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Pale Blue Pod

What Marvel got wrong about the Quantum realm

7/6/20261 hr 10 min

...everything. Marvel got everything quantum wrong, but that's okay. Moiya is here to tell Connie the true history and science of quantum physics.

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Pale Blue Pod is an astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend. Astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier and her best friend ConStar demystify space one topic at a time with open eyes, open arms, and open mouths (from so much laughing and jaw-dropping). By the end of each episode, the cosmos will feel a little less “ahhh too scary” and a lot more “ohhh, so cool!” New episodes every Monday.

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Clips

Single Electron Self-Interference
Spooky Action Explained
Qubits vs Bits
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Demystified
Twizzlers Quantum Analogy

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First 90 seconds

  1. Moiya McTier· Host0:00

    [gentle music] Hello, and welcome to Pale Blue Pod, the astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend.

  2. Connie Gibbs· Host0:34

    I'm Connie, and I do wanna be the universe's friend, and I love that you can tell me about it.

  3. Moiya McTier· Host0:39

    Connie, you are the universe's friend.

  4. Connie Gibbs· Host0:42

    Indeed.

  5. Moiya McTier· Host0:43

    I know that because I'm friends with the both of you. I've seen your relationship flourish.

  6. Connie Gibbs· Host0:47

    It's been growing, you know?

  7. Moiya McTier· Host0:48

    Mm-hmm. It's beautiful to see. Hi, everyone. I am Dr. Moiya McTier. I'm an astrophysicist, a folklorist, and a friend to the universe. I'm, I'm recovering from a cold, so, like, C's are really hard right now. [laughs] Um, but w- we're gonna get through it. On this episode that is about- Yeah, this is more of a Q episode. Y- that's a C sound.

  8. Connie Gibbs· Host1:11

    Oh.

  9. Moiya McTier· Host1:11

    Uh, so- You're right [laughs] So, um, uh, it's okay. I'm, I'm so excited to be breaking down a really storied topic. L- like, you've, you can go see movies about the quantum realm. You can hardly

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