Quantum Physics
The rules of the very, very tiny.
Episodes (25)
Quarky Science · Ep 1
Quantum Rain
What if light fell like rain, one tiny drop at a time?
Quarky Science · Ep 2
Why Tiny Crystals Glow Different Colors
Why do smaller crystals glow in different colors?
Quarky Science · Ep 3
Quantum Randomness Explained
Can something be truly random?
Quarky Science · Ep 4
Why Glow-in-the-Dark Stars Shine
How do glow stars keep shining after the lights go out?
Quarky Science · Ep 5
Photon Power
How much power is packed inside one photon?
Quarky Science · Ep 6
How Tiny Quantum Jumps Make LEDs
What makes an LED light up?
Quarky Science · Ep 7
Why Quantum Paths Cancel
If a particle can take every path at once, why do some of them disappear?
Quarky Science · Ep 8
Why This Shirt Glows Blue
Why does a plain white shirt glow bright blue under a party light?
Quarky Science · Ep 9
Half-Life Explained
If you cannot tell when one atom will change, how do scientists predict millions of them?
Quarky Science · Ep 10
How the Sun Shines
What is powering the Sun every single second?
Quarky Science · Ep 11
Why Empty Space Isn't Empty
If you took absolutely everything out of a box, what would be left inside?
Quarky Science · Ep 12
The Polarization Paradox
How can adding a third filter let MORE light through?
Quarky Science · Ep 13
Why Electron Neutrinos Arrive as Muons
How does a particle change flavor on the way here?
Quarky Science · Ep 14
Quantum Decoherence Explained
Why can not big things be in two places at once?
Quarky Science · Ep 15
See the Invisible: Electron Microscopes
Why can not the best light microscope show an atom?
Quarky Science · Ep 16
Quantum Jumps Explained
Why do electrons jump instead of sliding?
Quarky Science · Ep 17
Why Three Electrons Can not Share a Seat
What stops all the electrons from piling up?
Quarky Science · Ep 18
Quantum Computers Explained
How is a qubit different from a regular bit?
Quarky Science · Ep 19
Quiet Quantum Magic: Photosynthesis
How do leaves catch sunlight so perfectly?
Quarky Science · Ep 20
The Casimir Effect Explained
Can nothing push two plates together?
Quarky Science · Ep 21
How Quantum Bands, Holes and Transistors Make Chips Work
What makes the chip in your tablet think?
Quarky Science · Ep 22
Quantum Eraser Explained
Can you un-look at something?
Quarky Science · Ep 23
Quantum Entanglement Explained
How can two particles act like one?
Quarky Science · Ep 24
Why Atomic Clocks Win
How can a clock be wrong by less than a second in millions of years?
Quarky Science · Ep 25
Delay Is Not Denial
Can a choice made later change what already happened?