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In this episode of For Humanity, John Sherman sits down with Congressman Bill Foster — the only PhD scientist in Congress, a former Fermilab physicist, and one of the few lawmakers deeply engaged with advanced AI risks. Together, they dive into a wide-ranging conversation about the accelerating capabilities of AI, the systemic vulnerabilities inside Congress, and why the next few years may determine the fate of our species.Foster unpacks why AI risk mirrors nuclear risk in scale, how interpretability is collapsing as models evolve, why Congress is structurally incapable of responding fast enough, and how geopolitical pressures distort every conversation on safety. They also explore the looming financial bubble around AI, the coming energy crunch from massive data centers, and the emerging threat of anonymous encrypted compute — a pathway that could enable rogue actors or rogue AIs to operate undetected.If you want a deeper understanding of how AI intersects with power, geopolitics, compute, regulation, and existential risk, this conversation is essential.Together, they explore:* • The real risks emerging from today's AI systems — and what's coming next* Why Congress is unprepared for AGI-level threats* How compute verification could become humanity's safety net* Why data centers may reshape energy, economics, and local politics* How scientific literacy in government could redefine AI governance

Neutrinos estériles en duda: Nuevos experimentos MicroBooNE y KATRIN cuestionan existencia de neutrinos estériles y complican misterio de la materia oscura. #FísicaDePartículas  Por Félix Riaño @LocutorCo  Durante décadas, muchos físicos pensaron que en el universo existía un cuarto tipo de neutrino, uno tan silencioso que solo respondería a la gravedad. Lo llamaron neutrino estéril y creyeron que podría explicar varias rarezas que no encajaban en el Modelo Estándar de la física. Dos experimentos publicados en la revista Nature ponen en aprietos esa idea. MicroBooNE en Estados Unidos y KATRIN en Alemania han logrado mediciones más precisas y no ven señales de estos neutrinos adicionales. Esto complica la historia, porque otros experimentos sí habían detectado comportamientos extraños. ¿Qué está pasando entonces con estas partículas casi invisibles?  Los neutrinos son partículas diminutas y muy abundantes. Cruzan tu cuerpo en cantidades enormes cada segundo sin que te des cuenta, porque casi no interactúan con nada. Hasta ahora se conocen tres tipos: electrón, muón y tau. Estos neutrinos pueden cambiar de tipo mientras viajan, en un proceso llamado oscilación. Ese cambio demuestra que tienen masa, aunque sea muy pequeña. Todo esto está muy bien explicado dentro del Modelo Estándar, que es la teoría de partículas que se usa hoy.Pero desde los años 90, varios laboratorios han visto señales que no encajan. Algunos detectaron neutrinos extra; otros registraron menos neutrinos de los esperados. Esa mezcla de excesos y faltantes llevó a pensar en un neutrino estéril. Sería un tipo de neutrino que no participa en ninguna interacción salvo la gravedad. La idea emocionó a muchos porque permitiría explicar también una parte de la materia oscura, esa masa invisible que mantiene unidas a las galaxias. Ese era el panorama hasta esta semana.  El problema es que las pistas no eran claras. El experimento LSND en los 90 y más tarde MiniBooNE entre 2002 y 2019 vieron un exceso de neutrinos, como si un tipo de neutrino se transformara inesperadamente en otro. Otros experimentos con grandes depósitos de galio encontraron menos neutrinos de lo esperado. Estas señales apuntaban hacia un cuarto tipo de neutrino.  Pero la explicación tenía huecos. Ningún detector había podido confirmarlo desde varios ángulos, y las mediciones no coincidían entre sí. MicroBooNE, diseñado especialmente para revisar los resultados de MiniBooNE, tenía la misión de ver si ese exceso era real o si venía de algo distinto. Mientras tanto, el experimento KATRIN en Alemania analizaba tritio, un tipo de hidrógeno, buscando una señal muy específica: un pequeño “doblez” en la energía de los electrones. Ese doblez sería una marca clara del neutrino estéril. Ambos equipos trabajaron durante años, juntaron millones de datos y ahora presentaron sus resultados.  Los nuevos datos borran la pista, pero dejan el misterio intacto.  MicroBooNE analizó dos haces distintos de neutrinos: el BNB y el NuMI. Esto permitió romper una confusión matemática que hacía difícil interpretar resultados anteriores. Al tener dos haces con cantidades diferentes de neutrinos electrón, MicroBooNE pudo ver si realmente había apariciones o desapariciones inesperadas. La respuesta fue clara: no encontraron nada fuera de lo que predice el Modelo Estándar. Sus datos descartan con un 95% de confianza la idea de un único neutrino estéril que explique los resultados viejos.  Por otro lado, el experimento KATRIN recolectó 36 millones de electrones entre 2019 y 2021, en una medición de altísima precisión. Sus resultados tampoco ven señales de un neutrino estéril. Esto choca contra lo reportado por el experimento ruso Neutrino-4, que había asegurado detectar uno. Cuando dos experimentos muy precisos no ven la señal, la hipótesis pierde fuerza. El problema ahora no es solo que MicroBooNE y KATRIN no vean nada. Es que los experimentos antiguos tampoco estaban equivocados a simple vista. Sus datos no tenían errores obvios. Las anomalías siguen ahí, sin explicación directa. Esto crea un rompecabezas difícil de resolver. Si no es un neutrino estéril, ¿qué ocurrió entonces en LSND, MiniBooNE o en los experimentos con galio?  Los científicos sugieren otras posibilidades. Quizás exista más de un neutrino estéril, lo que haría más complejos los efectos. Otra opción es que los neutrinos tengan interacciones nuevas que aún no se han descubierto. También existe la posibilidad de que alguno de estos neutrinos se desintegre antes de llegar al detector. Todas estas ideas son especulativas, pero sirven para mostrar que el campo está en movimiento. Los neutrinos siguen siendo uno de los grandes misterios del universo.  Los resultados de MicroBooNE muestran que el exceso observado por MiniBooNE no se puede explicar con un solo neutrino estéril. Su análisis combina 14 tipos de eventos y deja una región muy pequeña donde ese cuarto neutrino podría existir. En el caso de KATRIN, la ausencia de ese “doblez” en la energía de los electrones descarta una parte enorme de lo que llamamos espacio de parámetros. Es decir, descarta una gran cantidad de posibles masas y combinaciones para ese neutrino hipotético.  Lo interesante es que estos dos experimentos atacan el misterio desde lados muy distintos. MicroBooNE se basa en haces acelerados de neutrinos. KATRIN, en cambio, mira la desintegración de un átomo. Que ambos lleguen a la misma conclusión da mucha seguridad. Aun así, no se cierra la puerta. KATRIN aún tiene años de mediciones por delante. Cuando termine su recolección de datos en 2025, tendrá seis veces más eventos para analizar. Además, en 2026 tendrá un nuevo detector llamado TRISTAN que permitirá buscar neutrinos estériles más pesados.  Mientras tanto, en Estados Unidos también avanza el programa Short Baseline Neutrino, con más detectores de argón líquido en la misma línea de MicroBooNE. Con todos estos esfuerzos reunidos, la comunidad científica espera que dentro de unos años la historia empiece a aclararse.  El Modelo Estándar explica cómo funcionan todas las partículas conocidas. Pero es incompleto porque no incluye la gravedad y tampoco explica la materia oscura. Por eso, muchos físicos esperan que los neutrinos sirvan como pista para una teoría más profunda. Los neutrinos estériles eran una de las apuestas más comentadas, ya que podrían actuar como candidatos para esa materia oscura.  Los neutrinos tienen muy poca masa, pero el hecho de que la tengan ya fue un descubrimiento enorme. En el año 2015, el Premio Nobel destacó precisamente la observación de sus oscilaciones. Esas oscilaciones implican que los neutrinos cambian de tipo mientras se mueven, un comportamiento poco común en la física de partículas.  En la Tierra, los neutrinos llegan desde muchos lugares: el Sol, las estrellas, explosiones de supernovas y reactores nucleares. También se producen en aceleradores gigantes como Fermilab. Gracias a todos esos orígenes diferentes se pueden hacer experimentos que comparan resultados y buscan patrones en sus cambios.  Hoy contamos que MicroBooNE y KATRIN no han encontrado señales del neutrino estéril, ese supuesto cuarto neutrino que muchos esperaban. Las anomalías siguen sin explicación, pero la ciencia avanza con cada experimento preciso. Si quieres seguir este viaje fascinante por el universo, te invito a seguir el pódcast Flash Diario en Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/3hZpVtjGWqgqATmVom54uK?si=2HttGDsxQW6PjeaXKSwI3w  

