Episode 003 – Quantum Lizards, Quantum Games, and Captain Picard

2010 January 10

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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7 Responses leave one →
  1. anechoic permalink
    March 1, 2010

    would love to hear an episode on combinatorics and/or probability
    keep up the great work!

    • Nick Horton permalink*
      March 2, 2010

      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!

  2. johnnyjojo permalink
    May 19, 2010

    http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF133-Love_Lizard.jpg

    Lizards are tricky

  3. August 22, 2010

    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

  4. Sergi permalink
    September 15, 2010

    Hello from Spain,

    I’ve been listenings yours podcast and I’d like to thank for the good time you make me spend.

    Best Regards

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