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The Misunderstood Nature of Entropy

The Misunderstood Nature of Entropy

Season 4 Episode 32
10:58
Reversing Entropy with Maxwell's Demon

Reversing Entropy with Maxwell's Demon

Season 4 Episode 33
11:36
How Close To The Sun Can Humanity Get?

How Close To The Sun Can Humanity Get?

Season 4 Episode 34
8:51
How Will the Universe End?

How Will the Universe End?

Season 4 Episode 36
12:37
Is There Life on Mars?

Is There Life on Mars?

Season 4 Episode 37
13:41
The Black Hole Entropy Enigma

The Black Hole Entropy Enigma

Season 4 Episode 38
11:41
How to Detect Extra Dimensions

How to Detect Extra Dimensions

Season 4 Episode 41
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Computing a Universe Simulation

Computing a Universe Simulation

Season 4 Episode 42
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Will A New Neutrino Change The Standard Model?

Season 4 Episode 30

Since the discovery of the Higgs boson, physicists have searched and searched for any hint of new particles. That search has been fruitless. Until, perhaps, now. Today on Space Time Journal Club we’ll look at a paper that reports a compelling hint of a new particle outside the standard model: the sterile neutrino.

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