Best Electromagnetic Spectrum Podcasts (2025)

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How to Trust AI on the Battlefield 36:39

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller unpacks one of the key challenges with using artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) in combat: How can human agents trust AI in a live, complex military operation? Jeff Druce, Senior Scientist, Human-Centered AI at Charles River Analytics, is at the heart of trying to answer thi…

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David Deutsch: Einstein Would Fail Modern Grant Applications 2:18:33

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Reading the Tea Leaves in a Chaotic Global Security Environment 38:52

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In mid-September, in Lviv, Ukraine, the second annual Defense Tech Summit was held with representatives from over 50 countries in attendance. A policy shift from the Trump administration in support of Ukraine signals new focus on ending the Russia-Ukraine War that is now approaching four years. The two-year war continues between Israel and Hamas in…

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Wayne Myrvold: A 2 Hour Deep Dive Into Entropy 2:05:34

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Wayne Myrvold reinterprets thermodynamics as a resource theory, arguing that the slogan “entropy always increases” follows from the second law rather than defining it. The conversation contrasts Gibbs and Boltzmann entropy, examines Maxwell’s demon, Landauer erasure, statistical bounds on Carnot efficiency, and explores implications for cosmology, …

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How Science Fiction Informs and Inspires EMSO Innovation 55:59

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller looks at innovation in EMSO and how ideas get from whiteboard to the battlefield through a new lens: science fiction. Lisa Yaszek, Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, tells host Ken Miller that scientists are indebted to science fiction writers, as the genre gives pe…

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Michael Levin Λ Anil Seth: Your Brain Isn’t a Computer and That Changes Everything 1:12:33

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Anil Seth and Michael Levin debate whether brains are computers, how consciousness relates to substrate, and if algorithms can ever capture life and mind. Levin argues machines can access a platonic space of agency via embodied interfaces, xenobots, and compositional agents, while Seth challenges the software-hardware split using information theory…

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Making Sense of Russia’s Drone Incursion into Poland 34:20

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In this episode, host Ken Miller is joined by friend and colleague Tom Withington, award-winning editor, defense journalist, and expert with Armada International. Ken and Tom discuss the latest developments in the Russo-Ukrainian War with a special focus on the recent Russian drone incursion into Poland and what it means for all of NATO. They also …

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Lilian Dindo: Mindfulness, Acceptance, Coping with Obsessive Thoughts, and ACT Therapy 1:14:59

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In this episode Curt Jaimungal talks with Professor Lilian Dindo about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and its use for anxiety, panic attacks, and broader mental‑health challenges. They discuss how ACT can help uncover personal values, differentiate anxiety from excitement, and even boost learning in math and physics. - 00:00:00 - Introduct…

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Andrés Gómez-Emilsson: The Mathematics That Predicts Your DMT Trip 1:30:23

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In this episode, Curt talks with Andrés Gómez‑Emilsson of the Qualia Research Institute about mathematically modeling consciousness and visualizing psychedelic experiences. They explore how color geometry, GPU‑driven tools, and concepts like psychedelic thermodynamics can map qualia beyond ordinary sensory input. SPONSORS: - Verso Nightcap Elixir: …

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Curt Jaimungal (Me): Philosophers vs. Physicists 9:31

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Curt discusses how philosophy has directly contributed to physics through Bell's theorem, decoherence theory, the hole argument, and more. He also explores hidden philosophical assumptions in physics with John Norton that many scientists overlook. SPONSORS: - The Economist: https://www.economist.com/toe - YouTube Member: https://www.youtube.com/cha…

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Stephen Wolfram: Computation, Physics, Going Beyond "Evolution" 2:07:38

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In this episode Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica and the Wolfram Language, discusses his view of the universe as a computational system. We examine computational irreducibility, discrete space, multi‑way evolution, and how observers shape physical laws from thermodynamics to quantum mechanics. Wolfram also connects his ideas to AI, biology a…

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Space Operations: The Final Frontier 45:57

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After decades of being the purview of world governments, space operations have exploded in commercial and civilian necessity in recent years. Commercial satellites have increased 7 fold over the last 15 years and now total more than 10,000. Space capabilities are central to nearly every operational concept and military mission, not to mention every…

