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PBS Space Time

Does the Planck Length Break E=MC^2?

Season 10 Episode 27 | 17m 19s

Every good nerd knows that E=mc^2. Every great nerd knows that, really, E^2=m^2c^4+p^2c^2 Want to know what that even means? Sure, I’ll tell you, but today I’d like to invite you to an even higher level of nerdom with extra bits to Einstein’s famous equation that will make even the greatest nerds quiver in their … space time merch if they turn out to be real.

Aired: 11/20/24
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The Higgs boson may open a portal to hidden particles that could explain dark matter.
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The universe expands faster. “Dark energy” may not be constant after all.
Episode: S11 E22 | 19:02
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Episode: S11 E20 | 18:33
Watch • 18:42
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Gravitons, the particle of quantum gravity, may be impossible to detect.
Episode: S11 E19 | 18:42
Watch • 25:02
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