Family Anti-Matters
Reid is a physicist. Abby is definitely not. They're married and thought it would be super fun to talk about science together. This is a podcast about physics from both ends of the spectrum.
Send us topics you want us to talk about: familyantimatters @ gmail dot com
- Update frequency
- every 47 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2019
Episode 11: Particle Accelerator under Brooklyn (the Spiderverse convo)
Abby and Reid talk about the use of particle accelerator(s) in Into the Spiderverse & the rest of the MCU, what works, and what wouldn't. Also, both of us remember just how dumb Iron Man 2 really wa…
Episode 10: The Big Bang Theory (Not the Sitcom)
This episode is all about that mind-boggling theory regarding the creation of the universe: The Big Bang! Hear us stumble our way through its meaning and laugh at Abby trying to do mental gymnastics.…
Episode 9: Science Buddies - Nuclear Power
We meet up with our friend Brian, who happens to be a Nuclear Power Plant Operator. We chat all about his career, Homer Simpson, terrible disasters, punk bands, and much more.
For all curious, [THIS]…
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Episode 8 - [Self Titled]
Abby and Reid go to the ol' mailbox for a topic suggestion, and talk about our podcast's namesake: Anti-Matter.
We poll the internet, break down what it is and isn't, and some of the stuff that sci-f…
Episode 7 - Much Ado About (Quantum) Nothing
Abby and Reid talk about what may really lay at the heart of "nothingness", and get a nice reminder that magic is everywhere and that physics is anime.
ENERGY FROM THE VACUUM
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Episode 6 - Fire in the Microwave
In this one we talk about fire, fuego, flambé, feu... how it's all a bunch of superheated gas and stuff, and what happens when you put it in the microwave. fun!
Here are the links to some visuals we…
Episode 5 - The One About Particle Accelerators
Our protagonists talk about a bit about particle physics, accelerators, mutant powers, CERN, and the exciting potential of proton-wakefield acceleration (though not necessarily in that order)!
HERE A…
Episode 4 - Young's Double Chocolate Slit Experiment
We continue our quantum mechanics exploration by looking at one of the most famous historic examples of quantum weirdness. Abby laughs at the word "slit" a bunch, and then we go get ice cream. The …
Episode 3 - You can and can't pet Schrödinger's cat
We start out talking about that thing on all the nerdy t-shirts and devolve into a brain-stew of trying to talk about Quantum Mechanics.
Reid exercised maximum restraint in not using the words "eigen…
Episode 2 - Friggin' MagLev: How Does It Work?!
After riding one in Shanghai, we discuss magnetic trains aka MagLev and how the frig they work. We also riff on the differences between types of magnets, as well as some highlights of the trip. Prett…
Episode 1 - Gravity: No Math After 11:30 PM
Reid and Abby discuss the crushing force known as gravity!!! Turns OUT, science is all around us. Abby couldn't slip in a Wicked pun ala "Defining Gravity" and she's really sad about it, but enjoy ou…