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Quantemplation

Dr Paul Webster

25 episodes

9 months ago

Scientific insights on a variety of topics from popular culture to the meaning of life from the perspective of a quantum physicist. Text of all episodes available at https://quantemplation.substack.com/.

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Scientific insights on a variety of topics from popular culture to the meaning of life from the perspective of a quantum physicist. Text of all episodes available at https://quantemplation.substack.com/.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (20/25)

Quantemplation

How To Think About Science

Thank you for joining me on this journey of Quantemplation.

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2 years ago

8 minutes 27 seconds

Quantemplation

Humans Are Like Sharks, Artificial Intelligences Are Like Dolphins

In the search for intelligence, all that twitters is not gold.

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2 years ago

10 minutes 48 seconds

Quantemplation

The Science of Alchemy

There is one element chemistry can never tame - the element of surprise.

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2 years ago

10 minutes 9 seconds

Quantemplation

Irrational Numbers: The Unobservable, Indescribable Foundations of Physics

Real numbers are not real, but irrational numbers are not irrational.

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2 years ago

11 minutes 22 seconds

Quantemplation

Knowing the Unknowable: How We Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

There is more to starlight than meets the eye.

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2 years ago

9 minutes 21 seconds

Quantemplation

The Cool Power of Evaporation

Nature can do amazing things - if you don't mind working up a sweat.

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2 years ago

11 minutes 11 seconds

Quantemplation

How Quantum Physics Solves the Ancient Problem of Secret Communication

Impossibilities can reveal new possibilities.

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2 years ago

10 minutes 34 seconds

Quantemplation

The Genetic Code: How We Know That Life On Earth Shares A Common Origin

The fault with bacteria from Mars is not in our stars, but in ourselves.

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2 years ago

10 minutes

Quantemplation

Dark Energy: One of Science's Great Mysteries

You cannot understand the universe if you are afraid of the dark.

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2 years ago

9 minutes 35 seconds

Quantemplation

Boltzmann Brains: Why Your Life Might Be An Illusion

We should celebrate the infinite richness of reality… as long as it actually exists.

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2 years ago

10 minutes 57 seconds

Quantemplation

Quantum Computers Are a Bank Robber's Best Friend

The quantum apocalypse is not imminent. You can bank on it!

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2 years ago

11 minutes 23 seconds

Quantemplation

Oxygen: The Killer We Can't Live Without

When you play the game of life, you are playing with fire.

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2 years ago

9 minutes 42 seconds

Quantemplation

How Electricity Powers the Modern World

Glow with the Flow!

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2 years ago

10 minutes 46 seconds

Quantemplation

End-of-Year Reflections

What have you learnt from Quantemplation this year? And what questions has it left you with? Please let me know in the comments at quantemplation.substack.com, or by emailling communityscienceschool@gmail.com.

This episode refers to the following past episodes, which can be found in this podcast feed. The transcript of each episode can also be found at quantemplation.substack.com.

The Surprising Physics of the Star Wars Force
How Mathematical Logic Uncovered the Power of Human Intuition
The Science of Teleportation
Reality Beyond Imagining: Probability and the Quantum Multiverse
Reality in the Eye of the Beholder: Probability and Quantum Subjectivity
Putting Quantum Physics to the Test: The Story Behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
Interstellar Travel in the Blink of an Eye
Why The Universe is Losing Energy
Schrödinger's Cat Was Never Both Alive and Dead
Like Sunbathing in the Sahara: The Science of Sydney Sunburn
Order From Chaos: The Reason We Are So Big

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2 years ago

7 minutes 58 seconds

Quantemplation

Order From Chaos: The Reason We Are So Big

Seven octillion wrongs make a right.

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2 years ago

9 minutes 8 seconds

Quantemplation

Like Sunbathing in the Sahara: The Science of Sydney Sunburn

I love a radiation burnt country.

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2 years ago

11 minutes

Quantemplation

Schrodinger's Cat Was Never Both Alive and Dead

If you are completely confused by quantum mechanics, you do not understand it.

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2 years ago

11 minutes 32 seconds

Quantemplation

Why The Universe is Losing Energy

Violations of conservation of energy are only a matter of time.

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3 years ago

9 minutes 55 seconds

Quantemplation

Interstellar Travel in the Blink of an Eye

Distant planets are in our future.

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3 years ago

10 minutes 23 seconds

Quantemplation

Putting Quantum Physics to the Test: The Story Behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics

Science finds the reality in dreams, at the utility in reality.

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3 years ago

10 minutes 37 seconds

Quantemplation

Scientific insights on a variety of topics from popular culture to the meaning of life from the perspective of a quantum physicist. Text of all episodes available at https://quantemplation.substack.com/.

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