A few years ago LIGO detected gravitational waves coming from colliding black holes. What else can we learn from gravitational black holes?
Feb 10th: What Else Can We Learn From Gravitational Waves?
Tag: einstein
Apr 15th: Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity
It’s all relative. How many times have you heard that? Well, when you’re traveling close to the speed of light, everything really is relative; especially the passage of time. This week, Fraser and Pamela give you the skinny on Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity
Nov 15th: What is the Meaning of Quantum Mechanics? Einstein’s Revenge
What were Einstein’s objections to quantum mechanics? Why was he so bothered by non-locality? What is the EPR paradox?
Feb 8th: Fantastic Physics Formulas: E=mc^2
E=mc squared is a nice straight-forward formula, indeed the energy-mass equivalence concept that underlies it is pretty straight-forward too. But why is that constant a velocity – and why is it squared?
May 24th: Skipping Through Time
Have you ever wanted to be a time traveler? Well, good news! You’re time traveling right now. Into the future at one second per second. Today, let’s talk about the weird world of time dilation.
Sep 9th: The Michelson-Morley Experiment and the Road to Einstein
This podcast describes the Michelson-Morley experiment and why it was so important to astronomy.
Jul 21st: Was Einstein Ever Wrong?
Was Einstein ever wrong? How did he miss out on a major prediction for the universe?What was his major beef with quantum mechanics? How did he go from quantum believer to quantum hater?
Jul 13th: The Eddington Experiment: Eclipse Day
On July 2nd, a total solar eclipse passed over Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. A team of students from the University of La Serena attemped to recreate the Eddington Experiment that provided the first experimental evidence for Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.
Jul 1st: Everyday Relativity
Relativity is used in more day to day situations than you may realize. In this episode, we will count (some of) the ways.
Jun 8th: 100 Years Since the Eddington Experiment
Einstein published his general theory of relativity in 1915. Four years later, Arthur Eddington led and experiment to observe the deflection of starlight during a total solar eclipse providing critical evidence supporting Einstein’s Theory. Nearly 100 years later, a team of astronomers and students is attempting to recreate his experiment in Chile during a total solar eclipse on July 2nd.