Join the Patrick, Pheely, and Liam for episode 70 of the Hyperthesis. In our season 5 finale, we discuss everything from supersolids to publishing and accessing the scientific body of knowledge. As an introduction, Liam discusses the idea of supersolids, quantum mechanical wonders that are both a solid and a superfluid at the same time, which means they do not have friction. In our main topic, we discuss the methods and thoughts behind science publications and adding to the body of knowledge, from pre-prints to highly regarded journals, the process can be complex and has a lot of history. Finally, we end with a tale about the publication of Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

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Join us as we welcome our guest David Kunar! David is a PhD candidate at Queen's University studying in the Crystalline Material Chemistry Group. His research focuses on the development of a more affordable semiconductor used for ionizing radiation detection. David also delves into the chemistry and engineering of his methods, and just how these materials actually work. Before then, Patrick talks about the unknowns of hail while Pheely ends the episode with a story about a new saviour for tanks.

Check out the Northern Hail Project website here: https://uwo.ca/nhp/about.html

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Today's tasty episode of the Hyperthesis focuses on the science of food and cooking. Join us as we discuss the physics of breakfast and answer important questions like how can you avoid spilling your coffee and why should you hit your toast? Before then, we discuss the physics of frying and just what happens when water meets hot oil. Finally, we discuss a bit of biology as we journey through the digestive system, a 10 metre long track of terror (for food at least).

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Enjoy this episode of the Hyperthesis on a hot topic while temperatures in North America remain extremely cold. Patrick, Pheely, and Liam discuss the theory and operation behind machine learning, detailing how the computer algorithms behind such a powerful tool function. We also touch on artificial intelligence (AI) in general and delve slightly into the philosophy of intelligence itself. Before then, Liam tells us about new discoveries for radar and Pheely wraps up the episode with some potential scenarios for AI in the future.

Join the Hyperthesis team as we ring in the new year with exciting topics, covering the physics of champagne (but not the resulting drunkard's walk), along with quantum computers and the first computer programs written. We start with a recent pre-publication that simulates how Champagne corks are popped, and the quick and chilling solution might surprise you. Next, we delve deep into the quantum realm by discussing how quantum computers function and what they can be used for. Finally, we wrap up the episode with the life, times, and controversy of Ada Lovelace, one of the first computer mathematicians.

Read about how Champagne bottles pop: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2312.12271.pdf

Learn more about transistors and classical computers from Episode 46: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hyperthesis/episodes/Tiny-Transistors-Made-Modern-World-e267pgv/a-aa29erj

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Tune into episode 65 of the Hyperthesis podcast where the team reflects upon the 2023 year in preparation for 2024. We review some of 2023's top breakthroughs in physics and science, as well as some lesser known discoveries. Patrick talks about various climate change records which have been shattered this year, and how unfortunately are not looking good for 2024. Finally, we end the episode by discussing our hopes for 2024 and the future of science.

Just in time for the start of Northern hemisphere winter, join the Hyperthesis team as we delve into the science of the season. We start our episode by talking about if the Christmas (or any other holiday) spirit exists and how it was possibly measured using fMRI. Falling into our main topic, Liam takes us through the work of Dr. Ken Libbrecht and the (magical) formation of snowflakes. Finally, Pheely provides a solution for Santa to make sure only the good kids can read the books he gives, leaving the bad kids in a quantum conundrum.

Finding Christmas Spirit scientifically: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681765/

Veritasium's video with Dr. Libbrecht on snowflakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2Jfm35XeE

Christmas quantum teleportation: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2312.01891.pdf

Listen to our last seasonal episode, Episode 27! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hyperthesis/episodes/The-Stellar-Story-of-our-Solar-System-e1skrcq

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Lasers! Now that we have your attention, welcome to this episode of the Hyperthesis. Join Liam, Pheely, Patrick and our guest Troy Allen who discusses his research on laser welding. This up and coming method has many complexities, and Troy delves deep into how we can take live measurements of laser welds to improve performance and quality. Keeping with the theme of lasers, we discuss a recent paper simulating extremely short but powerful laser pulses and how they can be created with plasma. Finally, we end the episode talking about Theodore Maiman, the inventor of the laser.

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Lasers were also discussed in Episode 36 with our guest Dean Eaton: https://open.spotify.com/episode/710ca2ya5UtnP0Qx4Tkv9J

Join the Hyperthesis team as we welcome our guest Hannah Krivic. Hannah is a PhD student at McMaster University studying biological membranes and protein dynamics. Her research focuses on using red blood cell membranes to deliver molecules to different parts of the body. Before speaking with Hannah, we discuss the controversial physics of curling with our curling expert Patrick. Liam wraps up this episode about biophysics by giving an overview of the circulatory system.

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Join the Hyperthesis team as we welcome our special guest Alex Kayssi who will explore the beginnings of the universe as he talks about his research. Alex's research focuses on cosmology, and is studying how matter is distributed throughout the universe. Before delving deep into life, the universe, and everything, we discuss some technical details about reference frames and orders of magnitude. We wrap up the episode by exploring the oldest objects that we know about in the universe, causing us to rethink the actual age of the universe itself.