What happened before the big bang?

It's a question that seems impossible to grapple with, but scientists won't take no for an answer. In this collaboration with Scientific American, we take on the big bang and a whole bunch of seemingly impossible questions.

Guests: Rachel Feltman (rachelfeltman.com), host of the Science Quickly (open.spotify.com/show/7uz2rjUW6bGrPCgw4rI8K4) podcast; Sarah Scoles (sarahscoles.com), senior contributor at Scientific American

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