Talk Universe: Recent Episodes

Charles W Shults

podcast about physics, AI, advanced technology, and the Singularity

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How does this fundamental process work? Life on Earth depends on the ability to harvest light energy. How has it changed over time?

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Have our signals been heard by other civilizations? Could radio waves or laser light be the method of signaling? Or is there something more... advanced?

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In this installment we look at what appears to be fossil remains and what that implies.

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Understanding language is a skill that we all have, but the ability to understand math varies from person to person. Let's look at why.

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How close are we to "floating holograms" and other fictional display methods? We have some very interesting displays available right now.

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A look at technologies that were ignored or sidestepped. There are many unused and forgotten solutions to our problems. Why is that?

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Cancer is not a single illness. It can be caused by many different things. What are we doing to put an end to it?

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Can we make practical computers from living components? How far have we come in the quest for biocomputers?

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Where did the theory come from? Where did our universe come from? Why do so many believe the Big Bang theory?

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Imagine materials that can change properties on command or in response to their conditions.