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Why This Universe?

Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

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The biggest ideas in physics, broken down. Join theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and co-host Shalma Wegsman as they answer your questions about dark matter, black holes, quantum mechanics, and more. Part of The University of Chicago Podcast Network.
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Your host, Sebastian Hassinger, interviews brilliant research scientists, software developers, engineers and others actively exploring the possibilities of our new quantum era. We will cover topics in quantum computing, networking and sensing, focusing on hardware, algorithms and general theory. The show aims for accessibility - Sebastian is not a physicist - and we'll try to provide context for the terminology and glimpses at the fascinating history of this new field as it evolves in real time.
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Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, ...
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Physics is full of captivating stories, from ongoing endeavours to explain the cosmos to ingenious innovations that shape the world around us. In the Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester talks to the people behind some of the most intriguing and inspiring scientific stories. Listen to the podcast to hear from a diverse mix of scientists, engineers, artists and other commentators. Find out more about the stories in this podcast by visiting the Physics World website. If you enjoy what ...
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Scientists Daniel and Kelly cannot stop talking about our amazing, wonderful, weird Universe! Each episode is a fun, easy-to-understand, and in-depth explanation of topics in science, from particles to black holes to moon colonies to ecosystems to parasites and everything else in the Universe!
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The Multiverse Employee Handbook is a science comedy podcast where workplace humor meets cosmic exploration. From quantum mechanics explained through staff meetings to space history through annual reviews, we decode scientific mysteries through corporate metaphors. Each episode combines rigorous science with absurdist office scenarios, whether exploring the strange physics of black holes or the equally baffling logic of expense reports. Perfect for curious minds who suspect their workplace m ...
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The Titanium Physicists Podcast

Brachiolope Media Network

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Dr. Ben Tippett and his team of physicists believe that anyone can understand physics. Black Holes! Lightning! Coronal Mass Ejections! Quantum Mechanics! Fortnightly, they explain a topic from advanced physics, using explanations, experiments and fun metaphors to a non-physicist guest. Visit the website to see a list of topics sorted by physics field.
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Welcome to Science News Daily, brought to you by Brief! Our AI selects the latest stories and top headlines and then delivers them to you each day in less than ten minutes (for more details, visit www.brief.news/how-it-works). Tune in to get your daily news on fascinating topics, including physics, biology, chemistry, astronomy, and more. Whether you're a science enthusiast, researcher, or simply curious about the wonders of the natural world, this podcast is your ultimate source for all thi ...
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Learn about quantum mechanics, black holes, dark matter, plasma, particle accelerators, the Large Hadron Collider and other key Theoretical Physics topics. The Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics holds morning sessions consisting of three talks, pitched to explain an area of our research to an audience familiar with physics at about second-year undergraduate level.
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Physics for Future

Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPhyMS) - University of Luxembourg

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Physics is our language to understand nature. It goes beyond formulas and allows us to shape the world. Hosted by Hanna Siemaszko, this podcast—brought to you by the Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPhyMS) at the University of Luxembourg—features conversations with some of the brightest minds in physics. You'll hear clear explanations about quantum mechanics, atomic clocks, laser cooling, AI, and data science from experts who know how to make these topics understandable. Origina ...
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The Department of Physics public lecture series. An exciting series of lectures about the research at Oxford Physics take place throughout the academic year. Looking at topics diverse as the creation of the universe to the science of climate change. Features episodes previously published as: (1) 'Oxford Physics Alumni': "Informal interviews with physics alumni at events, lectures and other alumni related activities." (2) 'Physics and Philosophy: Arguments, Experiments and a Few Things in Bet ...
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Eureka!

Stak

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Welcome to Eureka!, the show that gets under the skin of science with questions that really matter! Join science enthusiast Rick Edwards and actual real-life scientist Dr Michael Brooks every week as they dissect some of the universe’s most puzzling questions with the help of the world’s leading experts. From alien invasions and AI robot takeovers, to face transplants and talking animals, Rick and Michael are getting to the bottom of it all! Subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. Hos ...
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This is a podcast about learning and teaching physics, from someone who's been in the trenches for almost two decades. We'll also discuss how to relate the classroom to big ideas in contemporary research: like what circuits have to do with quantum mechanics, how special relativity impacts us - literally every day - and how the Doppler effect can teach us about the earliest moments - and the farthest reaches - of our universe. Whether you’re a student or an instructor, you’ll find a wealth of ...
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Great Mysteries of Physics

