Z",11,"8ec37cba-e24b-4cb7-ae74-dfda13fcc62a","12 - Please Stop Emailing Dan About MOND","12-please-stop-emailing-dan-about-mond","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/5600995-12-please-stop-emailing-dan-about-mond.mp3",22142650,1838,"2020-09-28T09:00:00Z",12,"cd2f021f-1177-41af-8632-1652af881c70","13 - Does Quantum Mechanics Imply a Multiverse?","13-does-quantum-mechanics-imply-a-multiverse","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/5737846-13-does-quantum-mechanics-imply-a-multiverse.mp3",21766814,1807,"2020-10-05T09:00:00Z",13,"ae622978-a5bf-46a7-a791-6e7e976e361b","14 - Why Does Time Move in One Direction?","14-why-does-time-move-in-one-direction","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/5849428-14-why-does-time-move-in-one-direction.mp3",19015794,1577,"2020-10-12T09:00:00Z",14,"4ddbc00c-7cda-4ad8-b13d-b4fde4ad10f2","15 - What are Grand Unified Theories?","15-what-are-grand-unified-theories","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/5955421-15-what-are-grand-unified-theories.mp3",17953439,1489,"2020-10-19T09:00:00Z",15,"29846921-a099-4dab-90f1-6104d066e297","16 - Where Is Life in the Universe?","16-where-is-life-in-the-universe","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/6177010-16-where-is-life-in-the-universe.mp3",18961552,1573,"2020-11-02T10:00:00Z",16,"88c09458-e4e3-40cc-a5b3-75a723c43dbd","17 - Why Haven't We Met Aliens?","17-why-havent-we-met-aliens","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/6389647-17-why-haven-t-we-met-aliens.mp3",18097948,1501,"2020-11-16T10:00:00Z",17,"e0da00b6-e8af-42d4-9231-18b3e20b2a12","The State of The Universe #81 - Dr. Daniel Whiteson - The Standard Model and Its Many Quirks!","the-state-of-the-universe-81-dr-daniel-whiteson-the-standard-model-and-its-many-quirks","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/6500632-the-state-of-the-universe-81-dr-daniel-whiteson-the-standard-model-and-its-many-quirks.mp3",73725723,6137,"2020-11-23T10:00:00Z","a2fbf27b-a88c-4430-ac79-ec2e30aa002d","18 - Could a Hyper-Advanced Civilization Resist Dark Energy?","18-could-a-hyper-advanced-civilization-resist-dark-energy","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/6608332-18-could-a-hyper-advanced-civilization-resist-dark-energy.mp3",26950382,2239,"2020-11-30T10:00:00Z",18,"29dc4e07-6fe9-400a-b00d-6f3b865e559f","19 - Why Does Science Work?","19-why-does-science-work","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/6944270-19-why-does-science-work.mp3",21516324,1786,"2020-12-21T10:00:00Z",19,"fbc72906-72aa-4cd8-b868-c486234985e7","20 - Everything To Do About Black Holes","20-everything-to-do-about-black-holes","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/7118350-20-everything-to-do-about-black-holes.mp3",21501863,1785,"2021-01-04T10:00:00Z",20,"8b754613-009a-4174-9121-629612d86bfa","21 - The Quantum Mechanics of Black Holes","21-the-quantum-mechanics-of-black-holes","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/7340896-21-the-quantum-mechanics-of-black-holes.mp3",21196861,1759,"2021-01-18T10:00:00Z",21,"5544059e-1c98-48e9-92e3-440d48079a35","22 - The Particle That Might Do It All (Axions!)","22-the-particle-that-might-do-it-all-axions","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/7591684-22-the-particle-that-might-do-it-all-axions.mp3",14133937,1170,"2021-02-01T10:00:00Z",22,"4b784038-65ba-4f92-a08b-d4d479735f06","23 - Does Physics Allow for Free Will?","23-does-physics-allow-for-free-will","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/7861309-23-does-physics-allow-for-free-will.mp3",20581267,1708,"2021-02-15T10:00:00Z",23,"3ebbab1d-44ce-4f62-9b85-fa443a30aa0c","24 - Breaking Down the Standard Model","24-breaking-down-the-standard-model","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8047238-24-breaking-down-the-standard-model.mp3",20831975,1729,"2021-03-01T10:00:00Z",24,"a9a934b8-9a50-433a-8d16-3fa412347288","25 - Could Extra Dimensions Exist?","25-could-extra-dimensions-exist","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8141040-25-could-extra-dimensions-exist.mp3",20005415,1660,"2021-03-15T09:00:00Z",25,"f285b0d1-112c-4052-8a78-42165154091f","26 - Did Inflation Rip Apart the Early Universe?","26-did-inflation-rip-apart-the-early-universe","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8228413-26-did-inflation-rip-apart-the-early-universe.mp3",19636176,1629,"2021-03-29T09:00:00Z",26,"9eb89710-1e30-4b60-8026-d9e981ef808e","27 - What Does the Muon g-2 Result Mean for Physics?","27-what-does-the-muon-g-2-result-mean-for-physics","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8316466-27-what-does-the-muon-g-2-result-mean-for-physics.mp3",24785859,2058,"2021-04-12T09:00:00Z",27,"d31712a7-8b49-463a-bb7f-30ef221682ac","3 - What in the World is Anti-Matter?","3-what-in-the-world-is-anti-matter","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8401964-3-what-in-the-world-is-anti-matter.mp3",12113125,1001,"2021-04-26T09:00:00Z","80029e98-0ad7-4100-adff-f669db598542","12 - The Fight Between Modified Gravity and Dark Matter","12-the-fight-between-modified-gravity-and-dark-matter","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8486983-12-the-fight-between-modified-gravity-and-dark-matter.mp3",22759599,1889,"2021-05-10T09:00:00Z","1d91521f-e74c-457e-8b21-bca654273425","28 - How Emmy Noether Changed Physics Forever","28-how-emmy-noether-changed-physics-forever","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8615000-28-how-emmy-noether-changed-physics-forever.mp3",17208350,1427,"2021-05-31T09:00:00Z","70effd2c-ecb1-4ff3-b897-bceb914e9f62","29 - How the Big Bang Won the Debate About the Beginning of Time","29-how-the-big-bang-won-the-debate-about-the-beginning-of-time","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8695759-29-how-the-big-bang-won-the-debate-about-the-beginning-of-time.mp3",23913433,1986,"2021-06-14T09:00:00Z",29,"461c058f-773b-4f11-bef3-7df86aee855c","30 - The Oldest Picture of the Universe","30-the-oldest-picture-of-the-universe","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8773090-30-the-oldest-picture-of-the-universe.mp3",23407509,1943,"2021-06-28T09:00:00Z",30,"2bb0cee8-f448-446b-805f-36f1884c4d4b","31 - If You Give an Astronomer a Neutrino","31-if-you-give-an-astronomer-a-neutrino","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8847457-31-if-you-give-an-astronomer-a-neutrino.mp3",19832394,1645,"2021-07-12T09:00:00Z",31,"a4f215ce-6836-46f3-9380-167887f61e76","32 - The Mystery of the Higgs Boson's Mass","32-the-mystery-of-the-higgs-bosons-mass","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8918550-32-the-mystery-of-the-higgs-boson-s-mass.mp3",17578551,1458,"2021-07-26T09:00:00Z",32,"eae0f939-c291-4bf6-93ac-59640fa38e5b","33 - Our Love Affair With Supersymmetry","33-our-love-affair-with-supersymmetry","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/8996003-33-our-love-affair-with-supersymmetry.mp3",24681697,2050,"2021-08-09T09:00:00Z",33,"10630789-074c-47a0-a4da-9d3c746f5ceb","34 - Should Beauty Guide Physicists?","34-should-beauty-guide-physicists","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9069812-34-should-beauty-guide-physicists.mp3",20650853,1714,"2021-08-23T09:00:00Z",34,"f85bd645-697c-46e3-bbf6-e8dfc9d248de","35 - The Chaos Underlying Everything (ft. David Grier)","35-the-chaos-underlying-everything-ft-david-grier","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9144950-35-the-chaos-underlying-everything-ft-david-grier.mp3",23171745,1924,"2021-09-06T09:00:00Z",35,"ca655089-195a-451f-81bf-8e580733e01e","36 - The Neutrino's Quantum Superpower","36-the-neutrinos-quantum-superpower","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9226309-36-the-neutrino-s-quantum-superpower.mp3",15246188,1262,"2021-09-20T11:00:00Z",36,"f63ef6ba-35db-4114-8ace-b7da64994d67","37 - How Neutrinos Might Be Hinting at Dark Matter","37-how-neutrinos-might-be-hinting-at-dark-matter","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9306447-37-how-neutrinos-might-be-hinting-at-dark-matter.mp3",17632419,1462,"2021-10-04T12:00:00Z",37,"de48c955-0be1-47ce-b8ec-7f8d53531f21","38 - The Nobel Prize's Greatest Misses","38-the-nobel-prizes-greatest-misses","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9384780-38-the-nobel-prize-s-greatest-misses.mp3",25102370,2085,"2021-10-18T10:00:00Z",38,"b82c8edf-e357-466f-a415-68dfba61ddb0","A Special Neutrino Update! (ft. Pedro Machado)","a-special-neutrino-update-ft-pedro-machado","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9466421-a-special-neutrino-update-ft-pedro-machado.mp3",12463288,1030,"2021-11-01T10:00:00Z","bd9660e4-2180-4a4b-ad2d-891cc4b17cf9","39 - Why Do Science Communication? (ft. Daniel Whiteson and Jorge Cham)","39-why-do-science-communication-ft-daniel-whiteson-and-jorge-cham","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9545606-39-why-do-science-communication-ft-daniel-whiteson-and-jorge-cham.mp3",19770636,1640,"2021-11-15T11:00:00Z",39,"25f8343e-49e9-4d1e-8a22-09452f132497","23 - Does Physics Allow for Free Will? (Rebroadcast)","23-does-physics-allow-for-free-will-rebroadcast","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9627042-23-does-physics-allow-for-free-will-rebroadcast.mp3",20781288,1725,"2021-11-29T11:00:00Z","e86b5a97-f06c-4f7e-94e3-c993f791c13f","40 - How Will JWST Change Astronomy?","40-how-will-jwst-change-astronomy","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9751007-40-how-will-jwst-change-astronomy.mp3",14398314,1192,"2021-12-20T10:00:00Z",40,"2d71180f-9ba9-4b00-8cae-7cc25905bd60","41 - The Hubble Tension: The Biggest Fight in Astronomy (ft. Wendy Freedman)","41-the-hubble-tension-the-biggest-fight-in-astronomy-ft-wendy-freedman","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9822648-41-the-hubble-tension-the-biggest-fight-in-astronomy-ft-wendy-freedman.mp3",17300193,1434,"2022-01-03T13:00:00Z",41,"09a0f527-654f-4acb-9ff4-f3c6f5f60bf5","42 - The Signal That Could Be the Dark Matter","42-the-signal-that-could-be-the-dark-matter","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9899471-42-the-signal-that-could-be-the-dark-matter.mp3",26983266,2241,"2022-01-17T13:00:00Z",42,"43 - Is Physics the Most Fundamental Subject?","43-is-physics-the-most-fundamental-subject","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/9982033-43-is-physics-the-most-fundamental-subject.mp3",20907224,1735,"2022-01-31T13:00:00Z",43,"a1620344-4ad0-435b-a2c7-e037b6890122","44 - Our Deepest Theory: Quantum Field Theory","44-our-deepest-theory-quantum-field-theory","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/10071151-44-our-deepest-theory-quantum-field-theory.mp3",17710149,1469,"2022-02-14T14:00:00Z",44,"1b580f7d-b29e-4655-b647-5d238db76b2b","45 - The Wide World of Exoplanets (ft. Diana