Einstein's theory of general relativity is distinguished by its singular simplicity and beauty. The Standard Model of Particle Physics, by contrast, is a bit of a mess. So many particles and interactions, each acting somewhat differently, with a bunch of seemingly random parameters. But lurking beneath the mess are a number of powerful and elegant ideas, many of them stemming from symmetries and how they are broken. I talk about some of these ideas with Chris Quigg, who with collaborator&nbsp;<a href="https://phyweb.lbl.gov/~rncahn/www/cahn.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Cahn</a>&nbsp;has written a new book on the development of the Standard Model:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Grace-in-All-Simplicity/Robert-N-Cahn/9781639364817" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grace in All Simplicity</a>.Blog post with transcript: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/01/22/263-chris-quigg-on-symmetry-and-the-birth-of-the-standard-model/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/01/22/263-chris-quigg-on-symmetry-and-the-birth-of-the-standard-model/</a>Support Mindscape on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.Chris Quigg received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently Distinguished Scientist Emeritus at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Among his awards is the J.J. Sakurai Prize in theoretical particle physics from the American Physical Society. He is also the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://chrisquigg.com/gauge-theories/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gauge Theories of the Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic Interactions</a>.<ul><li><a href="https://chrisquigg.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li><a href="https://inspirehep.net/authors/992527?ui-citation-summary=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Publications</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Chris-Quigg/author/B001KHN0RM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon author page</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Quigg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></li></ul>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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263 | Chris Quigg on Symmetry and the Birth of the Standard Model

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