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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

What is the real charge of the electron?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Astronomy, Physics, Science, Natural Sciences

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Daniel and Jorge explain how the theory of "Renormalization" tells us that we measure is different from what is real.

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0:00.0

Hey Jorge, remember a few weeks ago when we criticized Albert Einstein?

0:12.5

I remember you criticized Einstein.

0:15.0

Well, you know, he added a big fudge factor to his theory just to make it work.

0:19.4

Yeah, it was a pretty big fudge factor, I guess.

0:21.8

So it was a little bit embarrassing for the old genius.

0:24.1

Yeah, it was sort of a universe-sized fudge factor.

0:26.6

Well, you know, turns out maybe I shouldn't have been so critical because particle physics has some fudge factors of its own.

0:32.8

Mmm.

0:33.8

Ariglephys is shooting bee-starring stones at glass theories.

0:38.2

That's right, we got some whoppers of fudge factors.

0:40.6

Ooh, are they Einstein-sized? Are they really big?

0:43.4

Well, does an infinity count is really big?

0:46.4

Haha. Does nothing count as really small?

0:49.2

I think so.

0:56.4

I am more heavy cartoonist and the creator of PhD comics.

1:09.2

Hi, I'm Daniel.

1:10.4

I'm a particle physicist.

1:12.3

And I just like to point out that Jorge is not just a cartoonist.

1:15.6

He also has a PhD from a famous university.

1:18.7

Oh, thank you.

1:19.5

I'm glad you think it's a famous university.

1:21.5

You being on the other side of the Bay Area.

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