Quantemplation

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1. How To Think About Science from Quantemplation

   Jul 27, 20238 min

   Thank you for joining me on this journey of Quantemplation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2. Humans Are Like Sharks, Artificial Intelligences Are Like Dolphins from Quantemplation

   Jun 28, 202310 min

   In the search for intelligence, all that twitters is not gold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3. The Science of Alchemy from Quantemplation

   Jun 1, 202310 min

   There is one element chemistry can never tame - the element of surprise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4. Irrational Numbers: The Unobservable, Indescribable Foundations of Physics from Quantemplation

   May 17, 202311 min

   Real numbers are not real, but irrational numbers are not irrational. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5. Knowing the Unknowable: How We Discovered What Stars Are Made Of from Quantemplation

   May 4, 20239 min

   There is more to starlight than meets the eye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6. The Cool Power of Evaporation from Quantemplation

   Apr 20, 202311 min

   Nature can do amazing things - if you don't mind working up a sweat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7. How Quantum Physics Solves the Ancient Problem of Secret Communication from Quantemplation

   Apr 6, 202310 min

   Impossibilities can reveal new possibilities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8. The Genetic Code: How We Know That Life On Earth Shares A Common Origin from Quantemplation

   Mar 23, 202310 min

   The fault with bacteria from Mars is not in our stars, but in ourselves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9. Dark Energy: One of Science's Great Mysteries from Quantemplation

   Mar 9, 20239 min

   You cannot understand the universe if you are afraid of the dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10. Boltzmann Brains: Why Your Life Might Be An Illusion from Quantemplation

    Feb 23, 202310 min

    We should celebrate the infinite richness of reality… as long as it actually exists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11. Quantum Computers Are a Bank Robber's Best Friend from Quantemplation

    Feb 9, 202311 min

    The quantum apocalypse is not imminent. You can bank on it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12. Oxygen: The Killer We Can't Live Without from Quantemplation

    Jan 26, 20239 min

    When you play the game of life, you are playing with fire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13. How Electricity Powers the Modern World from Quantemplation

    Jan 12, 202310 min

    Glow with the Flow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14. End-of-Year Reflections from Quantemplation

    Dec 28, 20227 min

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

15. Order From Chaos: The Reason We Are So Big from Quantemplation

    Dec 14, 20229 min

    Seven octillion wrongs make a right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16. Like Sunbathing in the Sahara: The Science of Sydney Sunburn from Quantemplation

    Dec 1, 202211 min

    I love a radiation burnt country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17. Schrodinger's Cat Was Never Both Alive and Dead from Quantemplation

    Nov 16, 202211 min

    If you are completely confused by quantum mechanics, you do not understand it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18. Why The Universe is Losing Energy from Quantemplation

    Nov 2, 20229 min

    Violations of conservation of energy are only a matter of time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19. Interstellar Travel in the Blink of an Eye from Quantemplation

    Oct 19, 202210 min

    Distant planets are in our future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20. Putting Quantum Physics to the Test: The Story Behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics from Quantemplation

    Oct 6, 202210 min

    Science finds the reality in dreams, at the utility in reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.