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The 2022 Physics Nobel Prize, awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the …
Zak and Derek discuss acoustic levitaiton with Dr. David Jackson, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dickinson College.
Their published paper at …
Zak and Derek discuss the "controversial" value of Newton's gravitational constant G. They cover the history of its measurement and how the value (and confidence in that value) has changed over time.
Gravitational G …
Zak and Derek discuss the big question: why is the future different than the past? Why do we remember the past but not the future?
Much the …
Zak and Derek chat with special guest, Grant Ciffone! Grant joins us as a non-physicist who asks “Is anything truly random in the universe?”
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Zak and Derek discuss a mystery in a hospital, where an MRI machine seems to have taken out only iPhones; Android was unharmed. This leads to a conversation on how watches work, fundamentally.
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Zak and Derek discuss the statistical origins of entropy and how it connects from there into thermodynamics. They also encourage using flashcards 🙂
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Zak and Derek discuss the basics of thermodynamics, including the so-called thermodynamic potentials.
Topics: energy, temperature, entropy, …
Zak and Derek discuss Benford’s Law, including the strange places it pops up, and some fundamental origins of the law.
Some of the references discussed:
The Mathematics of Benford’s Law – A Primer
Arno Berger and …
Zak and Derek discuss Max Planck’s work in the foundations of what would turn into quantum mechanics, and Albert Einstein’s role in its promulgation. …
Zak and Derek discuss the physics of hurricanes, including the energy involved, and rotating reference frames, including Coriolis effects. Why do …
Zak and Derek discuss the composite systems of quarks in baryons and mesons, as well as the eightfold way and multiplet organization of quark …
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The first of a multi-part series on the Standard Model of particle physics. This is an overview of the particles that make up the standard model.
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Zak and Derek discuss toppling larger and larger dominos in a chain reaction. How does the potential energy work? What are the limits of the setup?
World Record Largest Toppling Dominos: …
Zak and Derek follow up their Bell’s Theorm and EPR discussion with a survey of Bohmian mechanics, often called pilot wave theory, one of many …
Zak and Derek discuss a drone flying in an accelerating car. Does it stay in place? Fly to the back, front, ceiling, or floor? (And does the plane take off?)
The original Reddit post. (The actual question has been …
Zak and Derek discuss nothing less than the fundamental nature of reality. They start with the arguments made in the Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen …
Zak and Derek try to tackle the “climbing magnets” puzzle from Veritasium’s Youtube channel. Both taking different approaches until watching the …
Zak and Derek first discuss what happens to a balloon which holds another balloon that pops while inside the first. Then they try to tackle the …
Zak and Derek discuss the physics of dropping in Fortnite and PUBG.
Derek’s Epic name: theHyperfine
How do you reach the ground the fastest? When …
Derek and Zak confirm they are talking to each other using the Diffie-Hellman protocol. Zak then encrypts a secret message using RSA encryption, …
Derek and Zak discuss why there is a specific geosynchronous orbit distance at all. Why can’t it be any distance? And why is the escape speed what it is? Why can’t you move 1mph and leave Earth?
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Pushup discussion starts at 11:12.
Our last episode on discussing the floating hourglass:
https://www.thehyperfine.com/podcast/3-floating-hourglass/
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How does moving sand affect the buoyancy of the hourglass? Or does it?
Derek takes a stab at a conceptual answer, but Zak works out some contradicting math.
The animation in question: https://gifer.com/en/Ajtn
The …
Is your cell phone heavier when it has more data stored in memory? What about an SD card? Magnetic storage drive? Is there a difference?
Zak and Derek dive in to the physics of flash storage, and what that means for …
Derek and Zak question how a bug zapper works, complete with testing on yourself…as only good scientists do!
They then explore a SF writer’s query on reddit, asking about the safety of people landing on planets by …
Derek and Zak introduce themselves and the podcast.
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