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Marcus du Sautoy: “Humans will never know if the universe is infinite”
Iu Andrés
A conversation with mathematician Marcus du Sautoy about the Universe, the difference between Mathematics and Physics, AI and the relationship between science and literature.
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The Quantum Sense IV: Why?
Marta García-Matos
Quantum physics questions several of the intuitive conceptions that we construct following daily interaction with the physical world to make sense of it. One of the most profound is causality, because quantum physics shows that an event can exist without any cause.
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The Quantum Sense III: Quantum Information
Marta García-Matos
The change to the quantum model is gentler if physics is considered from the viewpoint of information
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Feynman and Zorthian: a Third-Culture Friendship
Guillermo Orts-Gil
The history of friendship between physicist and artist taught the scientist about the importance of experimentation and shows that science, art and creativity do not fight but rather enhance each other.
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The Quantum Sense II: Paradoxes
Marta García-Matos
In the history of quantum physics, three types of paradoxes exist: those that challenge classical physics, those that challenge intuition and common sense, and those that challenge quantum physics itself.
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Science with a Conscience: for a Plural Culture
Jordi Mir Garcia | Salvador López Arnal
The third culture, inhabited by the best scientific, humanistic and artistic knowledge, a key element in the work of Francisco Fernández Buey.
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The Quantum Sense
Marta García-Matos
Quantum physics highlights the need for nonsensical humour to give sense to the world: from G. K. Chesterton at his sharpest to the Douglas Adams at his most inquisitive.
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CERN: Scientific Dissemination without Frontiers
Delma Rodríguez
How Uruguay managed to cut down the distances with state-of-the-art Particle Physics research.
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Science, Emotion, Communication!
Guillermo Orts-Gil
To communicate science effectively beyond merely presenting data, it is necessary to connect it with emotion and narrative.
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Our Monsters
Roc Jiménez de Cisneros
New materials, which have emerged because of human activity, may force us to rethink the distinction between the natural and the artificial.
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Daniel Tammet: “We don’t realise how far we can go until we try”
Juan Insua
We talk with Daniel Tammet about the secrets of the mind, language and writing, and about the numerous types of intelligence on the planet.
