Uncertainty Principle the Podcast

Daniel James Barker
  • 4.6 (14)
  • SCIENCE

A podcast about the philosophy of science; where we're going, what we're doing, and how we got here.

Episodes

  1. The Masque of the Red Death | by Edgar Allan Poe

    11/01/2020

    The Masque of the Red Death | by Edgar Allan Poe

    Happy Halloween... The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe, as read by Daniel James Barker. Music: Rngmnn - "Down The Grain" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rngmnn/Off_The_Bridge/01_rngmnn_-_down_the_grain Thanks for listening, & Keep Exploring.

    17 min
  2. A Manhole Cover From Earth

    07/13/2020

    A Manhole Cover From Earth

    It's been awhile, but it's been a rough year, hasn't it? Here's a light-hearted episode about a legend that has circulated the internet about a "manhole cover" that made it into space... SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/uncertaintyprinciple https://paypal.me/DanielJamesBarker COOL STUFF: Luna 1 | https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/luna-01/in-depth/ Karman Line | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line First Object in Space | https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/explorer/bumper.html Dr. Brownlee on the Pascal B test | http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Brownlee.html Operation Plumbob | http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Plumbob.html MUSIC: "Gravitation (remix)" by Stellardrone | https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone/gravitation-2018-remix What True Self? Feels Bogus, Let's Watch Jason X" by Chris Zabriskie | https://soundcloud.com/chriszabriskie/what-true-self-feels-bogus Thanks for listening, & keep exploring. Daniel

    11 min
  3. The Overview Effect

    11/17/2019

    The Overview Effect

    What is it like to see the Earth from space? SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon: www.patreon.com/uncertaintyprinciple Paypal: paypal.me/DanielJamesBarker COOL STUFF: ZenPencils: https://zenpencils.com/comic/33-edgar-mitchell-a-global-consciousness/ Overview Effect mini-documentary: https://vimeo.com/55073825 MUSIC: "The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III" by Chris Zabriskie "Ultra Deep Field" by Stellardrone "What True Self, Feels Bogus, Let's Watch Jason X" by Chris Zabriskie Used under Creative Commons SOCIAL: Facebook: www.facebook.com/uncertaintyprinciplethepodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/upthepod Website: https://uncertaintyprinciplethepodcast.com/ Thanks for listening, & Keep Exploring

    20 min
  4. By Ourselves w/ Nathan Eliot

    07/23/2019

    By Ourselves w/ Nathan Eliot

    A conversation with Nathan Eliot, a science-enthusiast musician about his upcoming album By Ourselves. Nathan's Music: https://nathaneliot.bandcamp.com/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/uncertaintyprinciple Paypal: https://paypal.me/DanielJamesBarker SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncertaintyprinciplethepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/upthepod Website: http://UncertaintyPrincipleThePodcast.com Thanks for listening, & Keep Exploring

    48 min
  5. Was the Moon Landing Faked?

    06/04/2019

    Was the Moon Landing Faked?

    How do we really know we went to the moon? SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/uncertaintyprinciple https://www.paypal.me/danieljamesbarker COOL STUFF: General Wiki On Moon Landing Conspiracies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories Who Mourns for Apollo? http://www.studyphysics.ca/apollo2.pdf Landing a Man on the Moon: The Public’s View https://news.gallup.com/poll/3712/landing-man-moon-publics-view.aspx Orion: Trial By Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyZqSWWKmHQ Prop Rock https://pseudoastro.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/apollo-moon-hoax-there-is-a-prop-rock-labeled-with-a-c/ Aldrin Photo https://airandspace.si.edu/sites/default/files/images/image-albums/AS11-40-5868h.jpg Prop Rock Photo Analysis http://www.clavius.org/rover1.html Mythbusters on Aldrin Photo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPj60sy9Cfw IGN on Aldrin Photo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syVP6zDZN7I Vintage Space on Van Allen Belt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLtgS2_qxJk Buzz Aldrin Punches Bart Sibrel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUE4VGWAap4 Fake Stanley Kubrick Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbGNj4US8ig MUSIC: “Rendezvous With Rama” “In Time” “Light Years” By Stellardrone SOCIAL: Website | https://uncertaintyprinciplethepodcast.com/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/uncertaintyprinciplethepodcast/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/upthepod Thanks for Listening, & Keep Exploring

