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by Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman
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98 - An Improbable Quantum Ghost Story (Ft. David Kaplan)
97 - The Schrödinger Equation: The Heart of Quantum Mechanics
96 - The Making of Particle Fever (Ft. David Kaplan)
95 - Would Aliens Have the Same Physics? (Ft. Daniel Whiteson)
38 - The Nobel Prize's Greatest Misses (2025 Update)
94 - Inside the Hubble Tension (Ft. Adam Riess)
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About Why This Universe?
The biggest ideas in physics, broken down. Join theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and co-host Shalma Wegsman as they answer your questions about dark matter, black holes, quantum mechanics, and more. Part of The University of Chicago Podcast Network.
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