#497 – Biggest Mysteries in Physics: Antimatter, Dark Energy & ToE – Don Lincoln

Don Lincoln is a particle physicist at Fermilab who has spent decades working at the frontiers of high energy physics. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep497-sc See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other – other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact EPISODE LINKS: Don’s Facebook:   / dr.don.lincoln   Don’s Website: https://drdonlincoln.com/ Don’s LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4nHeNiF Don’s YouTube Playlist: https://bit.ly/3PCIW67 Don’s X: https://x.com/DrDonLincoln Don’s Books: https://amzn.to/4uYbkOZ Don’s Great Courses: https://shop.thegreatcourses.com/don-... Don’s Audible: https://adbl.co/4wGioRV Fermilab’s YouTube:    / fermilab   Fermilab’s Website: https://www.fnal.gov/ Fermilab’s X: https://x.com/fermilab SPONSORS: To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: Upwork: Platform for hiring freelancers. Go to https://upwork.com/lex (https://lexfridman.com/s/upwork-ep497-sc) Larridin: Measure AI adoption in your business. Go to https://larridin.com (https://lexfridman.com/s/larridin-ep4...) Fin: AI agent for customer service. Go to https://fin.ai/lex (https://lexfridman.com/s/fin-ep497-sc) LMNT: Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to https://drinkLMNT.com/lex (https://lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep497-sc) Shopify: Sell stuff online. Go to https://shopify.com/lex (https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep49...) Perplexity: AI-powered answer engine. Go to https://perplexity.ai/ (https://lexfridman.com/s/perplexity-e...) OUTLINE: (00:00) – Introduction (00:34) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections (08:52) – Unifying the laws of nature (23:23) – Einstein, special relativity, and general relativity (40:31) – Electroweak force (52:13) – How particle colliders work (1:10:16) – Higgs boson discovery (1:20:35) – Theory of everything (1:50:20) – Physics of empty space (1:57:45) – Antimatter (2:18:35) – Dark energy (2:22:23) – Dark matter (2:50:59) – Future of physics PODCAST LINKS: – Podcast Website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast – Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr – Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 – RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ – Podcast Playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast   – Clips Channel:    / lexclips