Deep beneath the border of Switzerland and France, scientists at CERN are smashing particles together at near light speed, recreating conditions from the birth of the universe. Their goal? To understand the very fabric of reality itself.

But what happens when an experiment this powerful starts to feel… mythological?

In this episode, we explore the real science behind the Large Hadron Collider—from the discovery of the Higgs Boson to the cutting edge of particle physics—and then step into the theories that have captured the imagination of the internet.

Could CERN create black holes?
Is it possible they're opening portals to other dimensions?
Why do some people believe it's connected to timeline shifts and the Mandela Effect?

From hard science to fringe speculation, we're diving into one of the most fascinating questions of our time: Are we simply studying reality… or are we starting to interact with something far deeper?

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