    21 min
  6. The Black Hole | A Special Mini–Episode

    04/12/2019

    The Black Hole | A Special Mini–Episode

    Discover more about the black hole: https://eventhorizontelescope.org/ Music by Stellardrone: https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/track/red-giant Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/uncertaintyprinciple https://www.paypal.me/danieljamesbarker

    3 min
  7. What If There Was No Gravity

    01/09/2019

    What If There Was No Gravity

    Well, basically, you'd die... SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/uncertaintyprinciple https://www.paypal.me/danieljamesbarker COOL STUFF: Fundamental Forces: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_interaction Theory of Everything: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_everything Fine Tuning: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227123-000-gravity-mysteries-why-is-gravity-fine-tuned/ MUSIC: "Take Off and Shoot a Zero" by Chris Zabriskie: https://chriszabriskie.bandcamp.com/track/take-off-and-shoot-a-zero Image by NASA: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Astronaut-EVA_edit2.jpg Thanks for listening, and keep exploring.

    14 min
  8. Roswell, Area 51, and Close Encounters

    12/23/2018

    Roswell, Area 51, and Close Encounters

    The truth is out there... Written, narrated, and edited by Daniel James Barker SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/uncertaintyprinciple https://www.paypal.me/danieljamesbarker COOL STUFF: Project Blue Book: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html Roswell Report: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading%20Room/UFO/RoswellReportCaseClosed.pdf?ver=2017-05-22-113519-430 Condon Report: https://files.ncas.org/condon/ Hynek Scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_encounter Your Burning Questions About the Roswell Incident Answered: https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-07/your-burning-roswell-ufo-questions-answered Could Solar Radiation Pressure Explain 'Oumuamua's Peculiar Acceleration?: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490.pdf 'Oumuamua: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/health/oumuamua-alien-probe-harvard-intl/index.html A Roswell Requiem: https://www.skeptic.com/magazine/archives/10.1/ First Alien Abduction Account: https://www.history.com/news/first-alien-abduction-account-barney-betty-hill Area 51: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a24152/area-51-history/ MUSIC: "To the Great Beyond" & "Rondezvous With Rama" by Stellardrone: https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/album/between-the-rings "Raise Your Hand if You Think Evil is Increasing in this World" by Chris Zabriskie: https://soundcloud.com/chriszabriskie/raise-your-hand-if-you-think?in=chriszabriskie/sets/jaws Thanks for listening, & keep exploring.

    22 min
  9. Willing To Be Wrong | Coffee w/ Dan

    11/27/2018

    Willing To Be Wrong | Coffee w/ Dan

    Be humble in the face of knowledge... Thanks for listening, & keep exploring.

    1 min
  10. The Great American Eclipse

    11/09/2018

    The Great American Eclipse

    Why should you see an eclipse? SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/uncertaintyprinciple https://www.paypal.me/DanielJamesBarker/5 COOL STUFF: US Eclipses: https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/future/ More US Eclipses: https://www.alabamawx.com/?p=139743 World Eclipses: https://in-the-sky.org/eclipses.php 1918 Eclipse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_June_8,_1918 1919 Eclipse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_May_29,_1919 "A determination of the deflection of light by the sun's gravitational field, from observations made at the total eclipse of May 29, 1919": http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/roypta/220/571-581/291.full.pdf Einstein Rings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_ring MUSIC: "John Stockton Slow Drag" by Chris Zabriskie "Swirl Sixteen" By Laguna "Rendezvous with Rama" By Stellardrone "The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III" By Chris Zabriskie "Breathe in the Light" By Stellardrone Thanks for Listening, & Keep Exploring

    16 min
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