The quest for a theory of everything – explaining all the forces and particles in the universe – is arguably the holy grail of physics. While each of our main theories of physics works extraordinarily well, they also clash with each other. But do we really need a theory of everything? And are we anywhere near achieving one?Featuring Vlatko Vedral, a professor of physics at the University of Oxford and Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, an assistant professor in physics and astronomy and core faculty&nbsp;in women's and gender studies at the University Of New Hampshire.This episode is presented by Miriam Frankel and produced by Hannah Fisher. Executive producers are Jo Adetunji and Gemma Ware. Social media and platform production by Alice Mason, sound design by Eloise Stevens and music by Neeta Sarl. A transcript is available <a href="https://theconversation.com/great-mysteries-of-physics-do-we-really-need-a-theory-of-everything-203534" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Sign up here for a <a href="https://theconversation.com/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">free daily newsletter</a> from The Conversation.Further reading:&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-standard-model-of-particle-physics-may-be-broken-an-expert-explains-182081" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The standard model of particle physics may be broken – an expert&nbsp;explains</a></li></ul><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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