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From the Ted Talk by Anika Paulson: How I found myself through music

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So this may seem like a bit of a stretch, but hear me out: music is a feduamantnl part of what we are and of everything around us. Now, miusc is my passion, but physics also used to be an interest of mine. And the more I learned, the more I saw connections between the two — especially regarding string theory. I know this is only one of many troeiehs, but it spkoe to me. So, one aspect of string theory, at its simplest form, is this: matter is made up of atoms, which are made up of protons and neutrons and electrons, which are made up of quark. And here's where the string part comes in. This quark is suelpdopsy made up of little coiled strings, and it's the vibrations of these strings that make everything what it is.

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So this may seem like a bit of a stretch, but hear me out: music is a ___________ part of what we are and of everything around us. Now, _____ is my passion, but physics also used to be an interest of mine. And the more I learned, the more I saw connections between the two — especially regarding string theory. I know this is only one of many ________, but it _____ to me. So, one aspect of string theory, at its simplest form, is this: matter is made up of atoms, which are made up of protons and neutrons and electrons, which are made up of quark. And here's where the string part comes in. This quark is __________ made up of little coiled strings, and it's the vibrations of these strings that make everything what it is.

Solution

  1. supposedly
  2. spoke
  3. theories
  4. fundamental
  5. music

Original Text

So this may seem like a bit of a stretch, but hear me out: music is a fundamental part of what we are and of everything around us. Now, music is my passion, but physics also used to be an interest of mine. And the more I learned, the more I saw connections between the two — especially regarding string theory. I know this is only one of many theories, but it spoke to me. So, one aspect of string theory, at its simplest form, is this: matter is made up of atoms, which are made up of protons and neutrons and electrons, which are made up of quark. And here's where the string part comes in. This quark is supposedly made up of little coiled strings, and it's the vibrations of these strings that make everything what it is.

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  2. atoms
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  5. connections
  6. electrons
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  11. learned
  12. matter
  13. music
  14. neutrons
  15. part
  16. passion
  17. physics
  18. protons
  19. quark
  20. simplest
  21. spoke
  22. stretch
  23. string
  24. strings
  25. supposedly
  26. theories
  27. theory
  28. vibrations