Peter Hill Explains

Electrons, if they are in a Xtal are points in momentum space (ie there momentum is quantized) and if you are not careful you can walk away with the impression the electron is a point in xyz space. http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/A%20guess%20why%20we%20are%20confused%20by%20wavefunctions.mp3

Do virtually unknown thinkers hold the key to understanding what we find unthinkable? What thinking strategy do we use when we are cut lose? http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/Why%20Nicholas%20of%20Cusa.mp3

This is the basic stuff quantum mechanics happens to. http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/Introduction%20to%20Wavefunctions.mp3

Its not a linear story where they diagnose the (small) strokes first and then you find out the deficits second. I set out first podcasting and looking to improve deficits first and now the hard yards are in front pining down any problems. http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/Working%20through%20a%20stroke.mp3

This really got me thinking about what drives science research http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/The%20amazing%20way%20we%20began%20studying%20Dolphins.mp3

#CosmosMagazine The main points of this is that caves cover a greater geographic area than would be accessible from ice cores - the gold standard of climate records. The other surprise is how a tree root can suck the data out of your cave! The baby staligmite is a real surprise and triumph of Science http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/Caves%20hold%20long%20time%20climate%20records.mp3

#CosmosMagazine it is really interesting to hear how what ever the media audiances are driving quality and innovation http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/Cross%20fertilization%20between%20YouTube%20and%20Docos.mp3

To be honest I must say I am offended when people build up the picture of a classical particle tunneling through a classical barrier. Their first gut feeling it that is does make sense and they are right. It is a long haul but the approach to understanding this is gradual emmersion in some mathematics. We'll get there eventually... no worries mate! http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/QuantumTunneling.mp3

#CosmosMagazine The author of this article thinks this is a goer. The US helping to build the reactor in China gives me pause to assess what is going on. I have been to a few conference talks by Reactor Nuclear Physicists in the 80's and 90's and they were quite thought provoking. http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/Molten%20Salt%20Nuclear%20reactors.mp3

#CosmosMagazine As a quantum physcist I really detest the Copehargen Interpretation and actually think the "Many worlds" theory quite mad. But we may as well understand what people as saying. http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/Many%20worlds%20fix%20for%20Quantum%20Mechanics.mp3