Desperately Seeking Symmetry

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Natural Sciences, Science

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2011

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This hour of Radiolab, Jad and Robert set out in search of order and balance in the world around us, and ask how symmetry shapes our very existence -- from the origins of the universe, to what we see when we look in the mirror.

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0:00.0	Wait, you're listening.
0:03.8	Okay.
0:05.1	All right.
0:06.4	Okay.
0:07.7	All right.
0:09.2	You're listening to Radio Lab.
0:12.1	Radio Lab.
0:12.6	From W. N. Y.
0:14.7	C.
0:15.5	See?
0:15.8	Yeah.
0:17.1	And NPR.
0:19.6	So you're going to identify the Washington Place because I can't remember what you're going to.
0:22.6	Okay, three, two, one.
0:24.4	Ready?
0:24.8	I am ready.
0:25.5	But we should tell the audience that we're not going to start this, not in our usual studio spot.
0:29.8	Not here, here, where we're sitting now.
0:32.0	Here.
0:34.8	Just to explain, this is the Shakespeare Theater in D.C.
0:37.7	Recently, Robert and I were there in front of about 800 folks,
0:40.3	just trying out some material for the show.
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