The Future of Fusion | Dennis Whyte on Nuclear Fusion and MIT Plasma Science
MIT Professor Dennis Whyte's path to becoming a fusion energy pioneer began with an unlikely source - a Ripley's Believe It or Not comic strip he read as a teenager in rural Saskatchewan. The comic de...
23 Des 20242h 51min
Origins of Life | Jack Szostak on Basement Experiments to Nobel Prize-Winning Discoveries
Nobel laureate Jack Szostak takes us on a fascinating journey through his remarkable scientific career, from conducting dangerous chemistry experiments in his basement as a curious child to making gro...
16 Des 20241h 26min
The God Particle | Christoph Paus on Higgs Boson, CERN, and CMS
Professor Christoph Paus, a key figure in the discovery of the Higgs Boson at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, discusses his journey in high-energy physics, the challenges of leading large international ...
9 Des 20241h 42min
Cold Atoms: Mikhail Lukin on Quantum Optics and Neutral Atom Computing
In this episode, Harvard Professor Mikhail Lukin discusses his pioneering work in quantum computing using neutral atoms. He shares the journey from his early work in quantum optics and electromagnetic...
2 Des 202450min
Einstein Was Wrong: John Clauser on Bell's Theorem and the Nature of Reality
In this episode, we sit down with Nobel laureate John Clauser to discuss his experiments from the early 1960’s, testing Bell's inequalities and quantum entanglement. Clauser shares the story of how, a...
25 Nov 20242h 9min
Optical Metatronics: Nader Engheta on Electromagnetics and Scientific Curiosity
In this episode of the 632nm podcast, Nader Engheta shares his journey and experiences within the field of electromagnetics, from his early days at the University of Tehran and Caltech, to his current...
11 Nov 20241h 54min
Quantum Computing: Peter Zoller and Ignacio Cirac on the Quantum Revolution
In this episode of the 632-nanometer podcast, we explore the evolution of quantum computing with theoretical physicists and experimentalists Peter Zoller and Ignacio Cirac, two pioneers in the field. ...
4 Nov 20241h 16min