The Conversation

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Host Miriam Frankel delves into some of the great mysteries still puzzling the world's top physicists in this new series from The Conversation. This podcast will take you on a mind-blowing journey from the smallest to the largest conundrums, exploring curled-up dimensions, consciousness and parallel universes on the way.
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Big Science FM began as an experiment borne of a belief that the laws that govern the Universe are simple. Fantastical, astonishing, often unbelievable, but ultimately comprehensible to anyone who wants to understand. For an hour each week, Dr Ed Gerstner and guests explore the ideas that make the Universe tick.
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We Live On A Planet

We Live On A Planet

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“Welcome to We Live On A Planet, a podcast/website that explores the wonders and mysteries of life on this planet we call home. I’m your host, Patrick, and I’m excited to share my insights and reflections on a variety of topics, including quantum mechanics, quantum physics, personal growth, and just fun stuff. I also enjoy quotes and share them often. I started this podcast in 2017 as a way of expressing myself and connecting with others who might relate to my experiences. Cover art photo pr ...
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Relevant conversations about mental & emotional abuse and how to understand your energy system to overcome trauma. In-depth emotional interviews that are raw, unfiltered, intriguing and authentic. Emotional Energy Healing Coach/Author E.G. Cassady digs deep into the emotional perspective of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Trauma, PTSD and many other relevant topics that affect our everyday life. Learn how Quantum Physics plays a role in your body, emotions and free will, and how it merges with the s ...
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Digital Universe Theory

Digital Universe Theory

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Are we living in a simulated universe ? Join us on a mind-expanding journey into a revolutionary theory about the nature of our universe. We explore the fascinating possibility that our reality operates like a sophisticated finite element simulation - not as a metaphor, but as its fundamental structure. Each episode meticulously builds a framework showing how the universe's most puzzling features - from quantum mechanics to relativistic effects - align remarkably well with computational prin ...
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Chemistry Made Simple

Matthew Macariou

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Helping you understand chemistry topics from A-Level and Advanced Higher. Get more guidance, deeper resources and a helpful community at ChemistryMadeSimple.net If you want to demystify chemistry, yearn for a simpler explanation and want to hear all the tips that will help you at exam time you're at the right place. I'm a chemistry tutor who is used to explaining chemistry in simpler terms, and I love to use an analogy to help with the understanding. Each episode tackles a topic, explaining ...
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The Cartesian Cafe

