Spin is particularly curious in that it feels very familiar from our macroscopic life. Perhaps because of this, it’s great probe of the microscopic world. It’s also a relatively simple one. We discuss magnetism, Spin and the Stern-Gerlach experiment. Along the way we’ll encounter additional mysteries, magnetic fields and introduce the deep concept of symmetry breaking.

Sean For Science

Episode 1 | Spin

The SEAN for SCIENCE Podcast is targeted at a thoughtful, general audience. Our first season, How to Solve the Schrödinger Equation, will offer a physicist's tour of the microscopic. It's my take on a modern introduction to Quantum Mechanics, braided with my own experiences and stories that led to my perspective on the subject. This initial episode, Chapter Zero, looks at a the first necessary but unfamiliar ingredient to our story, the Complex Numbers.

Episode 0 | Complex Numbers

Stories are manifold, in physics, the outdoors and everyday life. Here we will fold the human experience into an explanation of the Science behind the world we live in.

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Episode 1 | Spin

Episode 0 | Complex Numbers