60 acast.com Matter Over Mind https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/matter-over-mind en Stephen Mather Physics,Psychology,Podcasting,Youtube Stephen Mather Aimed at enthusiastic, but sometimes baffled, listeners to science podcasts, Matter Over Mind (we like to call it MOM) is the essential guide to the secrets of the Universe, as revealed through physics and psychology. So if you've been listening to a 'science communicator' talking about the AdS CFT Correspondence, but it still sounds like a News Agency to you, or you think the Legrangian is a character from The Matrix, but you really want to understand it, MOM's the word. Confusion is not limited to physics though, so if you're conscious that you don't know about the unconscious, or you don't know what to think about claims about archetypes and essentialism, or if you want to understand what the experts are saying about proposed links between quantum physics and consciousness, then again it's MOM you need.


Hosts are Thomas Vincent, an experimental physicist at the University of Oxford with a Masters degree in Theoretical physics, and currently working towards a PhD in Atomic and laser physics and Stephen Mather, Business Psychologist, with a Bachelors in Psychology and a Masters in Organizational Psychology from the University of London. In each episode Stephen and Thomas take turns to ask the questions about the chatter in the science podcast and YouTube ecosystem, and try their best to make sense of it all. Oh and to spice things up a bit more, Stephen is Thomas' soon-to-be father-in-law!


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]]> Aimed at enthusiastic, but sometimes baffled, listeners to science podcasts, Matter Over Mind (we like to call it MOM) is the essential guide to the secrets of the Universe, as revealed through physics and psychology. So if you've been listening to a 'science communicator' talking about the AdS CFT Correspondence, but it still sounds like a News Agency to you, or you think the Legrangian is a character from The Matrix, but you really want to understand it, MOM's the word. Confusion is not limited to physics though, so if you're conscious that you don't know about the unconscious, or you don't know what to think about claims about archetypes and essentialism, or if you want to understand what the experts are saying about proposed links between quantum physics and consciousness, then again it's MOM you need.


Hosts are Thomas Vincent, an experimental physicist at the University of Oxford with a Masters degree in Theoretical physics, and currently working towards a PhD in Atomic and laser physics and Stephen Mather, Business Psychologist, with a Bachelors in Psychology and a Masters in Organizational Psychology from the University of London. In each episode Stephen and Thomas take turns to ask the questions about the chatter in the science podcast and YouTube ecosystem, and try their best to make sense of it all. Oh and to spice things up a bit more, Stephen is Thomas' soon-to-be father-in-law!


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]]> false Stephen Mather stephen.mather@propec.co.uk 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b matter-over-mind episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/677a8fff539aba773d969c9b/1737285901284-d4a039bb-4139-4a3b-9e95-cdfabb03b7f2.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/matter-over-mind Matter Over Mind How Gyroscopes Work How Gyroscopes Work Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:00:00 GMT 35:15 690f33cea17ebcde88bed8e5 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/690f33cea17ebcde88bed8e5 690f33cea17ebcde88bed8e5 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b bonus How do Gyroscopes actually work? Physicist Thomas explains to his dad-in-law.


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]]> How do Gyroscopes actually work? Physicist Thomas explains to his dad-in-law.


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]]> Weighty Matters: Do extra pounds speed your descent? Weighty Matters: Do extra pounds speed your descent? Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:12:07 GMT 38:57 68fcdab78a5d09ce06d9dc06 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/68fcdab78a5d09ce06d9dc06 68fcdab78a5d09ce06d9dc06 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 2 9 A person freewheels down a steep hill. What effect does their weight have on their velocity? Do they go faster the heavier they are? Do they go slower? Or does it make no difference? A question close to Stephen's heart. Physicist Thomas has the answer and he has the workings to prove it.


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]]> A person freewheels down a steep hill. What effect does their weight have on their velocity? Do they go faster the heavier they are? Do they go slower? Or does it make no difference? A question close to Stephen's heart. Physicist Thomas has the answer and he has the workings to prove it.


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]]> Ex Machina in the era of ChatGPT Ex Machina in the era of ChatGPT Sat, 11 Oct 2025 09:52:25 GMT 48:11 68e8c750f513ad2b81fd0bd1 true https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/68e8c750f513ad2b81fd0bd1 68e8c750f513ad2b81fd0bd1 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 2 8 It's worth a rewatch of Ex Machina now that we have LLMs chatting away to us. How do we think about that film now? Anyway, it's a good excuse to watch a great film again.


