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The Why Files: Operation Podcast

Basement: Daniel Whiteson | CERN, Dark Matter, and the Aliens Next Door

April 20, 2026·3h 24minterviewscience
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The nature of physics may be a human invention rather than a universal truth, raising the possibility that alien civilizations could have entirely different scientific frameworks — and that our current models, while incredibly accurate, might be limited by human cognition and perception.

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Daniel Whiteson

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Daniel WhitesonHartree Field

Books

Do Aliens Speak Physics?by Daniel Whiteson

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CERN

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CREFU app

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Science Without Numbersby Hartree Field

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Artificial IntelligenceData SciencePhysics

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