EP94 - Understanding the universe at one coffee per year [w/ Achintya Rao]

Ratio Podcast

• Episode: EP94 - Understanding the universe at one coffee per year [w/ Achintya Rao]
• Website: Ratio Podcast
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• Duration: 01:12:54
• Published: 2020-08-12 12:09

Our conversation with CERN’s Achintya Rao started with everyday life under COVID-19 and went into the deep mysteries of the universe. In the conversation, we discussed: — how do you talk about fundamental physics to laypeople (like Petko) — how can we bridge science and spirituality — what’s the justification for investing in large-scale scientific projects — what is the ROI of fundamental science — what experiments are being conducted at CERN right now? — what is Achintya‘s favorite antimatter hypothesis being tested now We also casually invoked Feynman, Dawkins, and the Pope. Listen up! === All the show notes are at ratio.bg/podcast/94 You can support us on Patreon: patreon.com/ratiobg