Bridge the Gap
Where everyday curiosity meets real life science
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Solar physics
How does a star like our Sun actually work? What fuels this giant ball of gas—and how does it change over time? And where do the elements of the periodic table really come from?
In this episode, we e…
In this episode, we e…
00:38:35 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Biophysics
What is biophysics? What does it study, and why is it so difficult to apply physics to predict the behavior of living organisms? Professor Douwe Bonthuis from Graz University of Technology takes us o…
00:34:50 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Plasma physics
What if we told you there is a fourth state of matter all around us—one that powers neon signs, lights up the aurora and fuels fusion reactors? Christopher Albert, from Graz University of Technology,…
00:24:13 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Space and satellite communication
Have you ever heard about Guglielmo Marconi? Ever wondered how we can communicate with satellites in orbit around Earth efficiently? And also, how many satellites are "up there"? These is just a shor…
00:26:52 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Laser spectroscopy
What is matter made of? If we could zoom in to unimaginably small scales, we’d see atoms and gases teeming with electrons in constant motion. Laser spectroscopy is one of the powerful tools scientist…
00:28:07 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
Philosophy and Physics - Part 2
What does one mean by philosophy of physics? How can philosophy help us understand the physical world? In particular, when it comes to quantum mechanics, human intuition seems to break down. Is the w…
00:24:00 |
Mon 24 Mar 2025
Philosophy and Physics - Part 1
What does one mean by philosophy of physics? How can philosophy help us understand the physical world?
In particular, when it comes to quantum mechanics, human intuition seems to break down. Is the wa…
00:31:11 |
Mon 17 Mar 2025
Pigments colors and other shades of physics
If sunlight is often described as "white," why do we see so many colors? How are colors connected to the wavelengths of light? And what exactly is a wavelength? Anna Galler, a researcher at TU Graz, …
00:23:54 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
Paper...
What do you know about paper? It is a very common "object" in our everyday experience and still there is so much to discover about it! Karin Zojer, Professor at Graz University of Technology, leads u…
00:30:21 |
Wed 08 Jan 2025
Superconductivity
What if we could "kick" one electron now and have a current going on forever? Christoph Heil, Professor at Graz University of Technology, tells us that when things get really (really!) cool this is a…
00:29:12 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Many-body physics
"More is different". The famous quote from P. Anderson. What did he mean by that? Why is interaction between particles so interesting and difficult to describe? We continue on our journey through the…
00:37:28 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
Quantum physics
Have you ever heard about the Schroedinger cat? And what about particles that move like waves? Quantum mechanics is full of wonders but provides answers that often challenge our intuition. Markus Ai…
00:48:48 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Bridge the Gap - Trailer
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00:01:04 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
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