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Nov 8, 2021

How Electron Spin Makes Matter Possible

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Today I’m going to explain why you’re not falling through your chair right now using one simple fact, and one object. The fact is that all electrons are the same as each other, and the object is a structurally critical item of my clothing. There’s a chance this episode could get very weird.

Electrons DO NOT Spin.

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Hosted by Matt O’Dowd.
Written by Graeme Gossel & Matt O’Dowd.
Graphics by Leonardo Scholzer, Yago Ballarini, Pedro Osinski, Adriano Leal & Stephanie Faria.
GFX Visualizations: Ajay Manuel.
Directed by Andrew Kornhaber.
Assistant Producer: Setare Gholipour.
Executive Producers: Eric Brown & Andrew Kornhaber.

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