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Beyond the Standard Model
Ever heard of a beauty quark? How about a glueball? Physics is full of weird particles that leave many of us scratching our heads. But these tiny particles make up everything in the quantum world and in us and are the basis of the fundamental scientific theory called The Standard Model. But it doesn’t explain…
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Doomsday: the Early Hours
The iconic Doomsday clock has been moved two minutes closer to midnight, symbolizing the growing international threat of nuclear disaster. Find out what led the directors at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to inch the hand closer to this ominous hour, and why – for the first time –… Listen ⇢
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From Microbes to Mensa: What Life is Out There?
Guests: Rocco Mancinelli – SETI Institute Christopher McKay – NASA Ames Research Center Scott Sandford – NASA Ames Research Center Seth Shostak – SETI Institute Peter Ward – University of Washington Listen ⇢
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Neanderthals Return
Guests: Ronald Green – Dartmouth University Trenton Holliday – Tulane University Steven Mithin – University of Redding Svante Pääbo – Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Listen ⇢
