Biggest Mysteries in Physics: Antimatter, Dark Energy & ToE - Don Lincoln | Lex Fridman Podcast #497

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-sb See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *Transcript:* https://lexfridman.com/don-lincoln-transcript *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: https://facebook.com/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-lincoln Don's Audible: https://adbl.co/4wGioRV Fermilab's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/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://lexfridman.com/s/upwork-ep497-sb *Larridin:* Measure AI adoption in your business. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/larridin-ep497-sb *Fin:* AI agent for customer service. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/fin-ep497-sb *LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep497-sb *Shopify:* Sell stuff online. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep497-sb *Perplexity:* AI-powered answer engine. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/perplexity-ep497-sb *OUTLINE:* 0:00 - Introduction 0:49 - Unifying the laws of nature 15:20 - Einstein, special relativity, and general relativity 32:27 - Electroweak force 44:09 - How particle colliders work 1:02:12 - Higgs boson discovery 1:12:32 - Theory of everything 1:42:17 - Physics of empty space 1:49:41 - Antimatter 2:10:31 - Dark energy 2:14:20 - Dark matter 2:42:56 - 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: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 - Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lexclips *SOCIAL LINKS:* - X: https://x.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://instagram.com/lexfridman - TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://facebook.com/lexfridman - Patreon: https://patreon.com/lexfridman - Telegram: https://t.me/lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman