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How Many Elementary Particles Are There, Really?

Quanta Science Podcast by Quanta Magazine

Jun 23, 202636:23Science & Medicine

How many pieces are there in the Standard Model of particle physics? 17, 30, 37, 61, 118? Or is the true answer much larger — and not even an integer? It depends on your taste for complexity — and mystery. On this episod...

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How Many Elementary Particles Are There, Really? is an episode from Quanta Science Podcast by Quanta Magazine. How many pieces are there in the Standard Model of particle physics? 17, 30, 37, 61, 118? Or is the true answer much larger — and...

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Published Jun 23, 2026, 36:23 long, audio available.

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