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Fire physicists using huge astronomy projects to hunt for clues to quantum physics?

The equations just don't give you the answer, but the universe knows the answer.

So we'd like to figure out what rules the universe is following.

It's Wednesday, October 16th,

and you're listening to Science Friday.

I'm Sci-ry producer Charlesburg Quist.

On the one hand, you've got the weird rules of quantum physics that are easiest to understand

when they're dealing with the ultra small.

On the other, you've got the vast

expanses of space, spinning galaxies, black holes, things so big it's hard to get a

handle on. Can you use one to help investigate the other?

Charlie Wood, a staff writer covering physics for Quantum magazine, joins Ira to grapple with

some of those big questions of space and time.

Welcome to Science Friday. Hi, everyone.

It's great to be here.

Thanks for having me.

Nice to have you, Charlie.

Let me start with a macro view of physics,

a really thought-provoking piece in which you say

that fundamental physics has a problem.

Some call it a nightmare scenario, some say a crisis.

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