The Muons are Misbehaving
The the muons are misbehaving. They may upset the standard model of physics. It's still early days of the experiments and the results that are covered in this article. And there are some contradictory kind of findings as well. But if these results hold, they can shed a light on some of the deepest mysteries, such as the nature of dark matter. And why is there a matter at all the big questions?
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:57
It seems to me that Muns basically prove the wobblyness of the structures that create the models that we have been leaning in for 50 years. So if this wobbliness exists and a lot of work that has been done is going to be thrown out out, what would be the response? What would be the next step if they found this out? And how would it impact the larger systems that this integrates into
Hey, Deborah, I wish I could explain that to you. I think that's way above my intellectual capacity. The way I look at it is the way I look at physics and kind of quantum physics and what's going on. And I think the English language has been a huge disservice or the way physicists have used the English language, they almost make it sound like that lay users like you and I can actually understand what's going on. And unfortunately, that's really not true
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 2:00
And and I think the questions of the universe, and when it comes to the equations that try to represent the universe, and I mean literal equations, that's where the liberation lies, because it's not trying to explain the world in a sequence of words, but trying to give it an architecture that only the mathematics can do better than words. And I think also visual arts, I think, are very powerful to illustrate the concepts that are too unwieldy for the English language
Karan Dev
@Karan.Dev · 1:04
But I like reading about great stories and the mysteries of science and the great documentaries that have come out, especially in the last, say, 1015 years or so. My question to you. And this is open to Deborah as well. Could both of you share a theory or a concept in science? This could be physics, quantum mechanics, whatever it is, could you share a topic that you think everyone should know about, something that really blew your mind? It could be historical
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15