Something Weird Happens When E = −mc² takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird world of negative energy, showing how Dirac’s quest to fix the Schrödinger equation led him to predict the existence of antiparticles (hello, positron!). You’ll see why Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle throws a curveball into Einstein’s famous formula, how antiparticles can be thought of as electrons traveling backward in time, and what it all means for the idea of an “anti-world.”
Packed with insights from Graham Farmelo and Cumrun Vafa, rare archives from Caltech and FSU, and clear, fun animations, this video not only tells Dirac’s story but also connects you to the original papers and resources. Plus, you’ll get links to the research, references, and even a tabletop game to geek out over—because physics should be as playful as it is mind-bending.
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