Episodes

Optical Metatronics: Nader Engheta on Electromagnetics and Scientific Curiosity

Episode 4 · November 11, 2024 · 01:54:48

In this episode of the 632nm podcast, Nader Engheta shares his journey and experiences within the field of electromagnetics, from his early days at the University of Tehran and Calte...

Quantum Computing: Peter Zoller and Ignacio Cirac on the Quantum Revolution

Episode 3 · November 4, 2024 · 01:16:30

In this episode of the 632-nanometer podcast, we explore the evolution of quantum computing with theoretical physicists and experimentalists Peter Zoller and Ignacio Cirac, two pione...

Gravitational Waves: Rainer Weiss (Nobel Prize 2017) on Laser Interferometer Observation

Episode 2 · October 28, 2024 · 01:21:56

In 1916, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, however, it took almost a century for researchers to detect them. In this episode of the 632-nanometer podcast, the ...

Synthetic Biology: George Church on Genome Sequencing and De-Extinction

Episode 1 · October 22, 2024 · 01:10:39

The great George Church takes us through the revolutionary journey of DNA sequencing from his early groundbreaking work to the latest advancements. He discusses the evolution of sequ...