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E = mc2 Explained
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How would 10 top physicists—two Nobel Prize winners among them—describe Einstein's equation to curious non-physicists? Listen online by selecting Play All or choose individual clips below. Listen offline bydownloading clips, or subscribe to our podcast.
Nima Arkani-Hamed Theoretical Physicist Harvard University "Things that seem incredibly different can really be manifestations of the same underlying phenomena."
Brian Greene Theoretical Physicist Columbia University "It certainly is not an equation that reveals all its subtlety in the few symbols that it takes to write down."
Tim Halpin-Healy Theoretical Physicist Barnard College, Columbia University "Moving clocks run slow, moving meter sticks are shortened—how does that happen?"