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Random surfaces help reveal the secrets of the Universe
Find out how random shapes shed light on one of the hardest problems in physics.
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What are groups and what are they good for?
Groups are staples in mathematics and group theory is often described as the study of symmetry. But what does that mean? Find out with Justin Chen!
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The force awakens: Quantum collisions
Could there be a fifth force of nature hitherto unknown to science? Find out with physicist Ben Allanach in this episode of Maths on the move.
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Have physicists discovered a fifth force of nature?
News stories have claimed they may have — but is this true?
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The Gauss Prize 2022: Elliott Lieb
Elliott Lieb has been awarded the 2022 Gauss Prize for outstanding contributions to physics, chemistry, and pure mathematics.
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On the road to dark energy (with chameleons)
We may be a little closer to a direct detection of dark energy thanks to a new result that came about, in a sense, by accident.
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What is constructor theory: The podcast
We talk to Chiara Marletto about a new way of looking at the physical world that may solve some of the problems physicists are currently struggling with.
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Freeman Dyson dies at 96
The "free-range mathematician" and "architect of particle physics" has passed away in Princeton.
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Charmed beauty confirms particle theory
A new particle that has recently been discovered at CERN confirms predictions made by theoretical physicists over six years ago.
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Phenomenal physics
What is a particle phenomenologist?
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A geometry for strings
If, as string theory suggests, the world is made of strings, then what does that mean for a geometry of points? Find out more in this video.
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Seeing double
Nadia Bahjat-Abbas is a mature student working on one of the hardest problems of modern physics. Find out more in this video.