Dr. Ben Tippett and his team of physicists believe that anyone can understand physics. Black Holes! Lightning! Coronal Mass Ejections! Quantum Mechanics! Fortnightly, they explain a topic from advanced physics, using explanations, experiments and fun metaphors to a non-physicist guest. Visit the website to see a list of topics sorted by physics field.
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Episode 67: A Phonon Call
A phonon.. that's not a spelling mistake... is a quantum of vibration.
it's a particle... that lives as a vibration in a crystal.
and it's bananas!!!
Doctors Fiona Burnell and Darren Peets have joined me to try to explain this all to Megan and Anthony Leon.