Syllab
Welcome to the Syllab podcast. Our aim is to provide listeners with the relevant explanations to make sense of the world around them, from the real of physics to cosmology, electronic equipment, transport and even global trade and economics. The content is explained in a manner that tries to balance accessibility and precision. The first 80 episodes will be organized in 8 thematic series of 10 episodes - around the world in 80 episodes!
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 58
- Years Active
- 2025
The Camera
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c7-the-camera/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Exposure & Lens
(10:08) The photographic film
(13:45) Digital sensors
(19:20) Movie and vide…
The Internet
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c6-the-internet/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Concept and infrastructure
(05:29) Internet protocols
(08:54) The Web
(14:48) Internet-bas…
Radio & Wireless Networks
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c5-radio-wireless-networks/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Radio broadcasting
(09:54) Cellular networks
(19:59) Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
(27:55) …
Wired Telecommunications
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c4-wired-telecommunications/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Fundamentals of telecommunication infrastructure
(10:11) Multiplexing and add…
Programming and operating computers
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c3-programming-operating-computers/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) What makes a machine language
(04:26) Compilation, interpretation and…
Digital Data Storage
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c2-digital-data-storage/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Computer architecture
(06:17) Processor registers and cache
(11:25) RAM and Flash…
From logic gates to microchips
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c1-logic-gates-microchips/
(00:00) Intro
(01:32) Boolean algebra
(06:43) Logic gates and digital computing
(13:18) Semiconductors…
Space Exploration
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c10-space-exploration/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Why and How
(04:05) Achievements so far
(07:28) Next destinations
(11:34) Interstell…
Astronomy
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c9-astronomy/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Historical relevance
(06:11) What about astrology
(08:06) Visible-light astronomy
(14:11) Oth…
Galaxies
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c8-galaxies/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Our place in the Universe
(08:29) The formation of galaxies
(13:36) Intergalactic interaction…
Physical Cosmology
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c7-physical-cosmology/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Asking questions
(05:43) In the beginning
(10:06) Structure and evolution so far
(16:…
The Giant Planets and beyond
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c6-giant-planets-and-beyond/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) The gas giants: Jupiter & Saturn
(12:37) The ice giants: Uranus and Neptune
(…
The Terrestrial Planets & the Moon
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c5-terrestrial-planets-moon/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) The formation of the Solar system
(04:57) Mercury & Venus
(13:14) Mars
(18:27…
The Sun
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c4-the-sun/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) The nature of stars
(04:52) Sun power
(12:05) The life cycle of stars
(19:53) Stellar nucleosyn…
The Atmosphere & Climate
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c3-atmosphere-climate/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Physics of the atmosphere
(09:04) Relationship with the biosphere
(12:12) Key clima…
The Hydrosphere
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c2-hydrosphere/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Role of water in life
(08:22) The Blue Planet
(13:33) The Cryosphere
(18:47) The Water cycl…
Geology
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c1-geology/
(00:00) Intro
(01:26) Relevance of geology
(04:43) What and how can we tell?
(11:31) Composition of Earth
(17:30) Pla…
Touch & Interoception
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c10-touch-interoception/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) The sense of touch
(04:50) Nociception
(09:28) Integrating somatosensory signals
(1…
Hearing, Balance and Orientation
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c9-hearing-balance-orientation/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) Sound wave mechanics
(03:57) Transduction of sound in the ear
(07:31) Audit…
Olfaction & Taste
You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c8-olfaction-taste/
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) External signalling through pheromones
(04:23) Smelling danger
(07:16) The olfactory sy…