There's a problem with the Big Bang Theory. Get your own Space Time t-shirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Help translate our videos! null Now that we have a primer on the aspects of the Big Bang Theory that we know definitely happened, let’s look further into what we don’t yet know, and how the theory could progress in the future. Since there is a discrepancy between general relativity and quantum mechanics, we continue to search for a grand unifying theory... one which may finally lead to a description of the actual moment of the Big Bang! On this week's Space Time, Matt describes what specifically needs fixing within the current theory, and the reasons why. FURTHER READING: Electroweak Era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroweak_epoch _____________________ COMMENTS: ElectroMechaCat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPStj2ZuXug Kalakashi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPStj2ZuXug James Beech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPStj2ZuXug ______________________ Written and hosted by Matt O’Dowd Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)