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Published on Jul 6, 2012

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In which Hank takes a few minutes out of his busy vacation to talk about the Higgs boson, the Higgs field, and what they mean. We know a remarkable amount about this universe, but as of this week, we officially know a lot more. It's pretty freaking exciting, and I'm very pleased that our world is still committed to this kind of pure science and discovery.

Thanks to Henry Reich of Minute Physics for looking this video over and making sure I'm not totally full of crap.


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  • venuskatha

    I've never taken a chemistry or physics class in my life and almost failed damn near every science class I ever took, but I just understood a bit of particle physics. insert here raucous applause.

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  • BritaniaANDPrussia

    When this video was uploaded, I was in Switzerland watching it, getting ready to go to the CERN museum because of the higgs boson discovery. <3

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  • Scifigrl352

    My surname is Higgs :)

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  • FernandezRed

    I found Waldo.

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  • fredotron

    Instead of "edge", I propose we use the term "observable frontier"

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  • squeezemyparticiple

    THINGS ARE THINGY!!!

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  • squeezemyparticiple

    *clapclapclapclapclapclapclapc­lapclapclap*

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  • MissKatieMarieRose

    "Matter just is mass-ey" I love it!!!

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  • Tikhon Schnittke

    I waited the entire video for 3:32 :)

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  • Brian Chu

    Although our understanding of the the Higgs Boson came after our understanding of our existence, the fact that we still seek an understanding of why we exist makes me happy.

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