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]]> It's worth a rewatch of Ex Machina now that we have LLMs chatting away to us. How do we think about that film now? Anyway, it's a good excuse to watch a great film again.


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]]> A Billion Years of Darkness A Billion Years of Darkness Thu, 18 Sep 2025 23:01:00 GMT 51:59 68cbc065d8e2a59e3992c311 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/68cbc065d8e2a59e3992c311 68cbc065d8e2a59e3992c311 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 2 7 Shortly after the Big Bang the Universe went dark. Experimental Physicist, Thomas tells his dad-in-law all about it.


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]]> Shortly after the Big Bang the Universe went dark. Experimental Physicist, Thomas tells his dad-in-law all about it.


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]]> Beating Tricks of the Scammers Beating Tricks of the Scammers Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:01:00 GMT 1:05:29 68b81456a742b7c8461cee19 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/68b81456a742b7c8461cee19 68b81456a742b7c8461cee19 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 2 6 Con artists and scammers use psychological tricks to manipulate us. In this episode, Stephen and Thomas explore how it works and how to avoid becoming a victim.


Paper: Modic, D., & Lea, S. E. (2013). Scam compliance and the psychology of persuasion. Available at SSRN 2364464.

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]]> Con artists and scammers use psychological tricks to manipulate us. In this episode, Stephen and Thomas explore how it works and how to avoid becoming a victim.


Paper: Modic, D., & Lea, S. E. (2013). Scam compliance and the psychology of persuasion. Available at SSRN 2364464.

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]]> What is The Standard Model of Particle Physics? What is The Standard Model of Particle Physics? Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:04:31 GMT 1:06:49 68a85c31352b565deb8c4b6f false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/68a85c31352b565deb8c4b6f 68a85c31352b565deb8c4b6f 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 2 5 What is the Standard Model of Particle Physics? What is a fundamental particle? What are Quarks? What is the Higgs field? And more Lagrangian talk!


Dad asks physicist son-in-law the fundamental questions.


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]]> What is the Standard Model of Particle Physics? What is a fundamental particle? What are Quarks? What is the Higgs field? And more Lagrangian talk!


Dad asks physicist son-in-law the fundamental questions.


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]]> 3 Seconds is All We Have: The Science of Now, Part 1 3 Seconds is All We Have: The Science of Now, Part 1 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:01:00 GMT 58:24 689486aec952cf5978f589be false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/689486aec952cf5978f589be 689486aec952cf5978f589be 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 2 4 How do we experience 'Now'? It's a psychology episode today, although Thomas throws in some physics teasers too. How do we perceive what is happening right now and how does our brain construct our reality. Also does time really exist or is it a human construct too?


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]]> How do we experience 'Now'? It's a psychology episode today, although Thomas throws in some physics teasers too. How do we perceive what is happening right now and how does our brain construct our reality. Also does time really exist or is it a human construct too?


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]]> Are the neutrinos really mutating? Movie physics lies. Are the neutrinos really mutating? Movie physics lies. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:01:00 GMT 1:19:42 68827319f6d4262b0738bb0d false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/68827319f6d4262b0738bb0d 68827319f6d4262b0738bb0d 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 2 3 Are the neutrinos really mutating? Physicist Thomas points to some funny mistakes in the movies. Thomas and his father-in-law, Organizational Psychologist Stephen, argue about faster than light travel and generally nerd out.


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]]> Are the neutrinos really mutating? Physicist Thomas points to some funny mistakes in the movies. Thomas and his father-in-law, Organizational Psychologist Stephen, argue about faster than light travel and generally nerd out.


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]]> Human Minds in Deep Space: The Psychological Frontier Human Minds in Deep Space: The Psychological Frontier Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:01:00 GMT 56:48 686ff625ea74e132fb9a790e false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/686ff625ea74e132fb9a790e 686ff625ea74e132fb9a790e 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 2 2 How might a trip to Mars change your brain? Mars is nine months away. No escape. No return. Can your mind handle it? In this episode, we dive into the psychological toll of the journey to Mars and how isolation, confinement, and cosmic distance test the limits of human resilience.


What happens to memory, time perception, and mental health in deep space?

