Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted

Re:Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more mag... by wnevets on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @02:37PM (#26729048)

I can't wait for PBS Spacetime to tell me what to think about this.

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Re:Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more mag... by terramex on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @02:46PM (#26729185)

They already did, 15 minutes ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Ko7NW2yQo

For those who do not know - PBS Spacetime is YouTube channel hosted by astrophysics Ph.D Matt O'Dowd, aimed at casual physics enthusiasts without oversimplifying underlying physics too much.

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Re:Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more mag... by blue_cadet_3 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @04:14PM (#26730545)

Fermilab has a channel as well describing it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjnK5exNhZ0

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Re:Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more mag... by MperorM on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:36PM (#26729977)

Am I the only one who barely understands anything from that show?

Every episode I hear a dozen barely explained confusing terms with quantum this and higgs-field that.

I feel like they care more about impressing me with how complicated this stuff is than they do about actually teaching me much. Maybe I'm just not the target audience :(

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Re:Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more mag... by wruza on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @09:01PM (#26733793)

Binge watching it from past to recent videos helps much. Physics is complex, and explaining it without references to a prior knowledge is not possible in a single 20min video, even for Matt. They could do a complete layman format in every video, but that bullshit is already in abundance on yt, and it only solidifies misconceptions and the lack of understanding. You are the target audience, but it is more like a real learning curve than a weekly entertainment. You have to begin from the beginning.

My own impression of SpaceTime is that they are consistent and chronological. I wouldn’t understand that math on my own nor make any inferences, but conceptually everything is pretty clear to me.

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Re:Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more mag... by wnevets on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:47PM (#26730124)

There are a lot of quantum mechanics episodes from 1-2 years ago that cause my eyes to just glaze over from all of the math and technical terms. However I feel like the newer episodes are much better at explaining things to the casual viewer rather than math nerds.

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Re:Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more mag... by smegger001 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:32PM (#26733013)

honestly i some times have the same problem sometimes, but I think it is because there is just so much background that you have to grok before you understand the discussion being had. And as that is not part of my knowledge domain I haven't spent enough time to pick it up as it will probably never effect me my daily life.

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Re:Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more mag... by megablast on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:49PM (#26733150)

No. I imagine lots of children don’t understand anything said on that show as well.

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