From April 14, 2021. Fermilab released the first results of their Muon g-2 experiment this week, and the fundamental particles don't behave as predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics. Plus, dust, more dust, Martian water (again), and a review of Packing for Mars by Mary Roach.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

Our podcast guest is Michael Albrow, scientist emeritus at Fermilab

Sponsor Links:This episode is brought to with the support of Incogni....when your  online privacy and security  becomes important, you need Incogni.To check our special discount deal, visit www.incogni.com/spacenutsIf you'd like to check out our special offer from NordVPN, our official VPN provider, just visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts or use the coupon code SPACENUTS at checkout.Both offers come with a 30-day money back guarantee. Quantum Quandaries and Cosmic Curiosities: Your Questions AnsweredIn this engaging Q&A episode of Space Nuts, hosts Heidi Campo and Professor Fred Watson tackle an array of thought-provoking questions from listeners that span the realms of quantum physics and cosmic phenomena. From the nature of photons to the mysteries of black holes, this episode is a treasure trove of insights that will leave you pondering the universe.Episode Highlights:- Photons and Quantum Energy Levels: The episode kicks off with a question from Greg in Minnesota about the energy levels of photons as they travel through expanding space. Fred explains the nuances of photon energy, redshift, and how it relates to different reference frames, providing clarity on this complex topic.- Is the Universe Inside a Black Hole? Russell from the UK poses a challenging question about the universe potentially existing within a black hole. Fred discusses the speculative nature of this idea, the implications of being inside an event horizon, and why the universe behaves as it does, despite such theories.- The Gravity of an Apple: Paul from Melbourne wonders if the Earth is slightly tugged by an apple falling from a tree. Fred affirms that gravity works both ways, offering a fascinating look at the mutual attraction between masses, while sharing a historical tidbit about Newton's apple tree.- Solar Orbiter and Ecliptic Orbits: Mikey from Illinois inquires about the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter and its unique orbit outside the ecliptic plane. Fred elaborates on the spacecraft's mission, its groundbreaking images of the sun's poles, and how comets also traverse the solar system in non-ecliptic orbits.For more Space Nuts, including our continuously updating newsfeed and to listen to all our episodes, visit our website. Follow us on social media at SpaceNutsPod on Facebook, X, YouTube Music Music, Tumblr, Instagram, and TikTok. We love engaging with our community, so be sure to drop us a message or comment on your favorite platform.If you'd like to help support Space Nuts and join our growing family of insiders for commercial-free episodes and more, visit spacenutspodcast.com/aboutStay curious, keep looking up, and join us next time for more stellar insights and cosmic wonders. Until then, clear skies and happy stargazing.Become a supporter of this podcast for access to commercial free editions: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.

I'm excited to announce the fifth episode of our new series, What's New in Science, co-hosted by Sabine Hossenfelder. Once again, Sabine and I each brought a few recent science stories to the table, and we took turns introducing them before diving into thoughtful discussions. It's a format that continues to spark engaging exchanges, and based on the feedback we've received, it's resonating well with listeners.In this month's episode Sabine first explored the possibility that huge terrestrial accessible reservoirs of hydrogen may exist that could provide the basis for a viable hydrogen fuel economy. Then we turned to the results from the wonderful new Vera C. Rubin Telescope in Chile, and what that telescope could do for our evolving picture of the cosmos. After that Sabine introduced a discussion of a scientific paper I wrote with colleagues on implications of mathematical incompleteness theorems for the possible existence of a physical Theory of Everything. Then on to the newly released results from a muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab, which after almost 2 decades of efforts, seems to have demonstrated that predictions from the the Standard Model of Particle Physics, alas, continue to agree with experiments, showing no signs of new physics. After that, we explored a new claim by DeepMind about the abilities of AI systems to design and test new coding algorithms, which might be used to train future systems. Besides the science-fiction sounding nature of this, it could also help reduce the amount of energy needed to build and train LLMs. Finally, returning to my own interest in new results related to the cosmic origin of life, we discussed anew result showing why polycyclic hydrocarbons, which one might expect would be destroyed by radiation in space, seem to survive. This could be important for understanding how organic seeds for life managed to survive long enough to arrive on the early Earth. As always, an ad-free video version of this podcast is also available to paid Critical Mass subscribers. Your subscriptions support the non-profit Origins Project Foundation, which produces the podcast. The audio version is available free on the Critical Mass site and on all podcast sites, and the video version will also be available on the Origins Project YouTube. Get full access to Critical Mass at lawrencekrauss.substack.com/subscribe

Nesse episódio Mônica e Pedro discutem um pouco dos acontecimentos de física desde a pausa nos episódios do Fisicast. Falamos sobre a crise na cosmologia, e o resultado que sairá hoje, do experimento g-2!Ajude o Pirulla nesse momento difícil:www.pirulla.com.brAssista à palestra sobre os novos dados do g-2 no canal do YouTube do Fermilab (meio dia horário de Brasilia 03/06/2025) https://www.youtube.com/@fermilabResultados do Atacama Cosmology Telescope: (1) arxiv.org/abs/2503.14452(2) arxiv.org/abs/2503.14454Música de abertura: Sirius Beat - One

Introduction: In this milestone 50th episode of The New Quantum Era, your host Sebastian Hassinger welcomes Dr. Anna Grassellino, a leading figure in quantum information science and the director of the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center at Fermilab, or SQMS. Dr. Grassellino discusses the center's mission to advance quantum computing and quantum sensing through innovations in superconducting materials and devices. The conversation explores the intersection of quantum hardware development, high energy physics applications, and the collaborative efforts driving progress in the field. We recorded our conversation at the APS 2025 Global Summit with assistance from the American Physical Society and from Quantum Machines, Inc. Main Topics Discussed:The vision and mission of the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems (SQMS) Center, including its role in the Department of Energy's National Quantum Initiative and its focus on developing quantum systems with superior performance for scientific and technological applications.Advances in superconducting quantum hardware, particularly the use of high-quality superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities and their integration with two-dimensional superconducting circuits to enhance qubit coherence and scalability.Key technical challenges in scaling up quantum systems, such as mitigating decoherence, improving materials, and developing large-scale cryogenic platforms for quantum experiments.The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between quantum engineers, materials scientists, and high energy physicists to achieve breakthroughs in quantum technology.Future directions for the SQMS Center, including the pursuit of quantum advantage in high energy physics algorithms, quantum sensing, and the development of robust error correction strategies.Notable Papers from Fermi's SQMS Center:Quantum computing hardware for HEP algorithms and sensing (arXiv:2204.08605) – Overview of SQMS's approach to quantum hardware for high energy physics applications, including architectures and error correction.A large millikelvin platform at Fermilab for quantum computing applications (arXiv:2108.10816) – Description of the design and goals of a large-scale cryogenic platform for hosting advanced quantum devices at millikelvin temperatures.Searches for New Particles, Dark Matter, and Gravitational Waves Additional recent preprints and publications from SQMS can be found on the SQMS Center's publications page, including work on nonlinear quantum mechanics bounds, materials for quantum devices, and quantum error correction strategies.

