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David Kaplan explains how the search for hidden symmetries leads to discoveries like the Higgs boson.

How Does Symmetry Shape Nature’s Laws?

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David Kaplan explains how the search for hidden symmetries leads to discoveries like the Higgs boson.

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Filming for this video by Petr Stepanek. Editing and motion graphics by Ryan Griffin. Music by Kevin MacLeod.


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