The Physics of Everything: A 50-Module Journey for the Humanist

The Physics of Everything: A 50-Module Journey for the Humanist
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This is a 50-episode podcast in physics as a body of ideas, built for one listener: Ashlee, the most wonderful person in the world. It runs from Thales to the latest dark-energy measurements in nine parts, and it treat physics the way a good seminar treats a canon: as arguments, characters, evidence and unresolved fights

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 36 - Antimatter and the strangest theory

    Discover how Paul Dirac predicted antimatter from pure mathematical beauty, how Feynman reimagined light, and why modern quantum electrodynamics reveals a universe made entirely of fields.

  2. 3d ago

    Episode 35 - The nucleus

    Step inside the atomic nucleus to explore radioactivity, the strong force, half-lives, fission, and fusion—from Marie Curie’s glowing lab to deep time and the birth of nuclear power.

  3. 4d ago

    Episode 34 - Quantum at Work

    Discover how quantum mechanics powers everyday technology, from transistors and phone chips to lasers and the Sun, and learn the real science behind quantum computing beyond the hype.

  4. 4d ago

    Episode 33 - Why the floor holds you up

    Why doesn't your foot fall through the floor? Discover how Pauli's exclusion principle explains the solidity of matter, demystifies Mendeleev's periodic table, and underpins the whole of chemistry.

  5. 4d ago

    Episode 32 - What does it mean? The Interpretations

    Explore quantum mechanics' greatest mystery: the measurement problem. We review five interpretations of reality—from Many-Worlds to Copenhagen—and ask what quantum theory really tells us.

  6. 4d ago

    Episode 31 - Entanglement

    Explore quantum entanglement, Einstein's doubt, and Bell's inequality. Learn how counting flashes settled an epic debate on physical reality and locality.

  7. 4d ago

    Episode 30 - Uncertainty

    Explore Heisenberg's uncertainty principle through acoustics and Michael Frayn's Copenhagen. Discover why quantum fuzziness is an intrinsic wave property, not clumsy measurement.

  8. 4d ago

    Episode 29 - The double slit

    Explore the double-slit experiment: physics’ most beautiful and perplexing puzzle. Discover wave-particle duality, how observation alters reality, and why quantum logic defies intuition.

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This is a 50-episode podcast in physics as a body of ideas, built for one listener: Ashlee, the most wonderful person in the world. It runs from Thales to the latest dark-energy measurements in nine parts, and it treat physics the way a good seminar treats a canon: as arguments, characters, evidence and unresolved fights

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