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
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.
May 29th: The Centennial of the Eddington Eclipse Expedition that Tested Einstein’s General Relativity
To test Albert Einstein’s prediction, with his General Theory of Relativity, with observations from the total solar eclipse of May 29, 1919, observers led by Arthur Eddington went to Principe.