Jing explains how Vanguard uses machine learning and reinforcement learning to deliver personalized "nudges," helping investors make smarter financial decisions. Jing dives into the importance of aligning AI efforts with Vanguard's mission and discusses generative AI's potential for boosting employee productivity while improving customer experiences. She also reveals how generative AI is poised to play a key role in transforming the company's future, all while maintaining strict data privacy standards.Key Points From This Episode:Jing Wang's time at Fermilab and the research behind her PhD in high-energy physics.What she misses most about academia and what led to her current role at Vanguard.How she aligns her team's AI strategy with Vanguard's business goals.Ways they are utilizing AI for nudging investors to make better decisions.Their process for delivering highly personalized recommendations for any given investor.Steps that ensure they adhere to finance industry regulations with their AI tools.The role of reinforcement learning and their ‘next best action' models in personalization.Their approach to determining the best use of their datasets while protecting privacy.Vanguard's plans for generative AI, from internal productivity to serving clients.How Jing stays abreast of all the latest developments in physics.Quotes:“We make sure all our AI work is aligned with [Vanguard's] four pillars to deliver business impact.” — Jing Wang [0:08:56]“We found those simple nudges have tremendous power in terms of guiding the investors to adopt the right things. And this year, we started to use a machine learning model to actually personalize those nudges.” — Jing Wang [0:19:39]“Ultimately, we see that generative AI could help us to build more differentiated products. – We want to have AI be able to train language models [to have] much more of a Vanguard mindset.” — Jing Wang [0:29:22]Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Jing Wang on LinkedInVanguardFermilabHow AI HappensSama

*One Episode of RSR: = enough time to cover less than 10% of David James' mistaken claims and assertions. We got to 2 out of at least 29... *David James' Carbon 14 Mistake: Professor Dave over at "David James Explains" on Youtube asked us to do the math on exactly how many half lives it would take to get to zero c-14 atoms in a gram of C-14, so we did the math! And we appreciate him giving us the opportunity to prove the point. *David James' Antimatter Mistake: Professor Dave's flat-earther-like answer to the Big Bang's missing antimatter is really just a quantum fluctuated version of "nu-uuh." So we bring in others, (like FermiLab) with further evidence that the problem of the missing antimatter predicted by the big bang is, in fact, a problem for the theory. *Giving the Devil His Due: David James got a few things right! 1. Doug's impression of David James' screaming child cartoon was flat wrong! 2. According to a CSU professor of Biochemistry: "Professor Dave has some useful videos on biochemistry for high-school and college students!" 3. David James accurately posted a link to our answers to all 29 of his errors at rsr.org/dave

*One Episode of RSR: = enough time to cover less than 10% of David James' mistaken claims and assertions. We got to 2 out of at least 29... *David James' Carbon 14 Mistake: Professor Dave over at "David James Explains" on Youtube asked us to do the math on exactly how many half lives it would take to get to zero c-14 atoms in a gram of C-14, so we did the math! And we appreciate him giving us the opportunity to prove the point. *David James' Antimatter Mistake: Professor Dave's flat-earther-like answer to the Big Bang's missing antimatter is really just a quantum fluctuated version of "nu-uuh." So we bring in others, (like FermiLab) with further evidence that the problem of the missing antimatter predicted by the big bang is, in fact, a problem for the theory. *Giving the Devil His Due: David James got a few things right! 1. Doug's impression of David James' screaming child cartoon was flat wrong! 2. According to a CSU professor of Biochemistry: "Professor Dave has some useful videos on biochemistry for high-school and college students!" 3. David James accurately posted a link to our answers to all 29 of his errors at rsr.org/dave

I read from ferocity to ferrite.     Yes, the US National Accelerator Laboratory (now Fermilab) used a ferret to clean the pipes. You should read the whole story!  https://www.sciencealert.com/bizarre-true-story-physicists-once-put-a-ferret-in-a-particle-accelerator     If you have the skills and gear, I guess you can make your own blueprint paper. https://edu.rsc.org/resources/making-and-using-blueprint-paper/1591.article     The word of the episode is "Ferris Wheel". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_Wheel_(1893) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_wheel     Use my special link https://zen.ai/thedictionary to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.    Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube     Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list! https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/     Backwards Talking on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq     https://linktr.ee/spejampar dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/ https://www.patreon.com/spejampar https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar 917-727-5757

Chris Quigg, the celebrated theoretical physicist and co-author of Grace in All Simplicity, whisks us away on a journey through the wonders of particle physics—served with a dash of poetry and a sprinkle of grace! With a talent for turning complex ideas into accessible stories, Chris shares insights from his new book and reveals the inspiration behind its intriguing title. Listen for unforgettable moments in the history of science and get a sneak peek into life at iconic research centers like CERN and Fermilab. Thank you, Chris, for showing us how curiosity and a love for learning can transform our understanding of science and our approach to life. About Chris Quigg: Chris Quigg has spent his career making particle physics approachable and fascinating for everyone. Having worked at world-renowned institutions like CERN and Fermilab, he's explored fundamental questions about the universe. In Grace in All Simplicity, co-authored with Bob Kahn, Chris combines science with storytelling, inviting readers to discover the personal journeys of scientists behind remarkable breakthroughs. His warm and engaging style draws in curious minds of all ages to experience the wonder of physics. Resources Mentioned: Grace in All Simplicity by Chris Quigg and Bob Kahn CERN Science Gateway – A new visitor center bringing science to life for the public Fermilab's Lederman Science Center – An educational space for kids and families to explore the wonders of science   Connect with Chris: Twitter/X: @chrisquiggbsky.social: @chrisquigg Check out the reviews of the book: Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03424-5 Science https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl2396. If you enjoyed this episode and would like to share, I'd love to hear it!   

