In this episode of STEM to Stern, Chauntée and Jake put their big brain energy to the test with a superhero-sized thought experiment: how does quantum physics explain Ant-Man’s powers?

Turns out, it involves some fictional Pym Particles, the very real Pauli Exclusion Principle, and a tiny bit of movie magic.

This week, they break down:

• Why shrinking doesn’t make Ant-Man any less punchy

• How superhero movies sneak real quantum mechanics into the plot

• What the Pauli Exclusion Principle has to do with it all (thanks to Jake’s homemade “Pauli Board,” designed in Tinkercad and 3D printed!)

• Whether they'd rather shrink or supersize themselves — and why

If you could change your size at will, would you go big or small?

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