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Season 11
Episode 25
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The Universe Itself Might Be Hiding the Gravity Particle From Us
Season 11
Episode 19
To progress to the next level in understanding reality, we need to combine quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity. And to do that, most physicists believe we need a theory of quantum gravity which means we need gravitons.
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