August 1, 2012
MP3 FILE / 41 MINUTES / 39 MB
Taking particle physics to Ghana in our Higgs update; Julian Barbour explains why time does not exist, shapes are fundamental and the connection between consciousness and quantum gravity; and the psychology of mental time travel.
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Individual Stories
The Higgs Goes to Ghana
MP3 FILE / 26 MINUTES / 25 MB
Extended interview with CERN's Albert de Roeck about efforts to take particle physics to Africa, plus the politics of the Higgs discovery and its implications for physics.
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The Illusion of Time & The Dynamics of Shapes
MP3 FILE / 30 MINUTES / 29 MB
Julian Barbour explains why time does not exist, how shapes are fundamental, and possible connections between consciousness and quantum gravity. (Extended interview)
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Mental Time Travel
MP3 FILE / 4 MINUTES / 4 MB
Psychologist Kathleen McDermott describes fMRI experiments and studies of amnesiacs that reveal how we use yesterday to construct tomorrow.
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