38 - The Nobel Prize's Greatest Misses
In honor of Nobel prize season, we remember some people whose important work in the past has been overlooked by the Nobel committee. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whythisuniverse Sup...
18 Okt 202134min
37 - How Neutrinos Might Be Hinting at Dark Matter
The neutrino's non-zero mass is an anomaly, but one that leads to a promising new dark matter candidate - the sterile neutrino. Could this be it? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whythi...
4 Okt 202124min
36 - The Neutrino's Quantum Superpower
Today we discuss neutrino oscillations - their ability to transform between different types – and the quantum mechanics that makes it possible. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whythis...
20 Sep 202121min
35 - The Chaos Underlying Everything (ft. David Grier)
Learn about the chaotic motion that underlies even the most ordered structures, including life. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whythisuniverse Support the show
6 Sep 202132min
34 - Should Beauty Guide Physicists?
Some physics theories are admired for being beautiful, but does that mean they are more likely to be true? Or could chasing beauty lead us astray? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whyth...
23 Aug 202128min
33 - Our Love Affair With Supersymmetry
Hear why supersymmetry was special enough to win over physicists hearts, and why faith in it might be dying out. Support the show
9 Aug 202134min
32 - The Mystery of the Higgs Boson's Mass
Today we explore one of the biggest and most frustrating open problems of particle physics - the hierarchy problem. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whythisuniverse Support the show
26 Jul 202124min
31 - If You Give an Astronomer a Neutrino
Learn how astronomers are using invisible particles to see what we've never seen before! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whythisuniverse Support the show
12 Jul 202127min
