Elisa & Karim present the topic of supreconductivity, with great finesse and detail, going over the history of its discovery to some of the current and potential future applications that could revolutionise our society !
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1:30 - What is superconductivity
2:37 - The discovery of superconductivity
5:55 - What is the holy grail of superconductivity
8:00 - how can we explain superconductivity?
11:40 - The Meissner effect and the link to superconductors
15:00 - ceramics and higher temperature superconductors
18:40 - Some applications
20:25 - some of the challenges with cooling super conductors and difficulty of room-temperature SC
22:40 - What is “quenching” and why is it a problem for SC cables
27:00 - Applications
-- Credits --
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17 May 2026
S5E08 - Quantum Computing
Following up on last week's episode's introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Emma and Colombe dive into one of it's most ambitious and interesting applications : Quantum Computing !
Enjoy the listen and feel free to leave a comment.
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1:50 - What is Quantum Computing (QC)
2:55 - A brief history of QC
5:22 - Difference between classical compters and quantum ones
10:58 - is a QC just a really powerful classical computer or something totally new?
15:30 - What is Quantum Noise and why is it such a big deal and a difficult problem?
17:33 - Quantum Algorithms
22:42 - the future for quantum computing
25:29 - What are quantum dots?
26:30 - What is quantum supremacy and when will it arrive ?
27:27 - are we actually currently using quantum computers for anything? What are some applications?
32:15 - Colombe’s thoughts on the topic of Quantum Computers
33:00 - Emma’s thoughts on the topic
-- Credits --
Intro Music :
"Feelin Good" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Episode Music :
"Mirage" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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8 May 2026
S5E07 - Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
We launch the Senior Class's episode with some very advanced stuff from two of our science stars, Gabriel & Damien.
They aim very high hoping to explain to us what some of the interpretations of Quantum Mechanics are and what they imply, heavy stuff.
Enjoy !
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1:50 - Why do we talk about the “interpretations” of quantum mechanics rather than just “quantum mechanics”?
3:05 - Is there a difference between a “theory” and an “interpretation”?
6:05 - Good or bad Theory vs Good or bad interpretation?
7:10 - Damien’s take on the whole “theory vs interpretation” question
8:30 - Does every theory need an interpretation?
11:31 - What are the more essential notions at the basis of Quantum Mechanics that we should know?
14:15 - Quantum complementarity and uncertainty
16:04 - What is a “measurement”?18:03 - What is so special about “Schroedinger’s Cat” anyway?
22:00 - The Copenhagen interpretation : What is it?
25:32 - The “Many Worlds Interpretation”
30:00 - How does the “world splitting” work in the Many-worlds interpretation?
35:00 - Hidden Variable Theories
-- Credits --
Intro Music :
"Feelin Good" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Episode Music :
"Mirage" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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