podcast about physics, AI, advanced technology, and the Singularity
Photosynthesis
How does this fundamental process work? Life on Earth depends on the ability to harvest light energy. How has it changed over time?
7/5/2017 • 59 minutes, 58 seconds
Is Anybody Listening?
Have our signals been heard by other civilizations? Could radio waves or laser light be the method of signaling? Or is there something more... advanced?
6/28/2017 • 59 minutes, 59 seconds
What's Really on Mars? (Part 4)
In this installment we look at what appears to be fossil remains and what that implies.
6/21/2017 • 59 minutes, 59 seconds
Mathematics and Thinking
Understanding language is a skill that we all have, but the ability to understand math varies from person to person. Let's look at why.
6/14/2017 • 59 minutes, 59 seconds
New Display Technologies
How close are we to "floating holograms" and other fictional display methods? We have some very interesting displays available right now.
6/7/2017 • 59 minutes, 59 seconds
Snubbed Technologies
A look at technologies that were ignored or sidestepped. There are many unused and forgotten solutions to our problems. Why is that?
5/31/2017 • 59 minutes, 59 seconds
Open Lines - Curing Cancer
Cancer is not a single illness. It can be caused by many different things. What are we doing to put an end to it?
5/24/2017 • 59 minutes, 58 seconds
Biological Computing
Can we make practical computers from living components? How far have we come in the quest for biocomputers?
5/17/2017 • 59 minutes, 59 seconds
The Big Bang
Where did the theory come from? Where did our universe come from? Why do so many believe the Big Bang theory?
5/10/2017 • 59 minutes, 59 seconds
Smart Materials
Imagine materials that can change properties on command or in response to their conditions.