Curiosity Daily Podcast: Many Worlds Theory Explains the Universe (w/ Sean Carroll) and What Causes Static Electricity
Learn how friction causes static electricity. Then, learn from renowned theoretical physicist Sean Carroll why understanding the Many Worlds Theory could be the best way for us to understand the universe.
October 08, 2019
Episode Show Notes:
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how friction causes static electricity: https://curiosity.im/32T2CEy
Publications and more from Sean Carroll:
- “Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- “The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- “From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Follow @seanmcarroll on Twitter — https://twitter.com/seanmcarroll
- Sean Carroll’s website — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/
- Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Podcast — https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/
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