How do Gyroscopes actually work? Physicist Thomas explains to his dad-in-law.

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A person freewheels down a steep hill. What effect does their weight have on their velocity? Do they go faster the heavier they are? Do they go slower? Or does it make no difference? A question close to Stephen's heart. Physicist Thomas has the answer and he has the workings to prove it.

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The Feather and bowling ball experiment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frZ9dN_ATew

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It's worth a rewatch of Ex Machina now that we have LLMs chatting away to us. How do we think about that film now? Anyway, it's a good excuse to watch a great film again.

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Shortly after the Big Bang the Universe went dark. Experimental Physicist, Thomas tells his dad-in-law all about it.

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Con artists and scammers use psychological tricks to manipulate us. In this episode, Stephen and Thomas explore how it works and how to avoid becoming a victim.

Paper: Modic, D., & Lea, S. E. (2013). Scam compliance and the psychology of persuasion. Available at SSRN 2364464.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm?abstractid=2364464

Biases

https://thedecisionlab.com/biases

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What is the Standard Model of Particle Physics? What is a fundamental particle? What are Quarks? What is the Higgs field? And more Lagrangian talk!

Dad asks physicist son-in-law the fundamental questions.

Illustration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model

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How do we experience 'Now'? It's a psychology episode today, although Thomas throws in some physics teasers too. How do we perceive what is happening right now and how does our brain construct our reality. Also does time really exist or is it a human construct too?

Organizational Psychologist Stephen and son-in-law, Plasma Physicist Thomas, get into the weeds.

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Are the neutrinos really mutating? Physicist Thomas points to some funny mistakes in the movies. Thomas and his father-in-law, Organizational Psychologist Stephen, argue about faster than light travel and generally nerd out.

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