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.
Great Mysteries of Physics
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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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Recent Episodes
April 12, 2023
Theory of everything: do we really need one?
<p>The quest for a theory of everything – explaining all the forces and particles in the universe – is arguably the holy grail of physics. While each of our main theories of physics works extraordinarily well, they also clash with each other. But do we really need a theory of everything? And are we anywhere near achieving one?</p><br><p>Featuring Vlatko Vedral, a professor of physics at the University of Oxford and Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, an assistant professor in physics and astronomy and core faculty in women's and gender studies at the University Of New Hampshire.</p><br><p>This episode is presented by Miriam Frankel and produced by Hannah Fisher. Executive producers are Jo Adetunji and Gemma Ware. Social media and platform production by Alice Mason, sound design by Eloise Stevens and music by Neeta Sarl. A transcript is available <a href="https://theconversation.com/great-mysteries-of-physics-do-we-really-need-a-theory-of-everything-203534" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Sign up here for a <a href="https://theconversation.com/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">free daily newsletter</a> from The Conversation.</p><br><p><strong>Further reading</strong>: </p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-standard-model-of-particle-physics-may-be-broken-an-expert-explains-182081" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The standard model of particle physics may be broken – an expert explains</a></li></ul><br /><hr>
April 5, 2023
Will we ever have a fundamental theory of life and consciousness?
<p>What’s the difference between a living collection of matter, such as a tortoise, and an inanimate lump of it, such as a rock? They are, after all, both just made up of non-living atoms. The truth is, we don’t really know yet. Life seems to just somehow emerge from non-living parts.</p><br><p>Featuring <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/jim-al-khalili-479631" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Jim Al-Khalili</strong></a>, professor of physics at the University of Surrey and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/sara-imari-walker-1428725" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Sara Imari Walker</strong></a> professor of physics at Arizona State University.</p><br><p>This episode is presented by Miriam Frankel and produced by Hannah Fisher. Executive producers are Jo Adetunji and Gemma Ware. Social media and platform production by Alice Mason, sound design by Eloise Stevens and music by Neeta Sarl. A transcript is available <a href="https://cdn.theconversation.com/static_files/files/2605/MoP__Ep5_-_Life_TRANSCRIPT.docx.pdf?1680618550" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Sign up here for a<a href="https://theconversation.com/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> free daily newsletter</a> from The Conversation.</p><br><p><strong>Further reading</strong>: </p><br><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/life-modern-physics-cant-explain-it-but-our-new-theory-which-says-time-is-fundamental-might-203129" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Life: modern physics can’t explain it – but our new theory, which says time is fundamental, might</a></p><br /><hr>
March 29, 2023
Quantum mechanics: does objective reality exist?
<p>It is hard to shake the intuition that there's a real and objective physical world out there. If I see an umbrella on top of a shelf, I assume you do too. And if I don't look at the umbrella, I expect it to remain there as long as nobody steals it. But the theory of quantum mechanics, which governs the micro-world of atoms and particles, threatens this commonsense view.</p><br><p>Featuring <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/chiara-marletto-1427100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chiara Marletto</a>, Research Fellow of Physics, and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/christopher-timpson-1291208" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christopher Timpson,</a> Professor of Philosophy of Physics, both at the University of Oxford, and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/marcus-huber-1427111" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marcus Huber</a>, Professor of Physics, TU Wien.</p><br><p>This episode is presented by Miriam Frankel and produced by Hannah Fisher. Executive producers are Jo Adetunji and Gemma Ware. Social media and platform production by Alice Mason, sound design by Eloise Stevens and music by Neeta Sarl. A transcript is available here. Sign up here for a<a href="https://theconversation.com/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> free daily newsletter</a> from The Conversation.</p><br><p><strong>Further reading</strong>: </p><ul><li><a href="https://theconversation.com/qbism-quantum-mechanics-is-not-an-objective-description-of-reality-it-reveals-a-world-of-genuine-free-will-200487" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'QBism': quantum mechanics is not an objective description of reality – it reveals a world of genuine free will</a></li></ul><p><br></p><br /><hr>
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