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You are welcome to listen in as I "explain things scientific". I have had great fun with lasers, robots and absorbing Quantum Physics. Now as a classroom teacher, laid low by heart surgery its time t... more
FAQs about Peter Hill Explains:How many episodes does Peter Hill Explains have?The podcast currently has 1,881 episodes available.
May 16, 2018Simple Radiation IdeasA simple look at Wien's Law, Stephan's Law, and Planck's equation Podcast...more21minPlay
May 16, 2018How optical fibres are made.The problem of getting light from Point A to Point B as been solved by the fascinating invention of Optical Fibres. We look as using mirrors, then look a lenses but how do we get glass so clear light can travel through it for 600 km? Podcast...more19minPlay
May 16, 2018Was Planck a Nazi?Planck was deeply involved with Hitler, and lost all his sons in the War. The interest in the answer is more in the thinking of those who ask the question. Different classes of scientists are considered, from the masters of equations to the dynamic mind of Einstein to the modern day scientist bound deeply to computer simulations. Podcast...more20minPlay
May 16, 2018Thermal Radiation ExplainedWe look at a simple approach to the thermal radiation equation. The parts of the density of states, and the Bose Einstein statistics are used. Podcast...more27minPlay
May 15, 2018Hypatia - Early science martyrThe real interest here as she was martyred by Christians around 400 AD you hear so little of her. Podcast...more11minPlay
May 15, 2018Lead Chloride - a great precipitateYou can really gain an intense insight into solubility and how water surrounds ion by heating up this precipitate and letting it recrystallize as a spectacular 'gold' rain Podcast...more24minPlay
May 15, 2018Meter, Kilo, Second what are they now?Take a journey back in time to when things were relative to the dimensions of the king and the fractions of the day. Overnight concrete standards of the meter, kilo have been replaced by formulae that few people have a real sense of. Podcast...more36minPlay
May 15, 2018Elephant's ToothpasteThis timeless classic school experiment shoots a tube of foam out of a measuring cylinder. Some tips like warming the cylinder first and putting an ember into the oxygen foam are reviewed Podcast...more6minPlay
May 15, 2018Hardware of the Church - Hammers and BattleshipsI have found chance encounters with the Vatican marriage annulment computer so interesting. As I have been educated various lessons on aerial baptism really got my attention. The various Papal hammers were great to read about. The Vatican war ships were so interesting, but trying to tell my mates about it showed "I was in too deep" into study Podcast...more25minPlay
May 15, 2018Burning Steel wool increases massThe intensity of watching a chemical reaction and the grams pile on is a really intense experience for students (I am told). I recommend the oxygen generators (really nitrogen extractors) as standard school equipment. Podcast...more21minPlay
FAQs about Peter Hill Explains:How many episodes does Peter Hill Explains have?The podcast currently has 1,881 episodes available.