Episode 003 – Quantum Lizards, Quantum Games, and Captain Picard
2010 January 10
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In this episode:
- The sexy habits of Side Blotched Lizards
- Quantum Game Theory Basics
- Q vs Captain Picard – who’s better at coin flipping? And,
- Can you smell what The Rock, paper, scissors is cooking?
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would love to hear an episode on combinatorics and/or probability
keep up the great work!
Ah, well, my friend you are in luck. Tom happens to be a combinatorics junky. And I’m quite into probability. So, we’ll certainly be doing an episode or more on each topic. Thanks for listening!
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Lizards are tricky
It looks like a couple research groups have at least found evidence of quantum effects playing a role in photosynthesis:Untangling the Quantum Entanglement Behind Photosynthesis: Berkeley scientists shine new light on green plant secretsEverywhere in a Flash: The Quantum Physics of Photosynthesis
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