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As we understand the universe and realize how to use it, we change our world – Neil Turok

Neil Turok, Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, joins Paul Kennedy, host of CBC Radio’s IDEAS, to kick off his 2012 Massey Lectures, “The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos”.

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