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I Can’t Sleep

The Standard Model of Particle Physics | Sleep Podcast for Insomnia

4/20/202637 min

Can’t sleep, so naturally this is the perfect time to get into the grand, deeply reasonable mess known as particle physics. In this episode, you’ll get a calm, steady look at the Standard Model, including the fundamental particles, the forces they interact through, and how physicists built a framework for explaining an alarming amount of reality. No whispering, no jumpy sound design, just a consistent voice reading something interesting enough to hold your attention without demanding too much from your very tired brain. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Standard Model, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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First 90 seconds

  1. Benjamin Boster· Host0:00

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  2. Speaker 10:07

    I sold my car on Carvana last night.

  3. Speaker 20:12

    Well, that's cool.

  4. Speaker 10:13

    No, y- you don't understand. It went perfectly. Real offer, down to the penny. They're picking it up tomorrow. Nothing went wrong.

  5. Speaker 20:19

    So wha- what's the problem?

  6. Speaker 10:20

    That is the problem. Nothing in my life goes this smoothly. I'm waiting for the catch.

  7. Speaker 20:24

    Maybe there's no catch.

  8. Speaker 10:25

    That's exactly what a catch would want me to think.

  9. Speaker 20:28

    [laughs] Wow, you need to relax.

  10. Speaker 10:29

    I need to knock on wood. Do we have wood? Is this table wood?

  11. Speaker 20:31

    I think it's laminate.

  12. Speaker 10:33

    Okay, yeah. That's good. That's close enough.

  13. Speaker 20:34

    Car selling without a catch. Sell your car today on- Carvana. Pickups fees may apply.

  14. Speaker 30:40

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  15. Benjamin Boster· Host1:09

    Welcome to the I Can't Sleep podcast, where I help you drift off one fact at a time. I'm your host, Benjamin Boster, and today's episode is about the Standard Model.

  16. Speaker 11:27

    You said this place was

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