Heisenburg's Uncertainty Principle
The Thought Experiment
English - September 13, 2007 06:22 - 14.9 MB - ★★★ - 4 ratingsNatural Sciences Science physics astronomy knowledge thought experiment philosophy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
What can a retired basketball player and a cannon full of paintballs teach us about quantum uncertainty? A lot, actually. Have a listen in on why we can't tell where a proton is at the same time when we know its momentum: the quintessential uncertainty principle. For a link to the blog post I mouth off about, see the exposé on Ramtha and What the Bleep Were They Thinking?
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