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Have you ever wondered how we got our oxygen rich atmosphere, or how an x-ray machine was made. This podcast looks at these exact questions and lays out a continuous story to show how we got to this point in a jargon-free setting.

12/09/2022

Making Art with Machine Learning

Someone recently won an art competition by submitting an imagine generated by an AI. This caused some mild controversy, but here we look at how this AI works at the most basic level. Follow us on twitter @moreabstract Outro by Eric Pierce

26 min
29/08/2022

Tidal Forces

The tides come in and out, but the physics of tidal forces are so much more fascinating that just that. We explore what tidal forces can really do this week going from the earth-moon system to forming planetary rings and finally stars being ripped apart by black holes. Follow us on twitter @moreabstract Outro by Eric Pierce

10 min
15/08/2022

Making a Processor

Have you wondered how to make a processor? Or why there are really only two cpu brands when it's such a lucrative business? That's what we talk about this week. Follow us on twitter @moreabstract Outro by Eric Pierce

17 min
01/08/2022

The mystery of the 100,000 year problem

Ice ages are a very common thing on geological timescales, but the behavior of these ice ages changed 1 million years ago. That's a bit of a mystery and we discuss the background behind this unsolved riddle this week. Follow us on twitter @moreabstract Outro by Eric Pierce

22 min
18/07/2022

Carbon Credits

There are many methods to reducing our carbon emissions to mitigate climate change. One of these is using carbon credits to offset emissions from companies, but this week we talk about how the best intentions can go wrong with poor implementation. Follow us on twitter @moreabstract Outro by Eric Pierce

16 min
04/07/2022

Weather Modification

Is it actually possible to control the weather to some degree? That's what they claimed was possible at the Beijing Olympics and we talk about the science behind how this is possible. Follow us on twitter @moreabstract Outro by Eric Pierce

21 min
20/06/2022

Terraforming the Martian Atmosphere

Terraforming mars has been a topic on science fiction for decades, but it is actually possible. There are still many problems associated with it and one of the biggest issues of transforming the Martian atmosphere is heavily based in physics. I don't hear this mentioned very much, but that's what we talk about this week. Follow us on twitter @moreabstract Outro by Eric Pierce

14 min
06/06/2022

The Bronze Age Collapse

How was it that earliest civilizations suddenly disappeared. During the bronze age, there were complicated interconnected societies most of which collapsed over the course of a few centuries. We talk about some of the leading theories that lead to this collapse. Follow us on twitter @moreabstract Outro by Eric Pierce

30 min

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Have you ever wondered how we got our oxygen rich atmosphere, or how an x-ray machine was made. This podcast looks at these exact questions and lays out a continuous story to show how we got to this point in a jargon-free setting.

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More than Abstract
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2021 - 2022
Episodes

42
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Clean
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More than Abstract

More than Abstract

Making Art with Machine Learning

Tidal Forces

Making a Processor

The mystery of the 100,000 year problem

Carbon Credits

Weather Modification

Terraforming the Martian Atmosphere

The Bronze Age Collapse

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More than Abstract

Episodes

Making Art with Machine Learning

Tidal Forces

Making a Processor

The mystery of the 100,000 year problem

Carbon Credits

Weather Modification

Terraforming the Martian Atmosphere

The Bronze Age Collapse

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