In this ITEST webinar, Dr. Rob Koons and Dr. Terrence Lagerlund deliver talks on Brain and Artificial Intelligence: A Tale of Two Computers, but Only One Made in the Image of God (October 12, 2024)AI and Aristotle: Why No Artifact could ever be ConsciousRobert C. (“Rob”) Koons is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds an M. A. from Oxford and a Ph.D. from UCLA. He is the author or co-author of five books, including The Atlas of Reality with Timothy H. Pickavance (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017) and Is Thomas Aquinas's Philosophy of Nature Obsolete? (St. Augustine Press, 2022). He is the co-editor of four anthologies, including The Waning of Materialism (OUP, 2010) and Classical Theism (Routledge 2023).  He has been working recently on an Aristotelian interpretation of quantum theory, and on defending and articulating hylomorphism in contemporary terms.AbstractThe ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle developed a comprehensive philosophy of nature that laid the foundations for all subsequent scientific inquiry. A central notion of Aristotle's notion is that of a substance (ousia in Greek)—an essentially independent entity that has the highest possible degree of unity (what Thomas Aquinas called ‘per se unity'). Living organisms have this kind of unity, which explains their possession of essentially unified causal powers, like nutrition, growth, and sensation. Simple, homogeneous inorganic substances also exist, like drops of water or quartz crystals. However, all human artifacts, including all robots and computers, are mere “heaps” of inorganic components, lacking the sort of unity required for life, sensation, and consciousness. AI programs can emulate the behavior of conscious organisms, but there is an irreducible gap between appearance and reality.Terrence Lagerlund, MD, PhDBrain, Soul, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum MysteryDr. Terrence Lagerlund has been a neurologist in the Division of Epilepsy at Mayo Clinic for 35 years, treating patients with epilepsy and interpreting their electroencephalograms. He also lectures to residents and fellows on electroencephalography including basic principles of electricity and neurophysiology. He has published papers and authored book chapters on electroencephalography and epilepsy, particularly regarding quantitative analysis of electroencephalograms. Prior to becoming a neurologist, he obtained a Ph.D. in physics and worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science (doing research at Brookhaven National Laboratory and CERN) and as a term physicist at Fermilab.AbstractSome computer scientists claim that artificial general intelligence systems will soon be created which can duplicate and eventually far exceed the intellectual abilities of humans. In this presentation we will compare the architecture and learning ability of artificial neural networks implemented on an electronic digital machine and the neural networks of the human brain (of which Professor Marvin Minsky of MIT once pronounced that “the brain is merely a meat machine”). We will demonstrate by philosophical arguments and a mathematical theorem involving Turing machines that understanding abstract concepts, abstract reasoning to ascertain truth, and making free decisions are powers of the human mind that exceed the capabilities of any physical system whether made of electronic circuits or of biological neurons; rather, these capabilities require a nonphysical soul that tightly integrates with the human brain, because of which we can truly say that humans are made in the image and likeness of God.  We will also discuss a new theory of how the soul may interact with the brain by influencing the outcome of quantum processes involving passage of ions through neuronal ion channels within the brain's neural networks synchronized by the 40-70 Hz oscillation, and thereby continually influence retrieval of memories and behavioral choices occurring in these networks so as to allow the soul's choice based on rational deliberation to cause a neuronal network undergoing chaotic behavior to converge upon a different final state (attractor), thereby allowing the soul's choice to be implemented in the brain and body.Brain and Artificial Intelligence—A Tale of Two Computers—But Only One Made in the Image of God - Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology (faithscience.org)

Los neutrinos son unas partículas misteriosas y muy difíciles de detectar que podrían tener la respuesta a algunos de los grandes interrogantes de la Cosmología como, por ejemplo, donde está la antimateria que debería haberse formado en el Big Bang, o qué pasa con la materia y energía oscuras. El detector SBND instalado en el Fermilab acaba de comenzar la detección de estas partículas y la solución a esos enigmas podría estar más cerca. Hemos entrevistado a José Ignacio Crespo Anadón, investigador del CIEMAT que participa en ese proyecto internacional. Enrique Sacristán nos ha informado de una nueva miniluna que en los próximos meses acompañará a la Tierra en su órbita alrededor del Sol, con testimonios del astrónomo Raúl de la Fuente Marcos (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Sacar un fármaco al mercado es un proceso largo, complejo y muy caro que necesita en muchos casos, la ayuda de animales de laboratorio. Con Lluís Montoliu hemos analizado un reciente estudio que dice que solo el 5% de las investigaciones con animales tienen éxito. En nuestro recorrido por la Tabla Periódica, Bernardo Herradón nos ha hablado del papel biológico del potasio y las enfermedades asociadas a su déficit o exceso en el organismo. Fernando Blasco nos ha comentado el libro “The mathematical radio” (Las matemáticas de la radio), de Paul Nahin, publicado por Princeton University Press. Escuchar audio

Is the universe hiding extra dimensions we can't see? Could a graviton – a particle we haven't even proven to exist – change everything we know about the cosmos? And what does the future of physics hold if the standard model fails? Today, I sit down with the renowned cosmologist Dan Hooper to discuss some of the most complex and exciting theories in modern cosmology. Dan is a leading theoretical physicist at Fermilab and a professor at the University of Chicago, specializing in the mysteries of dark matter, the early universe, and extra dimensions.  In this thrilling episode, Dan and I explore how hidden dimensions and mysterious particles could fundamentally challenge our understanding of the universe!  Tune in! Key Takeaways: 00:00 Intro  01:12 Judging a book by its cover 03:00 The Kaluza–Klein theory  06:29 Extra dimensions and gravitons  14:05 Supersymmetry and spin-3/2 particles  19:16 The Desi experiment and neutrino mass  24:58 What has Dan been wrong about? 27:40 Outro Additional resources: ➡️ Learn more about Dan: 

For this episode, The Gateway is happy to welcome Dr. Doga M Kurkcuoglu, a theoretical physicist at Fermilab. His current research interests are quantum technologies, quantum simulation, quantum algorithms and machine learning. Throughout his career, Dr. Kurkcuoglu has published in many subdisciplines of quantum physics. After completing Ph.D. program at School of Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology, he worked as Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University. Then, he worked as postdoctoral researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and finally postdoctoral researcher at Fermilab, where he was promoted to staff scientist.

Scientific research needs supporting infrastructure – some small, some big, but rarely simple. The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment – DUNE – will study the neutrino, one of the smallest atomic particles that is a fundamental building block of the universe. DUNE will send neutrinos generated at the Long Baseline Neutrino Facility near Chicago 800 miles though the earth to a massive detector in South Dakota, 1500 meters underground, that will collect data for scientists around the world. To explain the experiment itself, the infrastructure that will make it possible, and how that infrastructure is being built, we're talking with Ron Ray, Particle Physicist at Fermilab and Deputy Project Director of the LBNF/DUNE project team, to join us. Ron earned his Ph.D. in particle physics from the University of California-Irvine and worked as a scientific researcher at Northwestern University.

Our host Kmele went inside Fermilab, America's premiere particle accelerator facility, to find out how the smallest particles in the universe can teach us about its biggest mysteries. ❍ Podcast Episode 1:    • Finding meaning in the darkest sky on...   According to Fermilab's Bonnie Flemming, the pursuit of scientific understanding is “daunting in an inspiring way.” What makes it daunting? The seemingly infinite number of questions, with their potentially inaccessible answers. In this episode of Dispatches from The Well, host Kmele Foster tours the grounds of America's legendary particle accelerator to discover how exploring the mysteries at the heart of particle physics help us better understand some of the most profound mysteries of our universe. Featuring: Bonnie Fleming, Don Lincoln, Ricardo Mondragon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ❍ About The Well ❍ Do we inhabit a multiverse? Do we have free will? What is love? Is evolution directional? There are no simple answers to life's biggest questions, and that's why they're the questions occupying the world's brightest minds. So what do they think? How is the power of science advancing understanding? How are philosophers and theologians tackling these fascinating questions? Let's dive into The Well. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

We're still in the dark about what 95 percent of our universe is made of — and the standard model for understanding particle physics has hit a limit. What's the next step forward? Particle physicist Alex Keshavarzi digs into the first results of the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab in Chicago, which found compelling evidence of new particles or forces existing in our universe — a finding that could act as a window into the subatomic world and deepen our understanding of the fabric of reality.