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Max Tegmark: Physics Absorbed Artificial Intelligence & (Maybe) Consciousness 1:49:53

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MIT physicist Max Tegmark argues that artificial intelligence belongs inside physics and that consciousness will be the next frontier. He distinguishes intelligence from subjective experience, outlines falsifiable experiments with brain‑reading technology, and shows how concepts like Hopfield energy landscapes and mechanistic interpretability conne…

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Matthieu Pageau: Christian Symbolism, Heaven, Earth, Femininity, & Satan 2:50:40

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In this episode Curt Jaimungal interviews Matthieu Pageau, author of The Language of Creation, exploring a symbolic grammar that casts heaven as a plan and earth as material. Pageau argues that Satan functions as a tester before becoming a villain, and he connects feminine concepts to renewal and the logic of Gödel's incompleteness. The conversatio…

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"And Scene!"...Using Movies and Culture to Advance Innovation 47:42

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Innovation is a buzzword to showcase game-changing technologies and capabilities. But how do you get the people’s attention to consider the possibilities, risks, and opportunities? How do you raise awareness to move innovative ideas from the mind to the lab and to the field, not to mention the average household? So much innovation is downstream fro…

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Frederic Schuller: The Physicist Who Derived Gravity From Electromagnetism 2:37:22

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In this episode Frederic Schuller argues that gravity can be derived from electromagnetism by starting from the matter action and constructing compatible gravitational dynamics. He explores port‑Hamiltonian methods, probability ports in quantum formalism, and the implications for causal structure and spacetime geometry. - 00:00 - Deriving Einstein …

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Will China Invade Taiwan in 2027? 47:49

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller is joined by returning guest Duncan McCrory from the Freeman Air & Space Institute at King’s College London to unpack concerns of a Chinese escalation in the Pacific to reunification with Taiwan — and what this move could mean for the United States and alliances around the world. McCrory says…

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Gerard ’t Hooft: The Nobel Laureate Who (Also) Says Quantum Theory Is "Totally Wrong" 1:33:35

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In this episode Nobel laureate Gerard ’t Hooft argues that quantum mechanics is fundamentally wrong, describing the universe as a deterministic pinball machine without randomness. He explores superdeterminism, cellular automata, and the implications for black hole information and hidden variables. - 00:00 - Why Quantum Mechanics is Fundamentally Wr…

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#69 Global SIPI University and Beyond — A Conversation with Christian Schuster 12:49

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From Hamburg to the global stage, Christian Schuster has been on a mission to bring the SIPI community together. In this episode of CROSSTALK, Omar Webb sits down with Christian—Co-Chair of the Global SIPI University and keynote speaker for EMC+SIPI 2025—to talk about how the idea was born, the teamwork that made it happen, and why it’s become such…

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Summer Q&A: EMSO, Global Conflicts, and a Few Big Questions 53:14

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As August kicks off and summer hits full swing, From the Crows’ Nest takes a step back from its usual format for a special Q&A episode. Host Ken Miller is joined in the studio by Voxtopica producer Laura Krebs to answer questions from listeners and the (very real) studio audience. The conversation touches on topics like EMSO’s role in future global…

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Salt Typhoon, Encryption and Protecting Against Cybersecurity Threats 39:26

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller delves into the intersection of privacy and national security with Susan Landau, the Director of the Cybersecurity Center at Tufts University. Landau testified before Congress last month calling for improved encryption as a matter of national security. She tells host Ken Miller that the moder…

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Felix Finster: Dirac's 90-Year-Old "Mistake" Unifies All of Physics 2:12:25

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In this episode Curt Jaimungal talks with Professor Felix Finster about his causal fermion systems framework, a radical approach that builds spacetime and quantum physics from underlying correlations. The conversation covers the Dirac sea, emergence of geometry, the Born rule, and implications for quantum gravity and cosmology. - 00:00 - Introducti…

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# 68 CROSSTALK Shaping the Future of EMC with 2025 Symposium Technical Program Chair, Sam Conner 14:58

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What if you could see the future of EMC—before it arrives? In this episode of CROSSTALK, host Omar Webb sits down with Samuel Conner, Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM and 2025 EMC Symposium Technical Program Chair, to unpack what’s coming next in the world of electromagnetic compatibility. From AI-powered design strategies to HEMP threats and e…

