Imagine we eventually meet some alien scientists. If they can see electrons or smell photons, would their science look like ours? Is physics a universal language, or just a local dialect of the human brain? Would aliens use math, or might their truths be organized unrecognizably? Are the “laws of nature” really laws, or simply our interpretations? Join Eagleman with particle physicist Daniel Whiteson, author of the new book “Do Aliens Speak Physics?”

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Ep142 "Do breakthroughs require rule-breakers?" with Eric Weinstein
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Ep141 "What do brains and weather systems have in common?" with Nicole Rust
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