In a recent wspynews.com interview, eyewitness, Chris Fleming describes seeing a giant triangle shaped UFO hovering above Fermilab located at Batavia, IL. This is not the first time! Listen in to learn more.

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On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek has a story about a unique collaboration between a west suburban art gallery and a Department of Energy research laboratory. The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, review a new Sondheim musical tribute. Later in the show, Gary talks to the owner of a new small business that's participating in Women-focused arts initiative in Wheaton. And we'll revisit an interview with acclaimed jazz artist Terri Lyne Carrington.

O Roda Viva recebe o físico e astrônomo brasileiro Marcelo Gleiser. "O despertar do universo consciente: Um manifesto para o futuro da humanidade" é o título do novo livro de Gleiser, que une física, filosofia, biologia, química, religião e muito mais para questionar: como estamos nos relacionando com o planeta? O que é preciso fazer para salvar nossa civilização? O lançamento da obra está marcado para o dia 12 de março no Rio de Janeiro e dia 14 em São Paulo. Mas antes o autor estará no Roda Viva!  Marcelo Gleiser é o primeiro latino-americano contemplado com o Prêmio Templeton, conhecido como “Nobel da espiritualidade”, em 2019. O físico é pós-doutor pelo King's College de Londres, pelo Fermilab de Chicago e pela Universidade da Califórnia. Publicou os best-sellers A harmonia do mundo, A dança do universo e O fim da Terra e do Céu. A bancada de entrevistadores será formada por Denis R. Burgierman - editor-chefe do Greg News; Giovana Girardi - chefe da cobertura socioambiental da Agência Pública; Marcelo Yamashita - professor do Instituto de Física Teórica da Unesp e diretor do Instituto Questão de Ciência; Ricardo Ogando - astrofísico no Observatório Nacional; e Salvador Nogueira - jornalista de Ciência e colunista da Folha de S.Paulo. A apresentação é da jornalista Vera Magalhães, e as ilustrações do programa são feitas por Luciano Veronezi. #TVCultura #RodaViva #MarceloGleiser #Física #Astronomia #Universo

Most Chicagoland residents have heard of Argonne National Laboratory, the DuPage County-based U.S. Department of Energy facility. But what many don't realize is that Argonne is teaming up with manufacturers to develop groundbreaking projects at-scale, from EV batteries to carbon capture tech.For today's episode, host Greg Bedalov sits down with Chris Heckle, Director of the Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center, to discuss the transformative work happening at Argonne—and the collaboration behind it.Dive Deeper:Home to two National Laboratories (Argonne and Fermilab) as well as one of the nation's top science and engineering talent pools, DuPage County has a science-first ecosystem. Learn more.Argonne researchers recently won three R&D 100 Awards, AKA “the Oscars of Innovation.” Their award-winning work included an AI program designed to accelerate cancer research and a physics simulation for nuclear energy. Read the full story.If your business is interested in partnering with the Material Manufacturing Innovation Center at Argonne, reach out to Chris Heckle on LinkedIn.A special thanks to the College of DuPage for supporting today's episode. To keep up with what's happening in DuPage County and the Chicagoland region, follow Choose DuPage on social media or visit ChooseDuPage.com/Ready.

We're still in the dark about what 95 percent of our universe is made of — and the standard model for understanding particle physics has hit a limit. What's the next step forward? Particle physicist Alex Keshavarzi digs into the first results of the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab in Chicago, which found compelling evidence of new particles or forces existing in our universe — a finding that could act as a window into the subatomic world and deepen our understanding of the fabric of reality.

We're still in the dark about what 95 percent of our universe is made of — and the standard model for understanding particle physics has hit a limit. What's the next step forward? Particle physicist Alex Keshavarzi digs into the first results of the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab in Chicago, which found compelling evidence of new particles or forces existing in our universe — a finding that could act as a window into the subatomic world and deepen our understanding of the fabric of reality.

We're still in the dark about what 95 percent of our universe is made of — and the standard model for understanding particle physics has hit a limit. What's the next step forward? Particle physicist Alex Keshavarzi digs into the first results of the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab in Chicago, which found compelling evidence of new particles or forces existing in our universe — a finding that could act as a window into the subatomic world and deepen our understanding of the fabric of reality.

