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  1. What's inside a quark? | Questions | Naked Scientists

    Sep 10, 2019 · If you could break open a quark, what would you find inside?

  2. Finding the God Equation | Podcasts | Naked Scientists

    May 26, 2021 · What is the symmetry? Four dimensional rotations in Lorentz space. Now let's take a look at the quark model. The quark model, which is a model for the inside of the proton, …

  3. Tetraquarks: new configurations of subatomic particles discovered

    Mar 16, 2021 · Researchers using the Large Hadron Collider at CERN say they’ve recently discovered a new exotic form of subatomic particles called tetraquarks. They exist for just …

  4. What is the God Particle and Why Should I Care?

    Jan 10, 2012 · Humans don’t float away into space, as in Frank in Kubric’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”, because the Earth’s gravity acts on our body mass. Yes, mass is directly …

  5. How do atoms make colours? | Questions | Naked Scientists

    Jun 22, 2008 · The biggest effect is actually what colour something absorbs. Different colours of light have different energies. The bluer the light, and light comes in blobs called photons, the …

  6. Why do colours look different under a sodium streetlight?

    Jan 8, 2012 · Dave - That's to do with the way your brain is attempting to interpret the colour information. Your brain attempts to take into account that different light sources actually look …

  7. Is there a safe way to consume tobacco? | Science Questions

    Sep 24, 2013 · Hannah - Well, he's perfectly placed to provide the answer to this Question of the Week then! David N. - Some people often say that snus, as it's known in Sweden - and it is …

  8. Why do doctors remove air from syringes? | Science Questions

    Apr 20, 2008 · When you are given an injection why is the doctor or nurse very careful to make sure there is no air in the barrel of the syringe? Because when you cut yourself it doesn’t …

  9. Seeing Red | Science Features - The Naked Scientists

    May 3, 2006 · A tiny string vibrating in a different pattern would have the requisite properties to identify it as a quark, a neutrino, or any other kind of particle. Thus String Theory claims that …

  10. Why don't some people get hangovers? | Science Questions

    Jan 12, 2016 · In your Christmas broadcast, you covered the subject of hangovers. But why is it that some people do not get hangovers? I have two sisters. Myself and one sister never get …