I mean, these are very difficult experiments when you're trying to calculate the precise speed of this little ghostly particle called a neutrino. And many of us think that it will take an independent GREENE: No, I mean these are very difficult experiments when you're trying to calculate the precise speed of this little ghostly particle called the neutrino. RAZ: Still - they still don't believe it. And, frankly, I should say at the outset, most physicists don't believe that any particle does go faster than the speed of light. GREENE: Well, no one anticipated that a particle could go faster than the speed of light. These new experiments have truly rocked the scientific community. RAZ: Okay, so the idea of that nothing travels faster than the speed of light, that obviously is part of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, this is a foundation of physics. He's professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, and author most recently, of "The Hidden Reality." To explain just how earth-shaking this could be, we're joined by Brian Greene. Now, physicists have done it again with a fine-tuned experiment that matches the previous results. Well, back in September, a team of scientists first claimed that a sub-atomic particle called the neutrino could travel faster than the speed of light. Physicists have added fuel to a fire that could destroy one of Einstein's fundamental notions: Nothing travels faster than the speed of light. Albert Einstein better be watching his back.
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