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Despite the cartoons that her dad draws to illustrate his work — in this case, the theory of cosmic strings — Alina Simone still can't figure it out.

Even when your dad’s a physicist, it’s hard to wrap your head around the Big Bang discovery

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Frequent contributor Alina Simone has a personal connection to this week’s news about a breakthrough on the Big Bang. Her father is a physicist who works in the field. But she says that no matter how hard she tries to listen, and her dad tries to explain, she just can’t understand.

Despite the cartoons that her dad draws to illustrate his work — in this case, the theory of cosmic strings — Alina Simone still can't figure it out.

Even when your dad’s a physicist, it’s hard to wrap your head around the Big Bang discovery

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