Quantum Universe - Radio Broadcast
This Week:
August 16, 2006
Encore Presentation: Quantum Universe
Description
Few things are stranger than quantum physics – unless it’s the idea that the atoms and particles that make up the universe are also components in a giant supercomputer. But for MIT physicist Seth Lloyd, the idea that the universe is the mother of all computers is only logical. Find out what the universe is computing, how one might program it and whether it runs on Mac or Windows. Also, the rediscovered story of Henrietta Leavitt, a Harvard “computer” who devised a measuring stick for gauging the size of the universe. And, find out how a supercomputer was used to make the ultimate thrill ride – a journey to the inside of a black hole. But remember, it’s a one-way trip. Buckle up!
Guests:
Seth Lloyd, computer scientist, MIT and author of Programming the Universe; George Johnson, science writer, New York Times, and author of Miss Leavitt’s Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who discovered How to Measure the Universe ; Juhi Yajnik, intern on Are We Alone?; Andrew Hamilton, astrophysicist at the University of Colorado
Click here for more about this subject and to listen to this and other SETI broadcasts. -Ed.
August 16, 2006
Encore Presentation: Quantum Universe
Description
Few things are stranger than quantum physics – unless it’s the idea that the atoms and particles that make up the universe are also components in a giant supercomputer. But for MIT physicist Seth Lloyd, the idea that the universe is the mother of all computers is only logical. Find out what the universe is computing, how one might program it and whether it runs on Mac or Windows. Also, the rediscovered story of Henrietta Leavitt, a Harvard “computer” who devised a measuring stick for gauging the size of the universe. And, find out how a supercomputer was used to make the ultimate thrill ride – a journey to the inside of a black hole. But remember, it’s a one-way trip. Buckle up!
Guests:
Seth Lloyd, computer scientist, MIT and author of Programming the Universe; George Johnson, science writer, New York Times, and author of Miss Leavitt’s Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who discovered How to Measure the Universe ; Juhi Yajnik, intern on Are We Alone?; Andrew Hamilton, astrophysicist at the University of Colorado
Click here for more about this subject and to listen to this and other SETI broadcasts. -Ed.
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