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PBS Space Time

Will Constructor Theory Rewrite Physics?

Season 7 Episode 33 | 11m 41s

The people behind the greatest leaps in physics - Einstein, Newton, Heisenberg, all had the uncanny ability to see the deepest, underlying facts about the world, and from simple statements about the reality they built up their incredible theories. What if we all had a recipe book for doing exactly this. Well, one might be just around the corners and it’s called Constructor Theory

Aired: 10/19/21
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Episode: S11 E22 | 19:02
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There’s a new generation of experiments that may unlock the gravity particle.
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The universe thrums with quantum fields, except something may be missing: the sterile neutrino.
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
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Heisenberg Made a Discovery in 1925. We Still Can't Explain It
2025 was the international year of quantum science, but today we examine its origins.
Episode: S11 E18 | 25:02
Watch • 21:17
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We’ve found lots of “habitable” worlds but we don’t know what factors are needed for life.
Episode: S11 E17 | 21:17
Watch • 21:31
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