Powell)","45-the-wide-world-of-exoplanets-ft-diana-powell","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/10157271-45-the-wide-world-of-exoplanets-ft-diana-powell.mp3",28266937,2348,"2022-02-28T13:00:00Z",45,"5296ab89-8761-4d4d-80a9-9318a2e05a08","25 - Do Extra Dimensions Exist? (Rebroadcast)","25-do-extra-dimensions-exist-rebroadcast","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/10234050-25-do-extra-dimensions-exist-rebroadcast.mp3",20637078,1713,"2022-03-14T12:00:00Z","9ff6860d-13db-4f9b-adc6-859dc13c5544","46 - The Cosmic Rays Raining Down On Us","46-the-cosmic-rays-raining-down-on-us","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/10374797-46-the-cosmic-rays-raining-down-on-us.mp3",18312626,1519,"2022-04-04T13:00:00Z",46,"a35388c1-e6fd-4a6d-a50a-be0865ff2e73","47 - Boltzmann Brains: Could Reality Be An Illusion?","47-boltzmann-brains-could-reality-be-an-illusion","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/10499622-47-boltzmann-brains-could-reality-be-an-illusion.mp3",20657716,"2022-04-25T15:00:00Z",47,"fd8147c8-ad5a-4411-a6de-ecbf87b0a608","13 - Does Quantum Mechanics Imply a Multiverse? (Rebroadcast)","13-does-quantum-mechanics-imply-a-multiverse-rebroadcast","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/10585379-13-does-quantum-mechanics-imply-a-multiverse-rebroadcast.mp3",24867693,2065,"2022-05-09T14:00:00Z","f14082a4-31be-4170-935a-a4510891e79d","48 - A Wrong Picture Of Cosmology","48-a-wrong-picture-of-cosmology","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/10666132-48-a-wrong-picture-of-cosmology.mp3",18305404,1518,"2022-05-23T15:00:00Z",48,"b17b9778-3079-49d8-b81a-8866ac3b9d44","49 - When the Universe Changed in an Instant","49-when-the-universe-changed-in-an-instant","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/10864777-49-when-the-universe-changed-in-an-instant.mp3",18395078,1526,"2022-06-27T21:00:00Z",49,"bd84f0b1-95d3-467d-b41b-26fbcf9a1a1a","50 - The Black Hole At the Center of the Milky Way","50-the-black-hole-at-the-center-of-the-milky-way","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/10940889-50-the-black-hole-at-the-center-of-the-milky-way.mp3",22393746,1864,"2022-07-11T20:00:00Z",50,"5b2eb118-1ec9-4c7b-88cb-b61838a00128","51 - Why Physicists Love Smashing Particles Together","51-why-physicists-love-smashing-particles-together","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/11063791-51-why-physicists-love-smashing-particles-together.mp3",17204537,"2022-08-01T19:00:00Z",51,"8f69e19b-f912-4e4f-baa8-babf782ecedc","52 - The Large Hadron Collider and All Its Glory","52-the-large-hadron-collider-and-all-its-glory","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/11179928-52-the-large-hadron-collider-and-all-its-glory.mp3",20334208,1727,"2022-08-22T19:00:00Z",52,"9fa8883b-f5cb-4386-abb2-eded86dae84c","53 - Why We Need a Theory of Quantum Gravity","53-why-we-need-a-theory-of-quantum-gravity","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/11306634-53-why-we-need-a-theory-of-quantum-gravity.mp3",20411627,1741,"2022-09-12T21:00:00Z",53,"519ee0ec-9c56-4a29-a77c-676d04e84386","54 - String Theory Part 1: What Is It?","54-string-theory-part-1-what-is-it","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/11431623-54-string-theory-part-1-what-is-it.mp3",18390364,1525,"2022-10-03T21:00:00Z",54,"f1868729-9fad-4525-9acd-70deceb82711","55 - String Theory Part 2: The First Superstring Revolution","55-string-theory-part-2-the-first-superstring-revolution","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/11556315-55-string-theory-part-2-the-first-superstring-revolution.mp3",20352724,1689,"2022-10-24T12:00:00Z",55,"75bd13cd-d138-4b0f-a31c-60f9018cdc6e","56 - An Icy Neutrino Interruption","56-an-icy-neutrino-interruption","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/11641347-56-an-icy-neutrino-interruption.mp3",20908767,"2022-11-07T13:00:00Z",56,"d92da8c1-28e9-4101-b5fd-7ec5f17c7318","57 - String Theory Part 3: Duality","57-string-theory-part-3-duality","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/11733771-57-string-theory-part-3-duality.mp3",17387881,1442,"2022-11-21T14:00:00Z",57,"11e8cb4e-62fe-4ad3-b772-ca95499508e8","58 - The Risks of Science Populism","58-the-risks-of-science-populism","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/11854607-58-the-risks-of-science-populism.mp3",10420384,860,"2022-12-12T13:00:00Z",58,"cf8bcb22-225a-452a-9217-a6dcdb3ae581","59 - The End of Everything (Ft. Katie Mack)","59-the-end-of-everything-ft-katie-mack","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/12007620-59-the-end-of-everything-ft-katie-mack.mp3",29478413,2449,"2023-01-09T14:00:00Z",59,"87d51037-b67e-49fd-b6c0-b35f22a2be29","60 - The Search for Extra Dimensions","60-the-search-for-extra-dimensions","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/12241446-60-the-search-for-extra-dimensions.mp3",17239927,1429,"2023-02-13T13:00:00Z",60,"8fdfc771-672a-47ca-90d1-a1a61753f7d6","61 - Could the Large Hadron Collider Destroy the World?","61-could-the-large-hadron-collider-destroy-the-world","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/12340773-61-could-the-large-hadron-collider-destroy-the-world.mp3",17092386,1417,"2023-02-27T22:00:00Z",61,"d2ef6185-7214-47ec-8c14-748b6c39e048","62 - JWST and the Earliest Galaxies in the Universe (ft. Mike Boylan-Kolchin)","62-jwst-and-the-earliest-galaxies-in-the-universe-ft-mike-boylan-kolchin","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/12425499-62-jwst-and-the-earliest-galaxies-in-the-universe-ft-mike-boylan-kolchin.mp3",17376682,1441,"2023-03-13T12:00:00Z","cac91e24-3c44-4c88-a893-d3e971840a88","47 - Boltzmann Brains: Could Reality Be An Illusion? (Rebroadcast)","47-boltzmann-brains-could-reality-be-an-illusion-rebroadcast","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/12519611-47-boltzmann-brains-could-reality-be-an-illusion-rebroadcast.mp3",20269669,1682,"2023-03-27T12:00:00Z","cb80c4e4-5b08-42e2-b761-f2443a9e2fff","63 - The Question of Consciousness (Ft. David Chalmers)","63-the-question-of-consciousness-ft-david-chalmers","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/12663173-63-the-question-of-consciousness-ft-david-chalmers.mp3",36402349,3026,"2023-04-17T14:00:00Z",63,"c7d92bca-d16f-4536-880d-0d0967af284f","64 - The Journey to the Big Bang","64-the-journey-to-the-big-bang","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/12803758-64-the-journey-to-the-big-bang.mp3",21808487,1810,"2023-05-08T12:00:00Z",64,"6e613198-5248-4c01-b830-e6e2d48d17ed","65 - Should We Build a Muon Collider? (Ft. Cari Cesarotti)","65-should-we-build-a-muon-collider-ft-cari-cesarotti","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/12894971-65-should-we-build-a-muon-collider-ft-cari-cesarotti.mp3",30547740,2538,"2023-05-22T13:00:00Z",65,"bf248101-2a6f-4837-b3bd-f944f3683f73","66 - When Space Was Filled With Music","66-when-space-was-filled-with-music","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/13153833-66-when-space-was-filled-with-music.mp3",18480641,1533,"2023-07-03T16:00:00Z",66,"333b2be7-99d3-4ad0-96e8-f256b7765d8f","67 - When Science Meets Spirituality (Ft. Alan Lightman)","67-when-science-meets-spirituality-ft-alan-lightman","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/13238988-67-when-science-meets-spirituality-ft-alan-lightman.mp3",30904464,2568,"2023-07-17T18:00:00Z",67,"0d204274-c5b2-4c17-bef1-28c8fa24fe88","6 - Your Tour Through Quantum Weirdness (Rebroadcast)","6-your-tour-through-quantum-weirdness-rebroadcast","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/13318904-6-your-tour-through-quantum-weirdness-rebroadcast.mp3",21854911,1814,"2023-07-31T12:00:00Z","e867cad9-df60-4406-9873-ecf2a36f75ea","68 - The Age of the Universe","68-the-age-of-the-universe","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/13403352-68-the-age-of-the-universe.mp3",21277084,1766,"2023-08-14T15:00:00Z",68,"d9672911-edad-4710-92ea-243801c05b00","69 - An Update on Modified Gravity (MOND)","69-an-update-on-modified-gravity-mond","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/13485303-69-an-update-on-modified-gravity-mond.mp3",34171046,2840,"2023-08-28T19:00:00Z",69,"98d19f09-2a86-47a0-a286-01e10af12e2d","Special Announcement + ChatGPT On Unifying Quantum Mechanics and Relativity","special-announcement-chatgpt-on-unifying-quantum-mechanics-and-relativity","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/13681356-special-announcement-chatgpt-on-unifying-quantum-mechanics-and-relativity.mp3",7253159,596,"2023-09-28T20:00:00Z","f426293d-212b-4311-a688-df4a5e86bd9e","70 - WTU Live: Will Intelligent Life Persist in the Universe? (ft. Daniel Holz and Diana Powell)","70-wtu-live-will-intelligent-life-persist-in-the-universe-ft-daniel-holz-and-diana-powell","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/13749985-70-wtu-live-will-intelligent-life-persist-in-the-universe-ft-daniel-holz-and-diana-powell.mp3",41781932,3475,"2023-10-10T12:00:00Z",70,"6310f2b2-5479-4ef5-9483-4b1ca0ba4059","71 - How the Universe Got Its Structure","71-how-the-universe-got-its-structure","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/13828383-71-how-the-universe-got-its-structure.mp3",14737417,1220,"2023-10-23T13:00:00Z",71,"8d49162f-43bf-4149-8a4b-b7cd13329682","72 - The Physics Of Music (Ft. Tim Cohen)","72-the-physics-of-music-ft-tim-cohen","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/13918468-72-the-physics-of-music-ft-tim-cohen.mp3",31422286,2611,"2023-11-06T16:00:00Z",72,"552f69e7-284a-4062-aeae-8c242b93ac62","73 - Life Beyond Earth (Ft. Avi Loeb and Garrett Graff at the Chicago Humanities Festival)","73-life-beyond-earth-ft-avi-loeb-and-garrett-graff-at-the-chicago-humanities-festival","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/13998199-73-life-beyond-earth-ft-avi-loeb-and-garrett-graff-at-the-chicago-humanities-festival.mp3",49540287,4121,"2023-11-20T13:00:00Z",73,"01bbcd99-65d7-46db-90f2-98f7299a4379","74 - The Copernican Revolution (Ft. Aviva Rothman)","74-the-copernican-revolution-ft-aviva-rothman","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/14085328-74-the-copernican-revolution-ft-aviva-rothman.mp3",42201576,3501,"2023-12-04T16:00:00Z",74,"841ee953-a51f-4d5f-9b83-971c10e74a2a","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/14166816-8-is-space-flat-or-curved.mp3",17643961,1463,"2023-12-18T16:00:00Z","cb297ace-a11a-4db3-bbfc-82f7722601cb","75 - Physics in Extreme Locations (Ft. Daniel Baxter & Alexandra Rahlin)","75-physics-in-extreme-locations-ft-daniel-baxter-alexandra-rahlin","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/14268238-75-physics-in-extreme-locations-ft-daniel-baxter-alexandra-rahlin.mp3",30343386,2521,"2024-01-08T03:00:00Z",75,"4d37d0df-87d3-4ec5-b109-59b79e96dd14","76 - Do We Live in a