The secrets of the universe | Harry Cliff

Published 2023-06-01
Are we on the verge of discovering a new fundamental force in the universe?

Harry Cliff discusses the Higgs boson, dark matter, and other cosmic mysteries.

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Last year, leading physicists were left in a frenzy of excitement about the possible existence of an entirely new force when the first results from the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab were finally unveiled. Join Harry Cliff as he unravels the secrets of the universe.

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This talk delves into the captivating discoveries and hypotheses in the field of physics, from the Higgs boson to dark matter, and explores the potential of a new force that could change our understanding of the cosmos.

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All Comments (21)
  • "Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine." Sir Arthur Eddington
  • I am always impressed by human audacity in believing that we can understand it all. Right now, we understand almost nothing.
  • @jnhrtmn
    Every scientist was taught one theory. They weren't taught how to come up with their own. When faced with a fork in the road, they go the way they were told rather than have to argue with "peers" -they all get to agree and be social. If charge changes when crammed into a nucleus, then there was no need to "invent" the Strong force. AND, if inertia is determined by space, meaning a single mass can look different in differing conditions of space, then all forces are just manifestations of a single causal space/mass relationship. You can scoff and act like I'm wrong, but my point is that NO ONE HAS TRIED IT TO RULE IT OUT! Everything in the Universe looks as if nature tries to consolidate mass for some reason. -To release tension perhaps? That tension would be everything from energy to the cause of all force manifestations. It's not far away if you try stepping away from the crowd long enough to actually think about it.
  • @ktrethewey
    What an amazing presentation. Thank you.
  • @radiofun232
    12.04 in the video: the question "why we exist" cannot be answered via measurements in the LHC, I think. 5 june 2023.
  • @johnakin38
    Thank you for this! This is a great way to explain a new concept!
  • For all these to have formed in one big bang is amazing. What is more amazing is that the properties of all these particles were designed in a way that would result, 13 thousand million years down the line, in an organism that is not only interested in this, but can actually uncover the mechanisms. Such abilities could not possible contribute to the evolution mechanisms necessary for our ancestors to have survived. Whilst there is no doubt about its existence, there are just absolutely no way that evolution on its own can explain us.
  • Truly fascinating discoveries, and even MORE fascinating new questions arise from our findings!
  • @meatpie29
    Fascinating stuff and handsome presenter!
  • Would you not expect less muons to be produced from beauty quark decays as they have much higher energy than electrons?
  • @sanal6329
    What an amazing presentation providing great insight and updating us on the progress thus far.
  • @coreC..
    I know nothing, but i have an LHC engineering question: How do they control many magnets, to make hadrons move so fast? The ring is so big, and to control a magnet on the far side of the control-room, you need to send a signal. That signal is perhaps traveling slower than the hadrons inside the tube. At least, it takes some time for the signal to be received. And with those speeds close to c, how do they synchronize all the magnets? Or is one magnet(-module) sending a signal to the magnet right next to it? (but still you have that signal to send and receive processing time).
  • @blackcorp0001
    Quick question ... 🤔 ... any Bermuda Triangle like storms or events occur during your experimenting?