Breakfast with Einstein: The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects By: Chad Orzel

Author: Chad Orzel
Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Your alarm goes off, and you head to the kitchen to make yourself some toast and a cup of coffee. Little do you know, as you savor the aroma of the steam rising from your cup, that your ordinary morning routine depends on some of the weirdest phenomena ever discovered.

The world of quantum physics is generally thought of as hopelessly esoteric. While classical physics gives us the laws governing why a ball rolls downhill, how a plane is able to fly, and so on, its quantum cousin gives us particles that are actually waves, “spooky” action at a distance, and Schrodinger’s unlucky cat. But, believe it or not, even the most mundane of everyday activities is profoundly influenced by the abstract and exotic world of the quantum.

In Breakfast with Einstein, Chad Orzel illuminates the strange phenomena lurking just beneath the surface of our ordinary lives by digging into the surprisingly complicated physics involved in his (and anyone’s) morning routine. Orzel, author of How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog, explores how quantum connects with everyday reality, and offers engaging, layperson-level explanations of the mind-bending ideas central to modern physics.

4.8M	00. Introduction.mp3
19M	01. Sunrise - The Fundamental Interactions.mp3
17M	02. The Heating Element - Planck's Desperate Trick.mp3
13M	03. Digital Photos - The Patent Clerk's Heuristic.mp3
21M	04. The Alarm - Clock - The Football Player's Atom.mp3
21M	05. The Internet - A Solution in Search of a Problem.mp3
25M	06. The Sense of Smell - Chemistry by Exclusion.mp3
21M	07. Solid Objects - The Energy of Uncertainty.mp3
24M	08. Computer Chips - The Internet Is for Schrodinger's Cats.mp3
17M	09. Magnets - How the Heck Do They Work.mp3
16M	10. Smoke Detector - Mr. Gamow's Escape.mp3
20M	11. Encryption - A Final Brilliant Mistake.mp3
2.7M	12. Conclusion.mp3
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