Simulation?","76-do-we-live-in-a-simulation","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/14357197-76-do-we-live-in-a-simulation.mp3",27431424,2279,"2024-01-22T22:00:00Z",76,"2c58b6ca-edbe-40cc-81bc-977578e5717b","77 - All About Quantum Computing (Ft. Henry Lamm)","77-all-about-quantum-computing-ft-henry-lamm","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/14438551-77-all-about-quantum-computing-ft-henry-lamm.mp3",29254034,2431,"2024-02-05T00:00:00Z",77,"417b5094-667a-442c-b20a-7b2bc9d99a28","78 - The Life of a Science Journalist (Ft. Katrina Miller)","78-the-life-of-a-science-journalist-ft-katrina-miller","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/14624013-78-the-life-of-a-science-journalist-ft-katrina-miller.mp3",27807639,2310,"2024-03-04T14:00:00Z",78,"eaee625a-deac-4074-bdbc-9f24884edbc3","79 - NanoGRAV's Big Gravitational Wave Discovery (Ft. Chiara Mingarelli)","79-nanogravs-big-gravitational-wave-discovery-ft-chiara-mingarelli","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847270-79-nanograv-s-big-gravitational-wave-discovery-ft-chiara-mingarelli.mp3",29644716,2454,"2024-03-18T15:48:55Z",79,"faf7afa6-c7ae-452c-a752-4b94b1c56e7e","80 - (April Fools 2024) A Surprising Discovery Shaking Up Modern Cosmology","80-april-fools-2024-a-surprising-discovery-shaking-up-modern-cosmology","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847269-80-april-fools-2024-a-surprising-discovery-shaking-up-modern-cosmology.mp3",12182038,999,"2024-04-01T12:58:56Z",80,"5f6b638d-edf7-4cad-9fe3-057fd9c3e2ee","81 - Ancient Greek Astronomy","81-ancient-greek-astronomy","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847268-81-ancient-greek-astronomy.mp3",31346767,2596,"2024-04-15T15:54:27Z",81,"8b63bab3-3c4a-4db0-bc5b-ade7da8bd734","82 - Science Vs. Pseudoscience","82-science-vs-pseudoscience","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847267-82-science-vs-pseudoscience.mp3",25761060,2131,"2024-04-29T16:09:27Z",82,"e7e53832-e8b3-451d-8982-cb6bb8676717","83 - Witnessing a Revolution in Particle Physics (Ft. Chris Quigg)","83-witnessing-a-revolution-in-particle-physics-ft-chris-quigg","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847266-83-witnessing-a-revolution-in-particle-physics-ft-chris-quigg.mp3",22934265,1895,"2024-05-13T13:39:37Z",83,"9d3092e0-1425-4b2f-9e89-ef08513e5af6","84 - The Search For New Worlds (ft. Josh Winn)","84-the-search-for-new-worlds-ft-josh-winn","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847265-84-the-search-for-new-worlds-ft-josh-winn.mp3",32656792,2705,"2024-06-03T15:45:09Z",86,"a2bbad9a-c2ba-4ba9-afa2-1f4638d7d516","85 - Our Sun: Present, Past and Future","85-our-sun-present-past-and-future","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847264-85-our-sun-present-past-and-future.mp3",26998653,2234,"2024-06-17T19:04:52Z",87,"40d29b69-277b-43bc-af28-74c6dd325867","86 - The Life and Death of Stars","86-the-life-and-death-of-stars","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847263-86-the-life-and-death-of-stars.mp3",29508630,2443,"2024-07-02T01:39:58Z","81b913a8-7844-48f3-9ac4-b4f337ac34e7","28 - How Noether's Theorem Changed Physics (Rerun)","28-how-noethers-theorem-changed-physics-rerun","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847262-28-how-noether-s-theorem-changed-physics-rerun.mp3",17618772,1452,"2024-08-05T14:16:21Z",88,"b2e5e9ff-2988-4940-8e51-7135c96a0f49","87 - The Good and the Bad of Peer Review","87-the-good-and-the-bad-of-peer-review","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847261-87-the-good-and-the-bad-of-peer-review.mp3",28634380,2370,"2024-09-02T15:26:16Z",89,"f4a1fa56-ac2e-4c76-9981-02fbde57b7af","88 - Why Does Our Universe Exist At