How a One-in-a-Billion Blunder Made the Universe Possible
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How a One-in-a-Billion Blunder Made the Universe Possible

C1AdvancedOctober 31, 202621 min
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Huge thanks to KiwiCo for sponsoring today’s video! Go to https://www.kiwico.com/spacetime and use code SPACETIME for 50% off your first monthly crate Check Out Reactions on the Earth Month Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJFMP0_fhLQ&list=PLnNZYWyBGJ1F8ofFm4H9UTrHxqU8zngK4&index=2 At one-one-thousandth of a second after the Big Bang, the great annihilation event should have wiped out all matter, leaving a universe of only radiation. Why still don't know why any matter survived. Well, a new finding from the LHC brings us one step closer to understanding why there's something ra...

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Thank you to KiwiCo for supporting PBS. At one one-thousandth of a second after the Big Bang, the great annihilation event should have wiped out all matter, leaving a universe of only radiation. We still don't know why any matter survived.

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Well, a new finding from the LHC brings us one step closer to understanding why there is something rather than nothing. Hey everyone, two quick announcements before we jump in. First, our with great power comes great need for storage and distribution t-shirts and

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