The Titanium Physicists Podcast (physics)

Mr. Noah Zimmerman joins us to talk about nuclear magnetic resonance. you know MRIs? "Magnetic resonance Imaging" is what it stands for, "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging" is what it actually stands for. Essentially, magnets are used to make the nuclei in your atoms stand up and dance. 

 

Our experts are the Mighty Dr. Fiona Burnell, and the Mighty Dr. Abby Shockley. 

THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!

 

 

Direct download: Ep_51_Tabled_Tops.mp3
Category:physics -- posted at: 10:17pm PDT

Episode 50: The Death Of Spirals

Galaxies are cool. some are eliplical (blobby) some are swirly. there's a reason why. Our guest today is Katrina Griffiths from the verity podcast. and my experts are Sean Moran and Laura Hainline (they're married. that's why they keep interrupting each other. it's kinda sweet, i think)

 

wooo! 50 episodes!

Direct download: Ep_50_The_Death_Of_Spirals.mp3
Category:physics -- posted at: 12:23am PDT

Christopher Reynaga is an awesome author, and he has written the best story ever which is called  I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee . look it up, a link to a podcast reading of the story will be on teh website.

 

Anyway, I wanted to talk to him so I told him that I'd explain many worlds Quantum mechanics to him. well, that and copenhagen interpretation, why not.

So this week's episode is where the math side of physics meets the philosophy side of physics!

Experts are Ken Clark and Tia Miceli .

Direct download: Ep_49_Parallel_Philosophies.mp3
Category:physics -- posted at: 1:46am PDT

Episode 47: The Song Of Falling Stars with Robot Hugs

Long story short: there's no such thing as a stable orbit... any two objects in orbit will emit gravitational waves.. and slowly get closer and closer together. If the two objects in question are neutron stars, we can even detect the gravitational waves! We hope to "hear" them soon with the LIGO gravitational Wave Observatory!

 

Today's guest it Robot Hugs, the author of the Robot Hugs comic. The Physicists are Jocelyn Read and David Tsang! WHAT FUN!

Direct download: Ep_47_The_Song_Of_Falling_Stars.mp3
Category:physics -- posted at: 10:57pm PDT

Episode 46: Burning Twice as Bright with Alasdair Stuart

Today is a super episode! it's got so much stuff in it it's CRAYCRAY.

Alasdair Stuart, from the Pseudopod podcast joins James Silvester and Vicky Scowcroft and me.

and we talk about STARS. what's inside them and how they work and how they change. 

Direct download: Ep_46_Burning_Twice_as_Bright.mp3
Category:physics -- posted at: 3:01pm PDT

The most amazing thing has come to pass: a telescope at the south pole called BICEP2 has detected decisive evidence demonstrating that the model of how the universe grew over the first second of existence is correct. It detected evidence of gravitational waves which were generated during inflation! I've put the best team together. Katie Mack! Mike Zemcov... and returning to the show, RYAN NORTH. it's a the best episode we have made.

Direct download: Ep_45_The_Thumbprint_Of_Creation.mp3
Category:physics -- posted at: 10:13pm PDT

Chad Jones from the collapsed wavefunction podcast joins us today. My experts are Dr. Kiri Nichol and Dr. Ken Clark and we talk about how radiation can be used to cure cancer. Good work, everyone. We talk about Neutron Therapy, Radio Therapy, Brachytherapy. 

Direct download: Ep_43_Radiation_Oncology.mp3
Category:physics -- posted at: 9:22am PDT

Jocelyn Read! Katie Mack! Jesse Moynihan! A mighty ensemble to talk about the strangest thing in physics: Gravitational Singularities! Black Holes! Big Bangs! Event Horizons! ADVENTURE. 

Direct download: Ep_43_Approaching_Singularity.mp3
Category:physics -- posted at: 1:24am PDT

This episode we are talking about Quantum Cryptography! With the host of CANADALAND, Jesse Brown! Also announcing the completion of my ultimate quantum team: Miles Steininger and Dr. Katherine Brown!

Direct download: Ep_42_Quantum_Twins_Talk_in_Code.mp3
Category:physics -- posted at: 7:43pm PDT

So. If someone comes up to you and tells you that there are planets out there made of ice and water, you'd go "yeah". and if they said "there are planets made of diamond", you'd probably shrug. what if I told you there were stars made of pasta? well there aren't. theyr'e made of protons and neutrons and electrons that are shaped like pasta! 

PASTA PHASES OF MATTER IN NEUTRON STARS!!!!

My guest is my old pal  sean martin. My experts are Jocelyn Read and Andrew Steiner. FUN!

Direct download: Ep_39_Pasta_Stars.mp3
Category:physics -- posted at: 9:59pm PDT