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How Vacuum Decay Would Destroy The Universe

The universe is going to end. But of all the possible ends of the universe vacuum decay would have to be the most thorough - because it could totally rewrite the laws of physics. Today I hope to help you understand exactly how terrified you should be.
Season 7 Episode 27 Length 13:01 Premiere: 08/18/21

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S7 E34 Length 14:28 Premiere Date 11/02/21

Will Constructor Theory Rewrite Physics?
S7 E33 Length 11:41 Premiere Date 10/20/21

New Results in Quantum Tunneling vs. The Speed of Light
S7 E32 Length 13:00 Premiere Date 10/13/21

Why Magnetic Monopoles Should Exist
S7 E31 Length 14:15 Premiere Date 10/05/21

How Electron Spin Makes Matter Possible
S7 E30 Length 15:10 Premiere Date 09/21/21

Neutron Stars: The Most Extreme Objects in the Universe
S7 E29 Length 14:14 Premiere Date 09/15/21

First Detection of Light from Behind a Black Hole
S7 E28 Length 12:21 Premiere Date 09/07/21

How Vacuum Decay Would Destroy The Universe
S7 E27 Length 13:01 Premiere Date 08/18/21

How to Communicate Across the Quantum Multiverse
S7 E26 Length 13:43 Premiere Date 08/10/21

How An Extreme New Star Could Change All Cosmology
S7 E25 Length 14:30 Premiere Date 08/03/21

How Magnetism Shapes The Universe
S7 E24 Length 13:26 Premiere Date 07/21/21

Where Are The Worlds In Many Worlds?
S7 E23 Length 12:50 Premiere Date 07/13/21

Electrons Do Not Spin
S7 E22 Length 14:05 Premiere Date 07/07/21

How Quantum Entanglement Creates Entropy
S7 E21 Length 14:01 Premiere Date 06/23/21

Can Space Be Infinitely Divided?
S7 E20 Length 12:22 Premiere Date 06/16/21

Are We Running Out of Space Above Earth?
S7 E19 Length 13:44 Premiere Date 06/09/21

What If Tiny Black Holes Are Everywhere?
S7 E18 Length 11:34 Premiere Date 05/25/21

Breaking The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
S7 E17 Length 10:48 Premiere Date 05/19/21

How To Know If It's Aliens
S7 E16 Length 14:08 Premiere Date 05/11/21

The New Warp Drive Possibilities
S7 E15 Length 13:11 Premiere Date 04/21/21

What If Dark Matter Is Just Black Holes?
S7 E14 Length 12:35 Premiere Date 04/13/21

Why the Muon g-2 Results Are So Exciting!
S7 E13 Length 12:35 Premiere Date 04/07/21

Zeno's Paradox & The Quantum Zeno Effect
S7 E12 Length 12:48 Premiere Date 03/23/21

The New Crisis in Cosmology
S7 E11 Length 13:08 Premiere Date 03/16/21

How Does Gravity Affect Light?
S7 E10 Length 13:24 Premiere Date 03/09/21

Does Time Cause Gravity?
S7 E9 Length 08:55 Premiere Date 02/24/21

Gravitational Wave Background Discovered?
S7 E8 Length 13:54 Premiere Date 02/17/21

How Does Gravity Warp the Flow of Time?
S7 E7 Length 13:54 Premiere Date 02/10/21

Is Dark Matter Made of Particles?
S7 E6 Length 13:03 Premiere Date 01/26/21

Can We Break the Universe?
S7 E5 Length 12:32 Premiere Date 01/19/21

What Happens During a Quantum Jump?
S7 E4 Length 12:43 Premiere Date 01/12/21

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S7 E3 Length 12:11 Premiere Date 12/22/20

The Supernova At The End of Time
S7 E2 Length 12:12 Premiere Date 12/15/20

Why Do You Remember The Past But Not The Future?
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