Phreaky Physics

Published: Aug. 16, 2021, 2:54 p.m.

b'It was a radical idea a century ago, when Einstein said space and time can be bent, and gravity was really geometry. We hear how his theories inspire young minds even today.\\nAt small scales, different rules apply: quantum mechanics and the Standard Model for particles. New experiments suggest that muons \\u2013 cousins of the electron \\u2013 may be telling us that the Standard Model is wrong. Also, where the physics of both the large and small apply, and why black holes have no hair.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nHakeem Oluseyi\\xa0\\u2013 Astrophysicist, affiliated professor at George Mason University, and author of \\u201cA Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars\\u201d\\n\\n\\nJanna Levin\\xa0\\u2013 Professor of physics and astronomy, Barnard College at Columbia University\\n\\n\\nMark Lancaster\\xa0\\u2013 Professor of particle physics, University of Manchester\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'