Timothy Nguyen

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The Cartesian Cafe is the podcast where an expert guest and Timothy Nguyen map out scientific and mathematical subjects in detail. This collaborative journey with other experts will have us writing down formulas, drawing pictures, and reasoning about them together on a whiteboard. If you’ve been longing for a deeper dive into the intricacies of scientific subjects, then this is the podcast for you. Topics covered include mathematics, physics, computer science, machine learning, and artificia ...
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The mind-body problem, which Buddha, Socrates and many modern scientists have sought to solve, encompasses riddles such as consciousness, free will, morality and the meaning of life. In this podcast, science journalist John Horgan, talks to leading mind-body theorists about their views and often, about their personal lives. The show is an outgrowth of a book of the same title, available for free at mindbodyproblems.com.
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(0:10): Austria Lures Top U.S. Scientists Amid Global Talent Race with Major Grants, Boosting European Research (2:13): Ancient Skull Discovery in China Challenges Human Evolution Timeline (4:26): New Study Reveals How Lysosomal Activity Affects Longevity Across Generations Via Epigenetic Histone Transfer (5:43): NISAR Satellite Unveils First Detai…
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(0:10): UniQure's Gene Therapy AMT-130 Slows Huntington's Disease by 75%, Boosts Stock 190% (2:00): CDC Warns of 70% Surge in 'Nightmare Bacteria' Infections, Urges Global Action Against Antibiotic Resistance (4:11): FDA Grants Priority Review to ENHERTU Combo for HER2+ Breast Cancer, Promising New Standard of Care (6:02): Revolutionary $40 HIV Pre…
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(0:10): Study Warns of Imminent 'Day Zero Drought' Threats in Major Global Cities (2:06): US Oncology Diagnostics Market to Triple by 2034, Driven by AI and Personalized Medicine (4:49): Tevogen Bio's TVGN 489 T Cell Therapy Offers Hope for Long COVID Treatment (6:38): Study Links Any Alcohol Consumption to Increased Dementia Risk, Debunking Modera…
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In this episode of the Physics World Stories podcast, Rosemary Coogan offers a glimpse into life as one of the European Space Agency’s newest astronauts. Selected as part of ESA’s 2022 cohort, she received astronaut certification in 2024, and is now in line to visit the International Space Station within the next five years. One day, she may even w…
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(0:10): NASA Chooses 10 Diverse New Astronauts for Moon, Mars Missions (2:06): MIT's SCIGEN AI Revolutionizes Quantum Material Discovery, Paving Way for Advanced Technologies (3:51): Roche's Giredestrant Boosts Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer, Signals Oral SERD Comeback (6:13): Gene-Edited Mice Could Combat Lyme Disease on Nantucket: A Bold Step…
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This week we tackle nothing—not the Seinfeld variety, but the rather more complicated scientific sort that refuses to behave properly despite centuries of reasonable requests. 🎧 Love the show? Help us improve in 2 minutes: https://tally.so/r/nr1evM Our investigation reveals that achieving true emptiness requires more paperwork than a government dep…
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The video that demonstrates how to calculate RAM from isotope mass and relative abundance In this episode: Why do we see decimal places in atomic mass on the periodic table What are isotopes, and how do they differ from each other? What are the differences in the behaviour of different isotopes? Relative abundance How do we calculate relative atomi…
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If you've been watching the Women's Rugby World Cup, you may have noticed players have been wearing special mouthguards that light up when they've suffered a significant knock to the head. It's the first time these concussion-predicting mouthguards have been trialled at a major competition. So in the wake of recent concussion concerns, from profess…
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GC Biopharma Advances mRNA Vaccine GC4006A with Domestic IND Application for Clinical Trials in Korea Revolutionary Brain Monitoring Technique Uses Ultra-Thin Electrodes for Non-Invasive Access to Deep Brain Regions Daratumumab Enhances Myeloma Treatment: Boosts Long-Term Survival, Revolutionizes Post-Transplant Care Nantucket Scientists Use CRISPR…
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Getting along in society requires that we mostly adhere to certainly shared norms and customs. Often it's not enough that we all know what the rules are, but also that everyone else knows the rules, and that they know that we know the rules, and so on. Philosophers and game theorists refer to this as common knowledge. In Steven Pinker's new book, W…
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Dr. Eli Levenson-Falk joins Sebastian Hassinger, host of The New Quantum Era to discuss his group’s recent advances in quantum measurement and control, focusing on a new protocol that enables measurements more sensitive than the Ramsey limit. Published in Nature Communications in April 2025, this work demonstrates a coherence stabilized technique t…
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(0:10): 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes: From Cow Stripes to Vodka's Language Boost, Celebrating Quirky Science (2:01): Bexmarilimab: Breakthrough Antibody Targets sClever-1 to Boost Cancer Immunotherapy Success (3:25): Jesse Gelsinger's Legacy: Tragedy to Triumph in Gene Therapy's Evolution (5:34): New Study Reveals Basal Stem Cells as Origin of Deadly Small…
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(0:10): New AI Model Delphi-2M Predicts Disease Risks, Faces Challenges in Privacy and Bias (2:24): New Dinosaur Discovery: Earliest Dome-Headed Pachycephalosaur Found in Mongolia Challenges Previous Theories (4:24): Whitmer Acts to Enhance Vaccine Access Amid Federal Policy Shifts and Controversy (7:00): New Enzyme Discovery in Brown Fat Cells Cou…
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(0:10): AI Uncovers Subtle Facial Clues to Early Depression in Japanese Students (2:09): Breakthrough Graphene Supercapacitors Could Revolutionize Energy Storage and Replace Batteries (3:58): New Study Reveals Lymph Node's Role in Breast Cancer Metastasis, Offering Hope for Precision Immunotherapies (6:07): Breakthrough Study: Stem Cell Therapy Rev…
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(0:10): Inside Australia's Most Secure Lab: Battling Deadliest Viruses to Prevent Pandemics (2:12): Scientists Recreate Early Earth Chemistry, Offering Insights into Life's Origins and Potential Beyond Earth (4:16): Study Links Cannabis Use to Quadrupled Diabetes Risk: Calls for Increased Monitoring (5:46): Maria Jasin Wins 2025 Pearl Meister Green…
