Big Picture Science - Phreaky Physics
It was a radical idea a century ago, when
Einstein said space and time can be bent, and gravity was really geometry. We
hear how his theories inspire young minds even today.
At small scales, different rules apply:
quantum mechanics and the Standard Model for particles. New experiments suggest
that muons – cousins of the electron – may be telling us that the Standard
Model is wrong. Also, where the physics of both the large and small apply, and
why black holes have no hair.
Guests:
- Hakeem Oluseyi – Astrophysicist, affiliated professor at George Mason University, and author of “A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars”
- Janna Levin – Professor of physics and astronomy, Barnard College at Columbia University
- Mark Lancaster – Professor of particle physics, University of Manchester
New opening theme song, "Kinematics," composed arranged, programmed and produced by Jun Miyake. Musicians: Jun Miyake (Rhodes, keyboards), Andy Bevan (clarinet), Bob Zung (clarinet), Atsuki Yoshida (violins and violas), Masahiro Itami (guitars) Mixing engineer: Philippe Avril.
Other compostions by Dewey Dellay.
Download podcast at - http://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/phreaky-physics
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