Episodes

  • The Hidden Nature of Electric Fields and the Aharonov Bohm Effect
    Nov 30 2024

    Join the Hyperthesis team as we venture into the realm of quantum mechanics by discussing Berry phases and the Aharanov-Bohm Effect. We break down these complex concepts and talk about their impact on quantum mechanics in general. Before then, we discuss new results from research on creating new elements in a science-based version of alchemy. Finally, we end off the episode discussing the life of David Bohm, who was a famous physicist who had a big involvement in philosophy and the Manhattan Project (without actually being a part of the Manhattan Project).


    Check out the article discussed in the intro topic titled "Toward the Discovery of New Elements: Production of Livermorium (Z=116) with 50Ti": https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.172502


    The Phys.org article can be found here: https://phys.org/news/2024-10-scientists-superheavy-elements.html


    Great Periodic Table website: https://ptable.com


    Curious about cross section and particle interactions? Join our episode with special guest Jean-Marie Coquillat: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0pUBus1DwWyR8o5A0yhr6S



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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Black Holes to the Extreme(al) with Billy Sievers
    Nov 22 2024

    Welcome to the Hyperthesis, where this week, we welcome special guest Billy Sievers. Billy is a Ph.D Student at McMaster University studying self-intersecting surfaces inside black holes and connections to quantum gravity. Before we dive into his research (and get a fun quiz on dimensions), Liam tells us about a trinary black hole system and it's discovery and chaos. Patrick ends the episode with a cosmology-adjacent person, Hendrik Lorentz.


    Check out our episode on Chaos: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CgkgF2A36AwsP3JD2dswR?si=V5ToAXXBQOC54MNVSrONww


    Want to find out more about Billy Sievers? Check out his website: https://ktbsievers.ca


    Get up-to-date with relativity from Episode 20: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ib2CjCkM5H8WiEUNFpdgj?si=-NpaI-TWQD6dnYTKo9vfZA


    Interested in learning more about black holes? Check out: https://yale.learningu.org/download/2edd46dc-7ff5-4084-8161-5b5328974fa0/E2143_The\%20Large-Scale\%20Structure\%20of\%20Spacetime\%20(1973)\%20-\%20Hawking,\%20Ellis.pdf


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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Making Light of Dark Matter at SNOLAB with Jean-Marie Coquillat
    Nov 16 2024

    Join Patrick, Pheely, Liam, and special guest Jean-Marie Coquillat as we explore the depths of dark matter detection. After discussing the current state of the art of dark matter detectors at SNOLAB, we speak with Jean-Marie about his current research on the NEWS-G dark matter detector. Jean-Marie speaks about how the detector operates and how he is working on rejecting background noise the limits of dark matter detection are pushed. He also delves into other research related to his current PhD research at Queen's University. Finally, Liam ends the episode with a story about the driving force behind SNOLAB, Canadian Nobel Laureate Dr. Arthur B. McDonald.


    Check out our last episode talking about Patrick's work with the NEWS-G dark matter detector: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dYX0uGO6iQYSu0atCx5vM


    Find more information about the NEWS-G detector (Patrick printed the 3D model pictured!): https://www.snolab.ca/experiment/news-g/


    Have questions for Jean-Marie? Send him an email at jeanmarie.coquillat@queensu.ca


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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Well... About the 2024 Nobel Prizes
    Nov 8 2024

    Celebrate with the Hyperthesis as we discuss the Nobel Prizes awarded in Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine and Physiology for 2024. We delve into the meaning and controversy behind the prizes, especially discussing the foundations of AI. Before then, we discuss the history-making landing performed by SpaceX as they caught part of the largest rocket ever as it landed back on Earth. We mention the Ig-Nobel prize before providing a brief history of the Physics Nobel prize winners, John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton.


    Check out our episode on machine learning: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PpkEpmy9Ueeyjy3F0aKli


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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Guess Who's Back? (for Season 7)
    Nov 1 2024

    Join Patrick, Pheely, and Liam as we recap our summer of research as we start our seventh season of the Hyperthesis. We provide updates about our summer, going a little bit in depth from everything we did. This includes using dams as inspiration for ultracold atom theory, creating digital twins of forests, and talking about the publication from some of our hosts and past guests. We end the episode with an update from the world of science over the summer.


    Check out Liam, Pheely, and Dean's paper here: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1751-8121/ad74be


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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Scientific Method in Theoretical Physics
    Jun 8 2024

    Join the Hyperthesis team as we wrap up our sixth season for a summer break filled with research and travel. To start, we discuss a publication put out by Pheely based on work done during his Master's degree. He goes into the intricacies of clustering and the idea of no free lunch as he examines trade-offs of clustering and avoiding clustering. As we segue into our main topic, we discuss the details around the scientific method and how it differs from what people are taught. We also delve into the philosophy surrounding creating hypothesis and theories, and how we know where to start doing research. Finally, Liam ends with a story on Unruh and his discovery of analogue gravity.


    Go check out Pheely's paper here (on the Nature website): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-63278-3


    Listen to Pheely talk about his research in our third episode: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hyperthesis/episodes/Gutting-Warships-with-Statistical-Physics-e1jeivt


    Colour blind accessible palette: https://jfly.uni-koeln.de/color/


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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Give Us Some Space (Exploration)!
    Jun 1 2024

    Space! The final frontier. Join the Hyperthesis team on our one hour mission to explore space and what the future of space exploration holds for humanity. Before delving into the topic of space exploration, including the why and how, Liam shares his thoughts on the recent Canadian Association of Physicists Congress, including some great presentations and the quality of the food. Pheely ends off the episode with a story about Voyager and just how we keep it going and when it might die.


    Congratulations to Dean! Listen to his episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/710ca2ya5UtnP0Qx4Tkv9J


    Want to know how space probes and rovers get up there? Listen to our episode on rockets! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2TSFeUsmEBmGJbbiyxy0Ws


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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Can Biology be Quantum? Also... Dancing Raisins
    May 24 2024

    Join the Pheely, Liam, and Patrick for episode 82 of The Hyperthesis podcast! In this episode we discuss the field of Quantum biology which proposes that certain functions in living organisms may only be explained through quantum mechanics. Some particular examples that are covered include our sense of vision and smell, enzyme catalysis inside of the cells of organisms, and the ability for birds to detect magnetic fields through quantum entanglement. Before this, we discuss a paper that studies raisin dynamics in a carbonated beverage (yes, we know this sounds weird), and after we end the episode with some history about biological taxonomy.


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    1 hr and 11 mins