Follow-up interview with Frank Wilczek (B&I 24)

Episode 24 of Books and Ideas is a follow-up interview with Nobel Prize winning physicist. Dr. Frank Wilczek. We discuss the questions that we didn't get around to in Episode 23, including the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics, String Theory, and dark matter and dark energy. Dr. Wilczek also answers some questions from listeners and tells us a little about his current work.

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Main Topics from this Episode:

• 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics


• String Theory: a look at how it differs from the standard model and the question of whether it can be tested


• Dark Matter and Dark Energy: 95% of the matter in the universe remains unexplained!


• Anti-matter: where science meets science fiction


• Dr. Wilczek's research: Could axions be dark matter? Using quantum mechanics to create new electronics.


• Questions from listeners

Announcements:

• My personal blog is at http://gingercampbellmd.com. This site includes abridged show notes for the Brain Science Podcast as well as complete show notes for Books and Ideas.


• Books and Ideas will continue to come out monthly in 2009.


• Please check out the interesting interviews of Professor Roger Short about Asian Elephants at http://brainsmatter.com.


• The theme music for Books and Ideas is The Open Door by the Beatnik Turtle.

Episodes 23 and 24 are based on Dr. Wilczek's excellent book:

• Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces

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