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- Zac Counts moved to Tampa to pursue his work as a visual and digital artist. Whether he’s painting, writing a book, or building a website for a client his work is infused with a sensibility of the power and responsibility he has as an artist. A
- In a letter written in 1867, James Clerk Maxwell described ahypothetical creature: a “neat-fingered being” capable ofseparating fast molecules from slow ones. Maxwell mused thatsuch a creature would seem to violate the second law ofthermody
- In a letter written in 1867, James Clerk Maxwell described ahypothetical creature: a “neat-fingered being” capable ofseparating fast molecules from slow ones. Maxwell mused thatsuch a creature would seem to violate the second law ofthermody
- Among the very many puzzling aspects of the physical world is this: how do we explain the fact that the laws of thermodynamics are time-asymmetric while those of statistical mechanics are time-symmetric? If the fundamental physical laws do not
- “Show me how it doos.”Such were the words of a young James Clerk “Dafty” Maxwell (1831-79), an inquisitive child prone to punning who grew into a renowned physicist known for his work on electromagnetism. After learning to juggle and conducti
- “Show me how it doos.”Such were the words of a young James Clerk “Dafty” Maxwell (1831-79), an inquisitive child prone to punning who grew into a renowned physicist known for his work on electromagnetism. After learning to juggle and conducti
- Among the very many puzzling aspects of the physical world is this: how do we explain the fact that the laws of thermodynamics are time-asymmetric while those of statistical mechanics are time-symmetric? If the fundamental physical laws do not
- “Show me how it doos.”Such were the words of a young James Clerk “Dafty” Maxwell (1831-79), an inquisitive child prone to punning who grew into a renowned physicist known for his work on electromagnetism. After learning to juggle and conducti
- Jim talks with Alex Jurgens about Maxwellian ratchets, automata that are similar to Maxwell's Demon. They talk about their implications for information processing and entropy.http://frontiers.physicsfm.com/77
- Sam asks Steven if he still reads the back of cereal boxes. Listen to what Steven has to say. Check out Sam's full interview with Steven on his latest novel, Maxwell's Demon.
- We're very excited to bring you a review of the upcoming (in the US) Steven Hall book Maxwell's Demon! We've been anticipating this book for a while, and in a first for the podcast, we've actually both read the book two times before talking abo
- This week, Jonah takes us a journey through physics by explaining Maxwell's Demon, a tiny little creature that completely ruins our understanding of everything. Then, we sit back and relax, hopefully confusion free, as Cirdan talks about the WW
- Software engineer and Google employee John Eric Hoffman welcomes Matt and Andy to his house (next door to Todd Glass's, coincidentally) to talk about machine learning, neural networks, Maxwell's Demon, DeepDream, natural language processing and
- On this episode of Checker Talks we discuss why Zack doesn't like BC and AD, we briefly talk about thought experiments like Schrodinger's Cat and Maxwell's Demon, and a few shows we enjoyed watching during our childhood. Allen and Ryan are also
- How can the effort to find absolute zero contribution to the world of medicine? By mastering the motion of atoms and molecules, new therapeutic techniques may be uncovered. Listen up to learn: How Maxwell's Demon was developed The function of
- What is Maxwell's demon, and what is its role in biology? How do molecular demons underpin life? Does life really defy entropy? On this episode of Big Biology, we talk with Paul Davies, a cosmologist at Arizona State University and the Director
- As promised, here is our review of The Paradox Twins by Joshua Chaplinsky! This is our first chance to crack into some fiction by Josh, though he has previously published Kanye West - Reanimator, and Whispers in the Ear of a Dreaming Ape. Based
- Is your cell phone heavier when it has more data stored in memory? What about an SD card? Magnetic storage drive? Is there a difference? The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join them at https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Dere
- Glen explains his perspective on the physics terminology that is vital to exploring what life is and what it isn't. Glen's view from physics interacts with Karen's view from art at such intersections as boundaries, constraints, limitations and
- Stephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about the history of science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qaQuestions include: What's the history behi
- ***GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES***Bachman first gained attention in the independent publishing community with her cover design of the collection entitled Murder, Mayhem, Monsters, and Mistletoe: An Anthology. This led to her working with several aut
- Information permeates every corner of our lives and shapesouruniverse. Understanding and harnessing information holds thepotential forsignificant advances. The breadth and depth of underlying conceptsofthe science of information tr
- Karen and Glen in Episode 1 of the series which will explore the question, What is Life? Future episodes will cover Thomas Kuhn and paradigms, Complexity v. Simplicity, Landauer's Principle, and a general overview of the meaning of and interact
- We dive into the concepts of intent, life, entropy and Maxwell's Demon.. *Support The StrongFit Podcast at https://podcast.strongfit.com 6 WEEK STRONGFIT COACHES COURSE - https://learning.strongfit.com/offers/ao5kRyqn Check out THE STRONGF
- Jim talks with Tor Nørretranders about the ideas in his 1991 book The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size. They discuss the dialogue between Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein, defining consciousness, primary vs extended consciousness
- Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:- LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack- NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product t
- Today our guest is Steven Hall, author of The Raw Sharks Texts a seminal and amazing book that was released almost 14 years ago and published in pretty much every language in the world. It won the Somerset Maugham Award and should be a movie so
- Join The Higherside Chats this week as Greg Carlwood hosts, Shamangineer. Working for over a decade in a variety of industries from robotics, manufacturing equipment, chemical systems and alternative energy, he knows first hand that we are be
- Maxwell's Demon is a famous thought experiment in which a mischievous imp uses knowledge of the velocities of gas molecules in a box to decrease the entropy of the gas, which could then be used to do useful work such as pushing a piston. This i
- Is the universe fundamentally computational? What is the observer? What is the role of the observer? A deep dive.Timestamps 0:00.Intro 2:00 Analyzing 2 different delayed choice quantum eraser experiments: Kim, et al and John Wheeler (Gedanken)1
- Stephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about the future of science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qaQuestions include: Do you think houses are
- From the Ether Theory and Ancient Alchemy, to the existence of Ormus, Shamangineer knows first hand that we are being held back in more ways than one. With experience working for over a decade in a variety of industries from robotics, manufactu
- At a young age, L. Bachman started creating stories and art. This form of expression led to becoming a published author with the stories Maxwell Demon, Human Ouija, and Harvest. She has also been included in several anthologies. Bachman is also
- Nicole Yunger Halpern is a theoretical physicist, NIST physicist and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland. She is also currently a Fellow of the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science at the U
- Neil walks us through his work and how it pertains to building the Young Ladies Illustrated Primer and the nanotechnology as a whole as described in The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson.Our Website: www.SciFitoReality.com Read The Diamond Age by
- ORLY-EP0130B - SCIENCE: Entropy? Breaking the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, Gluten Free Extra Virgin Crude OilWelcome to ORLYRADIO #130 recorded Friday October 28th, 2016 - where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly
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