Podcast Episode · Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe · July 28 · 55m

Particle physicist Daniel Whiteson on his new book, ‘Do Aliens Speak Physics?’

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Do aliens speak the same physics that we do, with similar laws, observables, and underlying mathematics. Maybe not, argues Daniel Whiteson.

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<p>Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book 'Do Aliens Speak Physics?'</p><p>See <a href='https://omnys...

Particle physics experiments rely on the (generalised) likelihood ratio test (LRT) for searches and measurements, which consist of composite hypothesis tests. However, this test is not guaranteed to b...