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Kmele steps inside Fermilab, America's premiere particle accelerator facility, to find out how the smallest particles in the universe can teach us about its biggest mysteries. This video is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. According to Fermilab's Bonnie Flemming, the pursuit of scientific understanding is “daunting in an inspiring way.” What makes it daunting? The seemingly infinite number of questions, with their potentially inaccessible answers. In this episode of Dispatches from The Well, host Kmele Foster tours the grounds of America's legendary particle accelerator to discover how exploring the mysteries at the heart of particle physics help us better understand some of the most profound mysteries of our universe. 00:00:00 - The Miracle of Birth 00:04:48 - Exploring the Universe's Mysteries 00:09:20 - Building Blocks of Matter and the Standard Model 00:13:35 - The Evolving Body of Knowledge 00:17:39 - Understanding the Early Universe 00:22:05 - Reflections on Particle Physics 00:25:34 - The Extraordinary Effort to Understand the Small 00:29:59 - From Paleontology to Astrophysics 00:33:40 - The Importance of the Scientific Method and Being Critical About Kmele Foster: Kmele Foster is a media entrepreneur, commentator, and regular contributor to various national publications. He is the co-founder and co-host of The Fifth Column, a popular media criticism podcast. He is the head of content at Founders Fund, a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies, and a partner at Freethink, a digital media company focused on the people and ideas changing our world. Kmele also serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). About The Well Do we inhabit a multiverse? Do we have free will? What is love? Is evolution directional? There are no simple answers to life's biggest questions, and that's why they're the questions occupying the world's brightest minds. Together, let's learn from them. Get Smarter Faster, With Daily Episodes From The Worlds Biggest Thinkers. Follow Big Think Share This Episode With A Friend Leave A 5 Star Review.... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigthink/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meu convidado nasceu e cresceu em Copacabana e desde cedo foi fascinado pela natureza. Perdeu a mãe quando tinha apenas 6 anos de idade e isso despertou nele o seu lado mais espiritualizado. Foi campeão carioca de vôlei mirim e infanto-juvenil. Em 1975, conquistou o campeonato brasileiro de vôlei infanto-juvenil na mesma equipe do famoso Bernardinho. Chegou a pensar em ser músico, mas por influência do pai, o senhor Isaac, ingressou no curso de Engenharia Química mas logo entendeu que gostava mesmo de física, matemática e cálculo. Transferiu-se para o curso de Física da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Bacharelou-se em 1981, mesmo ano em que representou o voleibol brasileiro nos jogos Macabíadas em Israel, conquistando a medalha de prata. No ano seguinte fez seu mestrado na Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e um doutorado no King's College de Londres. Em 1983 foi Campeão Universitário de voleibol do Reino Unido. Fez um estágio de pós-doutorado no Instituto de Física Teórica da Universidade da Califórnia e no Fermilab, um dos mais importantes laboratórios de física de partículas do mundo. Em 1991 foi nomeado professor assistente de física e astronomia no Dartmouth College em New Hampshire e sete anos depois assumiu como professor titular do posto. Publicou cerca de 100 artigos científicos – seu principal objeto de estudo é a cosmologia. Foi colunista do jornal Folha de S.Paulo e apresentou duas séries sobre cosmologia no programa Fantástico, da TV Globo. Após muitos anos focado na vida acadêmica e profissional, em 2011, aos 52 anos de idade, correu sua primeira meia-maratona. Depois pegou gosto pelas corridas de obstáculos Spartan e chegou a ficar entre os 5 primeiros melhores do mundo na sua faixa etária nos anos 2014 e 2015. Depois começou a correr ultra maratonas em montanhas e trilhas pelo mundo inteiro. Entre as 18 provas de até 100k que correu até hoje, estão algumas edições da UTMB, a Lavaredo Ultra Trail, a Vermont 50, a Ultra Trail Cape Town, Conosco aqui o físico agnóstico, astrônomo, Ph.D em filosofia, professor, escritor, pesquisador e palestrante sobre tópicos relacionados à inovação, tecnologia, ciência, liderança e mais amplamente, sobre o futuro coletivo da humanidade em um planeta com recursos limitados. Autor de 15 livros traduzidos em 18 idiomas e vencedor, entre outros, do Prêmio Templeton em 2019, uma espécie de Nobel da espiritualidade que anualmente é destinado a profissionais com contribuições excepcionais para a afirmação da dimensão espiritual da vida, seja por meio de insights, descobertas ou obras práticas. Um corredor de montanha vegetariano para quem o ato de correr é uma experiência completamente religiosa, o carioca Marcelo Gleiser. Inspire-se! SIGA e COMPARTILHE o Endörfina através do seu app preferido de podcasts. Contribua também com este projeto através do Apoia.se. Um oferecimento de @BOVEN_ENERGIA. Quer reduzir até 30% dos gastos de energia de sua empresa? Fale com a Boven! Há mais de 10 anos no mercado, é líder na migração de empresas para o mercado livre de energia.   Com uma equipe especializada e tecnologia de ponta, a Boven oferece as melhores soluções energéticas para o seu negócio, reduzindo custos sem necessidade de investir em equipamentos.   Não deixe sua empresa ficar para trás, descubra as vantagens de ser livre com a Boven.   De energia, a Boven entende! boven.com.br Um oferecimento da @pinkcheeksbrasil Um oferecimento da @pinkcheeksbrasil Idealizada e desenvolvida por mulheres apaixonadas por esportes, a Pink Cheeks é uma marca brasileira que está há 10 anos no mercado. Pioneira no segmento de dermocosméticos de alta performance e inovando com o conceito do sportcare. Reconhecida pela grande expertise em proteção solar devido aos altos fatores de proteção UVA e UVB, a Pink Cheeks conta com linha completa para proteção facial, corporal e até capilar, com produtos de alta qualidade e alta resistência à água e ao suor. A linha também possui produtos que minimizam os atritos causados pelos movimentos repetitivos durante a prática esportiva, desenvolvidos especialmente para atletas, por atletas. Além da inovação com o conceito de sportcare, o diferencial da Pink está na união da proteção de alta performance, beleza e multifuncionalidade, e conta com uma linha completa de maquiagem com proteção solar resistente à água e ao suor. Os produtos são altamente indicados para qualquer tipo de atividade, possuem fórmulas veganas, sem parabenos, são fáceis de utilizar e muito agradáveis no contato com a pele. Os produtos da Pink Cheeks podem ser utilizados a partir dos dois anos de idade. www.pinkcheeks.com.br/endorfina Utilize o cupom ENDORFINAPINK e ganhe um desconto. @pinkcheeksbrasil

As we say goodbye to 2023 and ring in the New Year, this week's classic episode is all about the novel. Part 1: Feeling isolated in her new job as a particle accelerator operator at Fermilab, Cindy Joe finds comfort in the friendship of her unconventional pet. This story originally aired on July 27, 2018 in an episode titled “Loneliness: Stories about finding friends”. Part 2: Actor Gail Thomas is invited to take part in a study testing mushrooms as treatment for depression in cancer survivors. This story originally aired on Dec. 1, 2017 in an episode titled “Psychotropic Substances: Stories about altered states”. Cindy Joe is an engineering physicist at Fermilab, America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory. She got her bachelor's degree in physics and became a licensed senior nuclear reactor operator at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. After starting at Fermilab, she worked as a particle accelerator operator for seven years before taking her current role with several experiments studying neutrinos, tiny particles that might hold the answers to some of the universe's biggest mysteries. Cindy is a frequent and deeply passionate contributor to Fermilab's educational outreach programs and has spoken to audiences from elementary school students to members of Congress. Gail Thomas has several resumes: writer/actor/teacher/filmmaker/lawyer. She is a Moth StorySLAM winner and has performed with RISK!, Sideshow Goshko, the Liar Show. She teaches for the Story Studio. Voiceover credits include David Letterman, Beavis and Butthead and Angelo Rules. Her short comedy, My BFF, rated 95% funny on Funny or Die and audience favorite at New Filmmakers. As a speechwriter for the Tribeca Film Festival and the Gotham Awards, her words were uttered by Oscar winners and fancy people with great clothes. Gail is currently working on her fashion sense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we say goodbye to 2023 and ring in the New Year, this week's classic episode is all about the novel.Part 1: Feeling isolated in her new job as a particle accelerator operator at Fermilab, Cindy Joe finds comfort in the friendship of her unconventional pet.This story originally aired on July 27, 2018 in an episode titled “Loneliness: Stories about finding friends”.Part 2: Actor Gail Thomas is invited to take part in a study testing mushrooms as treatment for depression in cancer survivors.This story originally aired on Dec. 1, 2017 in an episode titled “Psychotropic Substances: Stories about altered states”. Cindy Joe is an engineering physicist at Fermilab, America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory. She got her bachelor's degree in physics and became a licensed senior nuclear reactor operator at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. After starting at Fermilab, she worked as a particle accelerator operator for seven years before taking her current role with several experiments studying neutrinos, tiny particles that might hold the answers to some of the universe's biggest mysteries. Cindy is a frequent and deeply passionate contributor to Fermilab's educational outreach programs and has spoken to audiences from elementary school students to members of Congress. Gail Thomas has several resumes: writer/actor/teacher/filmmaker/lawyer. She is a Moth StorySLAM winner and has performed with RISK!, Sideshow Goshko, the Liar Show. She teaches for the Story Studio. Voiceover credits include David Letterman, Beavis and Butthead and Angelo Rules. Her short comedy, My BFF, rated 95% funny on Funny or Die and audience favorite at New Filmmakers. As a speechwriter for the Tribeca Film Festival and the Gotham Awards, her words were uttered by Oscar winners and fancy people with great clothes. Gail is currently working on her fashion sense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this ITEST Webinar "Bridging the Chasm: Quantum Mechanics and Christian Spirituality," Dr. Bob Kurland and Dr. Terrence Lagerlund (December 16, 2023)BRIDGING THE CHASM: HOW QUANTUM MECHANICS BRINGS TOGETHER THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL WORLDS BY TERRENCE D. LAGERLUND, MD, PHDDr. Terrence Lagerlund has been a neurologist in the Division of Epilepsy at Mayo Clinic for 35 years, treating patients with epilepsy and interpreting their electroencephalograms. He also lectures to residents and fellows on electroencephalography including basic principles of electricity and neurophysiology. He has published papers and authored book chapters on electroencephalography and epilepsy, particularly regarding quantitative analysis of electroencephalograms. Prior to becoming a neurologist, he obtained a Ph.D. in physics and worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science (doing research at Brookhaven National Laboratory and CERN) and as a term physicist at Fermilab.ABSTRACTThe God of Judeo-Christian tradition is the Lord of the universe, and scriptures affirm God's sovereignty over the course of events. However, the discoveries by Newton and others that the universe is governed by rigid laws of cause and effect that are expressed as mathematical formulas engendered the belief that the universe is a complete, closed system of cause and effect (the principle of “causal closure”), and therefore that God cannot possibly influence or change what happens in the physical universe. In this worldview, God, even if he exists, is irrelevant to our lives, and our souls, even if they exist, are irrelevant to what we believe, say, or do. However, quantum mechanics may provide an opening for the spiritual world to influence the physical. Quantum mechanics (QM) describes physical systems by a state vector (SV), a collection of superimposed possible states. During the quantum to classical transition, possible states reduce to one actual state (SV collapse). QM predicts the probability of each possible outcome. SV collapse seems to be an uncaused process with a random result, breaking the deterministic chain of physical causes and effects. Wolfgang Smith hypothesized that God causes SV collapse and chooses the outcome.TOURING THE WONDERLAND OF QUANTUM MECHANICS BY ROBERT KURLAND, PHDDr. Robert Kurland (a convert to Catholicism in 1995) is a retired physicist who has applied magnetic resonance to problems of biological interest in his research (web search: “Kurland-McGarvey Equation”). He began to learn about quantum mechanics at Caltech (BS, “with honor,” 1951) and Harvard (MS,1953; Ph.D.,1956) from courses taught by Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger. In teaching quantum mechanics to students at Carnegie-Mellon University and SUNY/AB he found that mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics was an obstacle to understanding. So, in his talk he will try to explain what quantum mechanics is about using a minimum of mathematics, as he did in his book Mysteries: Quantum and Theological.ABSTRACTThe talk will give a brief, qualitative, pictorial explanation of quantum mechanics, from a historical perspective. I'll illustrate two mysteries of quantum mechanics—superposition of states (the Schrödinger Cat paradox) and entanglement—by use of simple examples. Also, I'll discuss some of the many interpretations of quantum theory, focusing on how they might be related to Catholic teaching.

