Podcasts de physics

Cosmic Queries – Physics All Around Us

Did you know there are physics at work all around us? Join your personal astrophysicist Neil...

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Physics, politics, and the state

Physics, politics, and the state

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QUANTUM ENIGMA - Dec 06,2011

FRED KUTTNER co author of Quantum Enigma Fascinated by the mysteries of quantum mechanics since...

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There's a Halloween Event on the Horizon

What's the premise of the horror film Event Horizon? What is an event horizon? How do black holes...

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Brains Are The Same

Men and women have some obvious biological differences. But what about the brain? Are there such...

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Fish Can Recognize Human Faces

How do people recognize faces? Is it a special ability that relies on custom circuitry in the...

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Lava Caves Part 1

In Hawaii, there's a lava cave named Kazumura that's over 40 miles long, the largest in the...

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The Powerful Pistol Shrimp

Today we will consider a small but mighty creature called the pistol shrimp. It's a ferocious...

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The perfect pizza comes down to thermodynamics

Want to know the secret to a perfect pizza? It all comes down to science.

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The bloodsucking strategy of the vampire finch

The truth behind the vampire finch is stranger than fiction!

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The brain and mapping your toes

In most people’s brains, each finger is represented by its own small section in the brain, but...

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What's the difference between white and dark meat?

White or dark, what do you prefer?

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Since the dawn of humanity, fathers have always been older

Researchers found that, over this vast span of time, humans were, on average, about twenty six...

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Does stress actually cause grey hair?

There have always been anecdotes about stress causing hair to turn grey, but is there any...

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The black hole at our galaxy's center

Learn more about the Milky Way's center, the supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A-star.

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Best in mold: Japan's national fungus

Aspergillus oryzae, or “koji,” received its important status because it lies at the heart of...

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Beluga whales: They're just like us!

Who you interact with in a regular day might not be so different from a beluga whale's social life.

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Walk the walk with pedometers

How do pedometers work? Today's A Moment of Science explains.

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Some hairstyles can lead to traction alopecia

There are some common hairstyles that can lead to traction alopecia, or hair loss.

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Stormy solar weather in our forecast

Could the Earth face solar storms in our future? What does that look like?

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