Last month, physicists at Fermilab in Illinois found that tiny subatomic particles called muons were wobbling strangely. This small observation could transform the future of particle physics, potentially pointing toward undiscovered particles or maybe even a new force of nature.
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Emily St. John Mandel on science in fiction
Science has some really weird, wonderful ideas. Some of them are hard to prove in fact, but Emily St. John Mandel does a great job of playing with them in fiction — in works like Station Eleven, Sea of Tranquility, and her newest novel, Exit Party. Guest: Emily St. John Mandel, a ... Show More
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Scientists are trying to figure out what makes something funny. We compare notes with comedians Atsuko Okatsuka, Josh Johnson, Dulcé Sloan, and Chris Fleming (Originally published in 2023) Guests: Allie Volpe, Vox correspondent; Peter McGraw, professor at University o ... Show More
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