Our host Kmele went inside Fermilab, America's premiere particle accelerator facility, to find out how the smallest particles in the universe can teach us about its biggest mysteries.

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Youth Climate Activists Score A Win In MontanaThis week, a state court in Montana ruled in favor of a group of 16 youth climate activists, who argued that a state environmental law was in violation of a provision in the state constitution. The Montana constitution states: “The state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.”  The ruling will allow (but not require) regulators to consider climate impacts when evaluating proposed energy projects for approval.Umair Irfan, staff writer at Vox, joins Ira to talk about the decision and what it might mean for other climate-related litigation around the country. They'll also discuss other science news of the week, including some strange particle physics from Fermilab,  the end of the road for the common incandescent light bulb, and how researchers decoded a snippet of song — using electrodes on a brain. COVID-19's Summer Wave Raises New QuestionsStep outside into a public place, and you may experience some deja-vu: Masking is back up, the coughs and sniffles are echoing, and coworkers are calling in sick. It's not just your imagination—hospitalizations from COVID-19 are up 14.3 percent for the week of August 5. This new wave has a name: EG. 5, named for the recent Omicron variant that is now the most prevalent.With new boosters on the horizon, Ira catches up with Dr. Angela Rasmussen, virologist at VIDO, the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, at the University of Saskatchewan. They answer questions about the new monovalent booster, testing guidance, and why COVID-19 is still a public health problem.New Research Suggests Neurological Culprit For COVID Brain FogAmong the most debilitating symptoms of Long Covid is brain fog, a condition which includes symptoms like confusion or inability to concentrate. A recently published study using mice cells in petri dishes suggests that brain fog might be the result of neurons fusing together. The results have yet to be tested in live animals or humans. SciFri producer Kathleen Davis talks with study author, Dr. Ramón Martínez-Mármol, research fellow at the Queensland Brain Institute, at the University of Queensland, based in Brisbane, Australia, about what his research might help us better understand about brain fog. Reno Is Preparing To Turn Its Wastewater Into Drinking WaterInside a water treatment plant in north Reno, Nev., on a recent Wednesday, recycled wastewater was running beneath a floor grate inside a small testing room. Inside the space is a system of serpentine-like PVC pipes with 19 different ports, used to test water samples at different intervals.“It's about halfway through the treatment process at the wastewater facility,” said Lydia Teel, an engineer with the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, or TMWA, which serves about 440,000 people in the greater Reno area. “So, it's clean, but there's still some color, there's bacteria in it, some solids.”Teel spearheads a demonstration project called OneWater Nevada, an effort to show that the region can recycle the water that flushes down people's toilets and shower drains and – eventually – turn it back into clean, pure drinking water flowing from faucets, effectively creating a new water resource. The project is a collaboration between TMWA, the cities of Reno and Sparks, the University of Nevada, Reno, Washoe County, and the Western Regional Water Commission.The Reno area doesn't have a history of threatened water supplies, and historic snowfall this past winter eased drought conditions in Nevada and across parts of the Mountain West. But that could shift quickly with climate change.To stay updated on all-things-science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

Today we talk about the muon anomaly at Fermilab, say good-bye to LK99, hear from scientists who say that sun is brighter than we thought, look at a new ion trap, talk about talk about a cold blob, plans for a new space station, delay with NASA's trip to the moon, freeze rays, the smallest traffic light ever, and of course, the telephone will ring.

Un equipo de investigadores del laboratorio Fermilab, en Chicago, que alberga uno de los aceleradores de partículas mayores del mundo, cree estar más cerca que nunca del descubrimiento de una nueva fuerza, la quinta, de la naturaleza.

