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Aug 2022
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52 - The Large Hadron Collider and All I...

DAN HOOPER, SHALMA WEGSMAN
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We pick up last episode's theme of particle colliders and dive into the most exciting one running today - the LHC. What is it, how does it work, and what new physics can it still reveal?

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