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#7 Speed
New Scientist Escape Pod
English - March 02, 2021 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MB - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsScience science journalism news positivity escape space environment animals mind games Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputer, this episode is all about speed. Opening with the cries of the peregrine falcon, the team finds out how the bird has evolved to endure flying at more than 200mph. Then they explain how scientists, starting from Galileo, attempted to measure the speed limit of the universe, the speed of light, and how Einstein understood what it meant. And they explore the mind-blowing capabilities of Fugaku, the fastest supercomputer in the world. On the pod are Rowan Hooper, Anna Demming and Timothy Revell. Find out more at newscientist.com/podcasts