And what can we learn from astronauts, psychologists, and sci-fi? And how does what we know about isolation, teamwork, and psychometrics help us prepare for the big trip?


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De la Torre, G. G., Groemer, G., Diaz-Artiles, A., Pattyn, N., Van Cutsem, J., Musilova, M., ... & Antunes, I. (2024). Space Analogs and Behavioral Health Performance Research review and recommendations checklist from ESA Topical Team. npj Microgravity, 10(1), 98.


Wang, Y., Jing, X., Lv, K., Wu, B., Bai, Y., Luo, Y., ... & Li, Y. (2014). During the long way to Mars: effects of 520 days of confinement (Mars500) on the assessment of affective stimuli and stage alteration in mood and plasma hormone levels. PloS one, 9(4), e87087.


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]]> How might a trip to Mars change your brain? Mars is nine months away. No escape. No return. Can your mind handle it? In this episode, we dive into the psychological toll of the journey to Mars and how isolation, confinement, and cosmic distance test the limits of human resilience.


What happens to memory, time perception, and mental health in deep space?

And what can we learn from astronauts, psychologists, and sci-fi? And how does what we know about isolation, teamwork, and psychometrics help us prepare for the big trip?


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De la Torre, G. G., Groemer, G., Diaz-Artiles, A., Pattyn, N., Van Cutsem, J., Musilova, M., ... & Antunes, I. (2024). Space Analogs and Behavioral Health Performance Research review and recommendations checklist from ESA Topical Team. npj Microgravity, 10(1), 98.


Wang, Y., Jing, X., Lv, K., Wu, B., Bai, Y., Luo, Y., ... & Li, Y. (2014). During the long way to Mars: effects of 520 days of confinement (Mars500) on the assessment of affective stimuli and stage alteration in mood and plasma hormone levels. PloS one, 9(4), e87087.


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]]> Does Chameleon Gravity Hide in Cosmic Voids? Does Chameleon Gravity Hide in Cosmic Voids? Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:48:45 GMT 1:04:39 685e4cde0904b52e461c3b2a false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/685e4cde0904b52e461c3b2a 685e4cde0904b52e461c3b2a 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b Is there a fifth fundamental force of nature? full 2 1 Are these the voids you're looking for?

Season 2 kicks off with a bang! Thomas explains a paper he co-authored in the Journal of Cosmology and Particle Physics, exploring the question of whether chameleon screening could be part of the answer to how modified gravity might work? Where would you look to find out if high density regions might turn off modified gravity effects? Cosmic voids of course!


Could this point to a fifth force that's pushing the universe apart?


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Tamosiunas, A., Briddon, C., Burrage, C., Cutforth, A., Moss, A., & Vincent, T. (2022). Chameleon screening in cosmic voids. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2022(11), 056.


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]]> Are these the voids you're looking for?

Season 2 kicks off with a bang! Thomas explains a paper he co-authored in the Journal of Cosmology and Particle Physics, exploring the question of whether chameleon screening could be part of the answer to how modified gravity might work? Where would you look to find out if high density regions might turn off modified gravity effects? Cosmic voids of course!


Could this point to a fifth force that's pushing the universe apart?


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Tamosiunas, A., Briddon, C., Burrage, C., Cutforth, A., Moss, A., & Vincent, T. (2022). Chameleon screening in cosmic voids. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2022(11), 056.


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]]> Bonus: Separating Quantum Science From Quantum Woo Bonus: Separating Quantum Science From Quantum Woo Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:20:25 GMT 1:04:54 683c61a95b56407fa4a962b4 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/683c61a95b56407fa4a962b4 683c61a95b56407fa4a962b4 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full Primordial Matter Over Mind. A recording with Thomas and Stephen as part of the Cult Hackers podcast. Quantum physics, separating the science from the woo.


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]]> Primordial Matter Over Mind. A recording with Thomas and Stephen as part of the Cult Hackers podcast. Quantum physics, separating the science from the woo.


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]]> Is God all in the mind? And does that matter? Is God all in the mind? And does that matter? Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:55:36 GMT 51:39 67f0d3e978b07394399cb142 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/67f0d3e978b07394399cb142 67f0d3e978b07394399cb142 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 1 12 In this, the final episode of the season, Thomas, an experimental physicist and Stephen, Organizational Psychologist explore the psychology of a belief in God. Have we evolved to believe? Is god a type of psychological attachment? If so what type? And what happens when that relationship feels abusive.