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Discover cosmic measurement scales that make ant farms look like thriving metropolises as we dive into humanity's hilariously insignificant position in the universe. 🎧 Love the show? Help us improve in 2 minutes: https://tally.so/r/nr1evM In this episode of The Multiverse Employee Handbook, we explore the Kardashev Scale and other cosmic humbling d…
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Australia’s known for having some of the world’s toughest sunscreen standards, but in June, that reputation was rocked. Independent testing of 20 sunscreens found 16 did not meet their advertised SPF50 rating, including three children's sunscreens and three sold by the Cancer Council. So how are sunscreens tested, and what can we learn from these r…
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(0:10): Bangladesh's Globe Biotech Secures Historic US Patent for COVID-19 Vaccine, Eyes Global Expansion (1:52): Breakthrough in Plant Stem Cell Research Promises to Revolutionize Crop Development (3:21): Scientists Measure Black Hole's Recoil Speed and Direction After Merger for First Time (5:08): FDA Clears Lion TCR's Groundbreaking TCR-T Cell T…
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The download mentioned in this episode: https://chemistrymadesimple.net/orbital/ In this episode: What does electron configuration mean for atoms and simple ions Which orbitals fill first? Do electrons pair up in orbitals or half-fill the subshell first? The funny thing about 3d and 4s subshells Electron configuration notation explained Find out mo…
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Adam Riess recounts the moments of his Nobel prize-winning discovery that our universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, powered by a mysterious source called dark energy. For ask-us-anything segments and other exclusives, join us for just $3 a month on Patreon: https://patreon.com/whythisuniverse Our merch is available here: https://www.shalma…
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Like any machine, bodies occasionally break down, and it's natural to go in search of a replacement part. Ancient societies featured simple prosthetics for teeth, noses, and limbs, while modern medicine pursues more advanced ways of replacing internal organs and microbiomes. But what is striking is not just the impressive ingenuity of our attempts …
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Assistant Professor Mohammad Mirhosseini (Caltech EE/APh) explains how his group built a mechanical quantum memory that stores microwave-photon quantum states far longer than typical superconducting qubits, and why that matters for hybrid quantum architectures. The discussion covers microwave photons, phonons, optomechanics, coherence versus lifeti…
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(0:10): NanoViricides' NV-387 Antiviral Advances Toward FDA Approval, Promises Billions in Stockpiling Contracts (2:41): LivingPhoenix's POGMENT Collagen Revolutionizes Bioengineering with Major Scientific Recognition and Global Expansion (5:09): Octopus Arms Inspire Next-Gen Robotics with Their Flexibility and Precision (7:10): Scientists Win 2025…
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(0:10): Study Links Fossil Fuel Giants to Increased Heatwave Severity, Paving Way for Legal Accountability (2:07): Cancer Vaccine Coalition Fuels WOKVAC Trial Expansion to Transform Breast Cancer Treatment (3:57): Discovery of Brain Region Controlling Appetite: Could Revolutionize Treatments for Eating Disorders and Obesity (6:01): Breakthrough Pho…
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Our health, and the health of wildlife, depends on a clean environment. Since the advent of the industrial revolution, our environment has suffered from waves of pollution as different technologies came to the fore, each with its own set of practical benefits and associated chemical waste. Perhaps the most insidious of these environmental pollutant…
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(0:10): Vital Marine Phytoplankton Faces Sharp Decline Amid Rising Sea Temperatures, New Study Warns (2:07): Study Links Air Pollution to Accelerated Alzheimer's Progression: Calls for Urgent Environmental Action (4:03): Record-Breaking Gamma-Ray Burst Defies Explanation, Suggests New Cosmic Phenomenon (5:58): UK Launches £42.8M Study to Track 30,0…
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(0:10): Eco Wave Power Debuts First U.S. Onshore Wave Energy Pilot at Los Angeles Port (2:11): Pfizer-BioNTech's New COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Promise, But Stocks Dip Despite Positive Results (4:11): JWST's TRAPPIST-1 e Study: A Quest to Unveil the Exoplanet's Mysterious Atmosphere (5:48): Tevogen Bio's TVGN-489 Emerges as Promising COVID-19 Therapy w…
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(0:10): Russia Advances Cancer Treatment with Enteromix mRNA Vaccine, Ready for Phase I Trials (2:01): NRG Therapeutics Secures $67M to Advance Breakthrough Neurodegenerative Disease Therapies (4:23): Nobel Laureate David Baltimore Dies at 87, Leaves Legacy in Biotech and Ethics (5:57): Breakthrough in Near-Zero Index Photonics Paves Way for Quantu…
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This week, we examine China's approach to space exploration, which bears a striking resemblance to that employee who arrives fashionably late to the group project but somehow ends up with their own functioning rocket program while everyone else is still arguing about meeting schedules. 🎧 Love the show? Help us improve in 2 minutes: https://tally.so…
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When you think of leaders in the space sector, big hitters like NASA and private companies like SpaceX spring to mind. But since the very beginning of the Space Age, Australia has played a role in the space flight industry. And this year, an Australian company tried to launch a rocket from Australian soil. So why is Australia building and launching…
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Download mentioned in this episode: https://chemistrymadesimple.net/orbital/ In this episode: Definition of an atomic orbital Using the probability of an electron's location Different types of atomic orbitals How many electrons can be in an orbital, and how they MUST differ Which atomic orbitals exist in which electron shells or energy levels How m…
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Welcome to the September 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number -- based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the qu…
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