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Jul 2024
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The Smallest Ideas in the Universe with ...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What is the nature of quantum physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice get quantum, exploring Schrodinger’s Cat, electrons, Hilbert Space, and the biggest ideas in the universe (in the smallest particles) with theoretical physicist Sean Carroll. 
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