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The Latest on the Congressional Defense Budget 54:39

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller is joined by Madison Arcangeli and Katy Nazaretova from Forza DC to discuss the current state of Capitol Hill and the annual appropriations process. They cover a range of topics including keeping the government funded through FY 2025, the progress of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization…

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Elan Barenholtz Λ William Hahn: The (Terrifying) Theory That Your Thoughts Were Never Your Own 1:13:24

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Elan Barenholtz and William Hahn argue that language functions as a self‑generating organism that writes its own software into our minds, shaping cognition and behavior. Drawing on large language models, autoregression, and cognitive science, they suggest memory, self and even concepts of God are merely informational tokens. - 00:00 - Introduction …

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#67 CROSSTALK John LaSalle EMC-S President on the Upcoming 2025 EMC+SIPI Symposium in Raleigh, N.C. 4:13

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Welcome to the CROSSTALK - the IEEE EMC Society Podcast. Hear us above the Noise! The Podcast to discuss interesting topics on electromagnetic compatibility with our technical community. In this special issue we talk with Joh LaSalle, EMC-S President. He invites you to join and boost your knowledge in EMC during the upcoming 2025 IEEE EMC+SIPI Symp…

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Nikita Nekrasov: Why Physicists Say We Don't Understand Quantum Field Theory 1:48:51

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In this episode I talk with Professor Nikita Nekrasov about why quantum field theory remains elusive despite its experimental triumphs. We explore his solution to the Cyberg‑Witten puzzle, the Nekrasov partition function, and the role of exotic four‑dimensional structures in the chemistry of life. - 00:00 - Introduction - 01:13 - Understanding Quan…

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Jenann Ismael: The Physicist Who Proved Free Will Using Thermodynamics 2:18:44

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Physicist and philosopher Jenann Ismael argues that free will is a physical reality grounded in thermodynamics and relativity. She explains why no system, not even a perfect computer, can predict its own future, and how this unpredictability underpins genuine agency. - 00:00 - Introduction - 01:42 - Free Will - 29:16 - The Limits of Predictability …

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Spectrum Operations in Action: Insights from Israel, Iran, and Russo-Ukrainian War 52:24

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In this episode, host Ken Miller is joined by friend and colleague John Knowles, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Electromagnetic Dominance (JED), to discuss the defense budget, as well as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the latest on military actions in Iran. They draw comparisons between the actions taken in Iran and Ukraine's strategic actions …

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Eva Miranda: Brand New Result Proving Penrose & Tao's Uncomputability in Physics! 1:52:47

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Mathematician Eva Miranda reveals a new proof that fluid motion can be Turing‑complete, making certain fluid paths undecidable. The episode explores the consequences for chaos theory, the Navier‑Stokes equations and the long‑standing ideas of Penrose and Tao. - 00:00 - Introduction - 01:10 - Expect the Unexpected - 02:52 - Stories of Uncertainty - …

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A Jammer Decades in the Making: NGJ-MB Enters the Fight 40:45

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller takes us inside the cutting edge of airborne electronic attack with a deep dive into the U.S. Navy’s latest game-changer: the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB). Joining Ken is Chuck Angus, Business Development Director at Raytheon, who shares how this powerful new system is redefining …

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Jacob Barandes: The Mathematical Accident That Changes Everything 2:12:20

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Jacob Barandes challenges a hidden assumption in quantum theory, linking classical probability to quantum mechanics through a so‑called mathematical accident. The episode explores how this view reshapes Bell’s theorem, the measurement problem, and offers a realist path forward for quantum physics. - 00:00 - Introduction - 01:02 - Non-locality & Loc…

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John Norton: The 300-Year-Old Physics Mistake No One Noticed 1:53:13

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Professor John Norton dismantles long‑standing assumptions in physics, from Newtonian determinism to the myth of Landauer’s principle. He argues that causation may be illusory, explores the breakdown of classical physics, and shows why even Einstein got things wrong. - 00:00 - Introduction - 03:37 - Norton's Dome Explained - 06:30 - The Misundersta…