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The Beginning of the Universe with Brian Keating
Season 16 · Episode 27

The Beginning of the Universe with Brian Keating

Could the Higgs field vary across space and time? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan questions on cosmic inflation, quantum fluctuations, and the earliest moments after the Big Bang with cosmologist Brian Keating.

StarTalk Radio · Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Brian Keating

May 6, 202552m 34s

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Could the Higgs field vary across space and time? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan questions on cosmic inflation, quantum fluctuations, and the earliest moments after the Big Bang with cosmologist Brian Keating.

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