Special Intro: Chicago radio legend Eddie Volkman   Film at 11: The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)   Book IT: Don Simpson joins us to discuss his new comic X-Amount of Comics: 1963 (WhenElse?!) Annual (Released 22 Aug 2023)  Scroll With IT: NFL football pre-season has begun, College football is a mess, The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks podcast concluded this week, and Fermilab may have found a new force of nature. We are celebrating our 10th year of podcasting this year! Thank you to everyone who has supported us in this adventure. Leave us a voicemail and we will play it on the show!  Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms81523

Learn more about this podcast or subscribe to the email version at OneSentenceNews.com.In this episode:Maui blaze kills at least 93Russia launches moon mission in first attempt in almost a half-centuryScientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sumérgete en el mundo de las noticias más relevantes a nivel nacional e internacional con el resumen que preparamos todos los días en El Brieff.Titulares de este lunes:PRD afirma su permanencia en el Frente Amplio Por México.Salinas Pliego desafía al INE: La controversia en redes sociales.Aguascalientes se suma al freno de distribución de libros de texto.Movimiento Ciudadano posterga estrategia para 2024.Propuesta de DeSantis: Drones contra cárteles mexicanos.Tensiones en Crimea: Rusia derriba drones y misiles.Duelo de titanes: ¿Musk vs. Zuckerberg en una pelea benéfica?Detención de Sam Bankman-Fried: Crisis en FTX.Fermilab y el descubrimiento potencial de una nueva fuerza de la naturaleza.Cambios en el PSG: Mbappé regresa, Neymar posiblemente se va. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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La tertulia semanal en la que repasamos las últimas noticias de la actualidad científica. En el episodio de hoy: Gravitondas para resolver la tensión de la constante de Hubble (min 1:00); Anuncio del experimento Muón g-2 de Fermilab que desafía el modelo estándar (43:00); Actualización sobre el posible superconductor LK-99 (1:12:00); Señales de los oyentes (1:29:00). Este episodio es continuación de la Parte A. Contertulios: Isabel Cordero, Gastón Giribet, Francis Villatoro, José Edelstein, Héctor Socas. Imagen de portada realizada con Midjourney y Dall.E 2. Todos los comentarios vertidos durante la tertulia representan únicamente la opinión de quien los hace... y a veces ni eso! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the universe made of? Will we ever have a complete list of all the particles that make up existence? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Dr. Lesya Horyn, PhD, a Fermilab researcher working at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland.   As always, though, we start off with the day's joyfully cool cosmic thing, which takes us to Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island, NY, where scientists have figured out how to make matter from energy. They smashed 2 photons together to produce a matter/anti-matter particle pair. It happens naturally in the universe, and we convert matter into energy all the time, but we've never before turned energy into matter using photons, which have no mass.   Next up, a quantum mechanics question from Lindsey in Massachusetts: “Do you believe that there is an elementary particle responsible for gravity?” Dr. Horyn explains how the standard model (the “periodic table” of subatomic particles) “makes a nice picture” but is “missing stuff” like dark matter and gravity, neither of which are in the standard model. One of these missing pieces is the graviton, a theorized elementary particle that would be responsible for gravitational force in the same way that the photon is responsible for the electromagnetic force, which Dr. Horyn and Charles both believe exists but has not yet been discovered. (Honorable mention: Our geek-in-chief Chuck mentions the Marvel Comics supervillain Graviton, who has the comic book superpower of gravity.)   Dr. Horyn explains her research at CERN, and how the LHC actually is used for experiments. You'll learn more about the LHC, a 17-mile-circumfrence underground ring used to smash particles into each other at specific speeds, and the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector, which Lesya is using for her research now. You'll also hear about the much larger A Toroidal LHC Apparatus (ATLAS), which she used previously for her primary research, both of which were used in the discovery of the Higgs boson ten years ago.   As Charles and Lesya take us down the particle physics rabbit hole, we end up talking about the Muon g-2 experiments eventually conducted by Fermilab. Find out why the gyromagnetic moment is important to particle physics – and yes, we go deep into the physics weeds in this episode! (Make sure to catch the story about moving a giant magnet from Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York by boat and truck to Fermilab in Illinois!)   Moving on, the crew tackles a question from Walter T. on Patreon, who asks, “Could the many worlds theory still be deterministic?” Charles explains the many worlds model, but because our existing experiments cannot distinguish between the many different models of quantum mechanics, Lesya defaults to the infamous Richard Feynman quote, “Anybody who claims to understand quantum mechanics is either crazy or lying.”   If you'd like to know more about Dr. Horyn, you can follow her on Twitter at @lesyaah. And be sure to follow @CERN, @ATLASexperiment, and @CMSexperiment to keep up with some of the developments we've discussed in this episode.   We hope you enjoy this episode of The LIUniverse, and, if you do, please support us on Patreon.    Credits for Images Used in this Episode: Brookhaven National Laboratory – Credit: Energy.gov, public domain Particles in the Standard Model – Credit: Cush via Wikimedia, public domain The CMS detector – Credit: Evenkolder, CC-BY 2.0 The g-2 experiment magnet in transit – Credit: Energy.gov, public domain MuonG-2 Predicted – Credit: Allen Liu, for the LIUniverse MuonG-2 Observed – Credit: Allen Liu, for the LIUniverse  

While testing samples in the Atacama desert, a region of Earth with very similar rocks to those on Mars, astrobiologists have discovered a mysterious “dark biome” of organisms we've never seen before. With sample missions taking place on Mars itself, the team discusses what we might find.Bow and arrows were first used in Europe much earlier than we thought. 54,000 year old arrowheads have been discovered in a rock shelter in the south of France. The team finds out what they were used for, and about the ingenious way researchers confirmed these stone points were actually arrowheads.A new trick could allow quantum computers to run programs that should be too big for them. The team explains the method that could let small quantum computers run AI programs that would usually require too much computing power for them to handle.To cope with the looming threat of sea level rise, residents of the 1190 islands of the Maldives may need to huddle on just 2 islands in the near future. The team explains how they'd need to build high-rise apartment blocks and skyscraper offices to cope with climate change.From violent suppression of protest to the rise of the surveillance state, many stories from Judge Dredd, the future cop from British comic 2000AD, have proved eerily prophetic. Rowan speaks to writer and comics journalist Michael Molcher about his new book ‘I Am The Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future', in which he argues key Dredd stories from the last 45 years provide a unique wake up call about our gradual slide towards authoritarian policing.On the pod are Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet, Leah Crane, Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Michael Le Page and Madeleine Cuff. To read about these subjects and much more, you can subscribe to New Scientist magazine at newscientist.com.Events and discount codes:Fermilab event: newscientist.com/fermilab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shermer and Päs discuss: monism vs. dualism • What is time? • What is a field? • Is math all there is? Is math universal? • the double-slit experiment • superposition • metaphors in science • limitations of models and theories of reality • limitations of analogies between western physics and eastern mysticism • What banged the Big Bang? • Are we living in a matrix? • the Second Laws of Thermodynamics and directionality in nature • Model Dependent Realism • string theory, the multiverse, consciousness, the origin of the universe, and why there is something rather than nothing: are these soluble problems? Heinrich Päs is a professor of theoretical physics at TU Dortmund University in Germany. He has held positions at Vanderbilt University, the University of Alabama, and the University of Hawai'i and has conducted research visits at CERN and Fermilab. He lives in Bremen, Germany. His new book is The One: How an Ancient Idea Holds the Future of Physics.  

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What makes the absence of antimatter puzzling? Since we know it is produced, not being able to observe it opens a host of new questions. Listen up to learn: The essence of the Muon g-2 project How the medium in which a particle travels affects it What the supersymmetry theory is Offer: This episode is sponsored by Bowmar Nutrition. To receive a 5% discount, use the code GENIUS5 at checkout. Go to BowmarNutrition.com to shop now! Chris Polly, the project manager of the Muon g-2 project, shares his work with accelerator experiments and what they may lead to. Accelerator physics experiments have the potential to reveal an entirely new set of answers to the questions surrounding our universe. From particles winking in and out of existence to the search for antimatter, it is truly the bleeding edge. The Muon g-2 project holds the potential to reveal some of the universe's inner workings. Using principles that have been long-established in combination with new theories, the possibilities are fascinating. Visit https://muon-g-2.fnal.gov to learn more. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C