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The beginning of the universe, for beginners - Tom Whyntie

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Beyond our solar system The physics of the universe

Let’s Begin…

How did the universe begin -- and how is it expanding? CERN physicist Tom Whyntie shows how cosmologists and particle physicists explore these questions by replicating the heat, energy, and activity of the first few seconds of our universe, from right after the Big Bang.

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Unsurprisingly, there’s actually a lot more to the story of our universe than we could fit into this video. Which particles are missing? Where do they fit into the story? How might the story be different if we weren’t looking backwards in time?

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  • Narrator Tom Whyntie
  • Director Dan Abdo, Jason Patterson
  • Animator Mike Luzzi, Joey Mccormick
  • Compositor Connie Chan
  • Editor R.J. Glass
  • Producer Cathy Kwan

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