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Brian Cox: The Planck scale is where physics breaks

Summary by Big Think
What happens when you try to look too closely at the fabric of the universe? When we gaze at a Planck length, a scale so small that even light becomes useless for observation, physics pushes back.  The Planck length is not just a tiny number, it’s a boundary where gravity, quantum mechanics, and relativity collide. Physicist Brian Cox explains why the measurement is a portal to the deep structure of reality, and why going beyond it may break the…

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Big Think broke the news in on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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