All? (Ft. Sean Carroll)","88-why-does-our-universe-exist-at-all-ft-sean-carroll","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847260-88-why-does-our-universe-exist-at-all-ft-sean-carroll.mp3",20257889,1672,"2024-09-23T16:45:33Z",90,"0b44107c-d7e7-4913-ab1a-7f787ab4233e","89 - A Dark Matter Vibe Check","89-a-dark-matter-vibe-check","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847259-89-a-dark-matter-vibe-check.mp3",26893334,2225,"2024-10-14T16:27:02Z",91,"506051b5-7a46-48d1-ad50-bf23413a3d90","90 - Quintessence: Is Dark Energy Changing? (Ft. Sean Carroll)","90-quintessence-is-dark-energy-changing-ft-sean-carroll","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847258-90-quintessence-is-dark-energy-changing-ft-sean-carroll.mp3",30119950,2494,"2024-11-04T15:11:53Z","8aae5e24-8b62-4daf-9a97-8272fec6c7b1","91 - What Neutrinos Reveal About the Milky Way","91-what-neutrinos-reveal-about-the-milky-way","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847257-91-what-neutrinos-reveal-about-the-milky-way.mp3",22368760,1848,"2024-12-23T16:34:22Z",92,"32157b82-6716-4fde-9065-e574fbeea6f4","92 - What Cosmology Has in Store for 2025 (Ft. Dan Scolnic)","92-what-cosmology-has-in-store-for-2025-ft-dan-scolnic","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847256-92-what-cosmology-has-in-store-for-2025-ft-dan-scolnic.mp3",33377833,2765,"2025-01-13T08:00:00Z",93,"edf1c2cb-b486-4233-b788-7f42616926e5","AUA: The Early Universe, Quantum Interpretations, and Asteroids","aua-the-early-universe-quantum-interpretations-and-asteroids","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847039-aua-the-early-universe-quantum-interpretations-and-asteroids.mp3",21027145,1736,"2025-03-09T08:00:00Z",94,"5b4d48a4-c575-4fb1-b0ef-c4b295d7cd85","AUA: Changing Dark Energy, Twin Paradox, and What's Next for CERN","aua-changing-dark-energy-twin-paradox-and-whats-next-for-cern","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/17847037-aua-changing-dark-energy-twin-paradox-and-what-s-next-for-cern.mp3",39397396,3267,"2025-05-02T21:12:59Z",95,"a0f8f1e9-8e79-4f03-bfb6-6ec9069ea032","93 - The Moment Dark Energy Appeared (Ft. 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Daniel Whiteson)","95-would-aliens-have-the-same-physics-ft-daniel-whiteson","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/18126729-95-would-aliens-have-the-same-physics-ft-daniel-whiteson.mp3",31166235,2638,"2025-11-04T01:00:00Z","3b2e1747-4df4-466d-b8ff-edb1208a5c19","96 - The Making of Particle Fever (Ft. David Kaplan)","96-the-making-of-particle-fever-ft-david-kaplan","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/18246249-96-the-making-of-particle-fever-ft-david-kaplan.mp3",51353489,3252,"2025-11-24T20:00:00Z","734ac794-2f34-472e-a7b3-a3ce515ac132","97 - The Schrödinger Equation: The Heart of Quantum Mechanics","97-the-schrödinger-equation-the-heart-of-quantum-mechanics","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/18365931-97-the-schrodinger-equation-the-heart-of-quantum-mechanics.mp3",28767411,1792,"2025-12-22T15:00:00Z","4b977bfd-9480-4908-81fc-b8ba4dc4be4e","98 - An Improbable Quantum Ghost Story (Ft. David Kaplan)","98-an-improbable-quantum-ghost-story-ft-david-kaplan","https://www.buzzsprout.com/1162613/episodes/18534805-98-an-improbable-quantum-ghost-story-ft-david-kaplan.mp3",39780210,2481,"2026-01-19T18:00:00Z",{"_55":1097,"_57":1098},"https://patreon.com/whythisuniverse","Support this Podcast","theme","baseURL","https://pocketcasts.com","locale","en","region","global"]

43 - Is Physics the Most Fundamental Subject?

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