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Episode 11: How Lego Batman explains String Theory

Episode 11: How Lego Batman explains String Theory

Update: 2016-04-15

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U of T physicist AW Peet uses Lego to explain String Theory, the building blocks of the universe, gravitational waves, black holes, Monty Python and Yahoo Serious. Seriously.

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Episode 11: How Lego Batman explains String Theory

Episode 11: How Lego Batman explains String Theory

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