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With instruments offering “ tantalizing hints ” in support of the Higgs boson, the elementary particle thought to endow matter with mass, we stand at a singular moment in time for physics.

Fabric of the Cosmos, starring theoretical physicist Brian Greene , premieres tonight on NOVA (with further episodes airing November 9, 16 and 23). The 4-part miniseries based on Greene s latest book of the same name is a remarkable journey into the jarring world of theoretical physics. I must admit that I was somewhat daunted by the task of watching these episodes could I really spend 4 hours of my life being entertained by physics?! Actually yes I could

Many physicists are great at figuring out how the world works, but less adept at describing those workings to a nontechnical audience.

According to standard physics textbooks, quantum mechanics is the theory of the microscopic world. It describes particles, atoms and molecules but gives way to ordinary classical physics on the macroscopic scales of pears, people and planets