On local TV last night, I somehow got reporter Dave Malkoff to take a stab at explaining quantum field theory: the world is made of fields, but we only notice the ripples within them, which we see as particles. Something about Angelina Jolie in there at the end as well.
Higgs Ripples in the Koi Pond
Join reporter Dave Malkoff as he simplifies quantum field theory, explaining how our world is made of fields, visible only as particles.
Written bySean Carroll
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