Episodes
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The End of the Beginning
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week unfortunately marks the final episode of Spherical Cow. Thank you so much for supporting our podcast - we hope you have enjoyed the episodes! In this episode we are finishing off our discussion about the history of the universe. We will be talking...
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Cosmic Dawn
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are continuing our journey through the history of the universe and discussing Cosmic Dawn. We will be talking about what Cosmic Dawn is, the properties and formation of the first stars and why they are so interesting! Please see some...
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And sound too!
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are continuing our discussion about the history of the universe and once again talking about 380,000 years after the Big Bang. We will be discussing the formation of sound waves in the early universe and how studying the imprint of these acoustic...
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Let there be light!
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are discussing the surface of last scattering and cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR). We will be talking about what CMBR is, how it was discovered and how measurements of CMBR agree with observations of our universe. To view our sources...
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A melting pot of matter
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are continuing our journey through the history of the universe and discussing the beginnings of matter! We will be talking about the quark-gluon plasma era and big bang nucleosynthesis. To view our sources please see our website -...
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Then came the Big...
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are continuing our journey through the history of the universe and discussing inflation and reheating. We will be talking about what inflation is, what are the motivations behind inflationary theory and what happened to the universe immediately...
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It started with a bang!
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are venturing all the way back to the birth of the universe! We will be discussing the big bang, the Planck epoch and the GUT era. To view our sources please see our website - https://www.podpage.com/spherical-cow/ N.B We are sorry about the…
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The darker side of the universe
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we will be discussing dark energy! We will be exploring the evidence for dark energy, how scientists determined the expansion of the universe is accelerating and what dark energy might be. Please see an addition to our discussion below: 3:22 - To...
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A very dark matter...
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week, we are talking about Dark Matter! We will be discussing why the notion of dark matter was first introduced, what evidence there is for the existence of dark matter and what dark matter could be. Please see an addition to our discussion below: 21:58…
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Mooos Flash!
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This episode is all about the exciting Particle Physics News from CERN and Fermilab which came out around March-April time. We will be discussing the results published by both organisations and what they mean for the future of physics! If you stay to the end...
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Nothing really antimatters
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are discussing the topic of antimatter! What is antimatter? How was antimatter first discovered? Why is there such an imbalance between matter and antimatter in the universe? Listen to this episode to find out more! Please see some...
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Your questions answered! - Part 3
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This episode is the last installment in our series of q&a episodes. We will be discussing some of the fascinating quantum mechanics questions you have sent in including the notorious thought experiment, ‘Schrödinger's Cat’ and the notion of parallel…
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Your questions answered! - Part 2
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are continuing to answer all the great questions you have sent in! We will be discussing how we know the universe is expanding, where the universe will end and lots more! Please see an amendment to our discussion below: 10:34 - We were quite far...
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Your questions answered! - Part 1
Welcome back, Spherical Moonions! To celebrate the tenth episode of our podcast, this week we will be answering interesting physics questions sent in by you! Thank you very much for all your great questions! We will be discussing the physics of rainbows, what actually is touch and lots more! We...
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So light is both! And sort of neither...
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are bringing our miniseries about the history of light, the birth of quantum mechanics and particle-wave duality to a close. In this episode we are revisiting the Double-slit Experiment but looking at it from a slightly different angle. By doing...
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Yes, light is a particle!
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are continuing our journey through the history of light, the birth of quantum mechanics and particle-wave duality! In this episode we are carrying on with our discussion about the birth of quantum mechanics by talking about the Photoelectric…
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Hang on...is light actually a particle?
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week we are continuing our miniseries about the history of light, the birth of quantum mechanics and particle-wave duality! In this episode we will be discussing the Ultraviolet Catastrophe, the work of Max Planck and the birth of quantum mechanics. To...
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Light is a wave!
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week marks the beginning of our miniseries about the history of light, the birth of quantum mechanics and particle-wave duality! This episode is all about the wave theory of light. We will be discussing some of the key figures involved in the development...
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Under Pressure! - Part 2
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week's episode is the second part of our double episode about Pressure! We will be discussing why it is important for divers to slowly ascend after being underwater, what prevents stars from collapsing inwards, how aeroplanes are designed to keep you...
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Under Pressure! - Part 1
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! This week's episode is the first part of a double episode all about Pressure! In this week's episode we will be discussing how pressure cookers work, why competitive cyclists travel directly behind each other, how to...
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A relatively general discussion about General Relativity - Part 2
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week's episode is the second part of our two part special all about General Relativity! So, if you haven't listened to our previous episode, check it out before diving into this one! In this part we will be exploring the evidence which supports…
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A relatively general discussion about General Relativity - Part 1
Welcome back, Spherical Cow Moonions! This week's episode is the first part of our two part special all about General Relativity! In this part we will be discussing Newton's theory of gravity, the history of General Relativity, how Einstein came up with this theory and what the theory actually...
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Superconductors are super cool!
Welcome to the first episode of The Spherical Cow Podcast! This week's episode is about superconductors! What are they? How do they work? What superconductor was discovered recently? Why are superconductors so useful? Listen to this episode to find out! 0:31 - What are superconductors? 4:30 - How...