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Back to Search79 - NanoGRAV's Big Gravitational Wave Discovery (Ft. Chiara Mingarelli)
Episode 79
Last year, an experiment called NanoGRAV made a surprising discovery of gravitational waves using pulsars around the universe. Special guest Chiara Mingarelli explains.For ad free episodes and other …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
78 - The Life of a Science Journalist (Ft. Katrina Miller)
Season 1 Episode 78
What's it like bringing science to the most general public audiences? How do you distill complex results into short news-worthy articles without getting lost in clickbait? Today we hear the perspecti…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
77 - All About Quantum Computing (Ft. Henry Lamm)
Season 1 Episode 77
Quantum computing makes big promises, but how does it work? What is the real state of quantum computing today? Special guest Henry Lamm answers our questions.
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Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
76 - Do We Live in a Simulation?
Season 1 Episode 76
Is the world around us real, or are we living in someone's computer program?
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Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
75 - Physics in Extreme Locations (Ft. Daniel Baxter & Alexandra Rahlin)
Season 1 Episode 75
We hear two physicists describe their lives collecting data in remote locations, from deep underground in an active mine and from the South Pole.
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Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
8 - Is Space Flat or Curved?
Season 1
Learn how the geometry of space defies our intuition, and why it gave Einstein so much anxiety.
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Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
74 - The Copernican Revolution (Ft. Aviva Rothman)
Season 1 Episode 74
Today we visit a turning point in the history of science: the discovery that the Earth is not at the center of the cosmos.
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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
73 - Life Beyond Earth (Ft. Avi Loeb and Garrett Graff at the Chicago Humanities Festival)
Season 1 Episode 73
Dan moderates a lively discussion on extraterrestrial life at the Chicago Humanities Festival.
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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
72 - The Physics Of Music (Ft. Tim Cohen)
Season 1 Episode 72
Where does the musical octave come from? What makes a C note a C? Why do different instruments sound different? Special guest Tim Cohen comes on to answer these questions and more.
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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
71 - How the Universe Got Its Structure
Season 1 Episode 71
We tell the story of how the Universe developed large scale structure, starting from the Big Bang to today. It could have all turned out very differently, if not for some key players.
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Published on 2 years ago