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]]> In this, the final episode of the season, Thomas, an experimental physicist and Stephen, Organizational Psychologist explore the psychology of a belief in God. Have we evolved to believe? Is god a type of psychological attachment? If so what type? And what happens when that relationship feels abusive.


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]]> Is God in the Math? Is God in the Math? Fri, 04 Apr 2025 23:01:00 GMT 59:21 67efb6bd506c6c628cc38de8 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/67efb6bd506c6c628cc38de8 67efb6bd506c6c628cc38de8 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 1 11 Does Math and Physics prove or even suggest a God or first cause? Experimental physicist Thomas gives his thoughts along with some of his own speculation about the beginning of the Universe.


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]]> Does Math and Physics prove or even suggest a God or first cause? Experimental physicist Thomas gives his thoughts along with some of his own speculation about the beginning of the Universe.


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]]> <![CDATA[Mind Mythbusters: TV & Film’s Biggest Psychology Lies]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2025 00:05:00 GMT 1:03:22 67dbe901d1a5740aebd3b71b false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/67dbe901d1a5740aebd3b71b 67dbe901d1a5740aebd3b71b 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 1 10 TV and Film introduce us to all sorts of psychological concepts and ideas. Are they true? Or is it a case of mental misinformation?


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]]> TV and Film introduce us to all sorts of psychological concepts and ideas. Are they true? Or is it a case of mental misinformation?


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]]> <![CDATA[Playing with Plasma: Thomas' Experiment]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2025 00:01:00 GMT 43:22 67dac6e2fe6b19f2d29d1866 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/67dac6e2fe6b19f2d29d1866 67dac6e2fe6b19f2d29d1866 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 1 9 Thomas plays with plasma! Exciting stuff! He talks about his experiment for his PhD in plasma physics.


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]]> Thomas plays with plasma! Exciting stuff! He talks about his experiment for his PhD in plasma physics.


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]]> Is the Universe a Donut? And Other Existential Questions Is the Universe a Donut? And Other Existential Questions Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:01:00 GMT 52:44 67c9d92b77bd291124952492 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/67c9d92b77bd291124952492 67c9d92b77bd291124952492 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b Dad asks what shape is the Universe? full 1 7 A listener request today. What shape is the Universe?


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]]> A listener request today. What shape is the Universe?


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]]> At last! The Self Revealed At last! The Self Revealed Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:01:00 GMT 54:36 67c9d99602d588df94d68433 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/67c9d99602d588df94d68433 67c9d99602d588df94d68433 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b Thomas asks what is our sense of identity and self full 1 8 Stephen makes a big claim this week! He thinks he knows what the 'self' actually is - it's probably not what you thought.


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]]> Stephen makes a big claim this week! He thinks he knows what the 'self' actually is - it's probably not what you thought.


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]]> Fusion Confusion Fusion Confusion Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:01:00 GMT 1:02:10 67b71381b3ef9b9a011c424a false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/67b71381b3ef9b9a011c424a 67b71381b3ef9b9a011c424a 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b Dad asks Thomas to explain nuclear fusion full 1 5 Dad asks Thomas: exactly what is nuclear fusion? And is it still 20 years away?


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]]> Dad asks Thomas: exactly what is nuclear fusion? And is it still 20 years away?


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]]> <![CDATA[OCEAN's Five: An explanation of self?]]> Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:01:00 GMT 1:05:29 67b87e6ac665638d47528417 true https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/67b87e6ac665638d47528417 67b87e6ac665638d47528417 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b Thomas asks Dad about personality full 1 6 In their continuing mission to understand the self Thomas asks Stephen to explain how trait based theories work and the use of psychometrics.


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]]> In their continuing mission to understand the self Thomas asks Stephen to explain how trait based theories work and the use of psychometrics.


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]]> What is the Lagrangian? Also a bit of Higgs Field talk. What is the Lagrangian? Also a bit of Higgs Field talk. Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:01:00 GMT 46:58 67a5e0b83eadb4f8087c109c false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/67a5e0b83eadb4f8087c109c 67a5e0b83eadb4f8087c109c 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 1 3 Dad keeps hearing science podcasters talk about The Lagrangian, but it sounds like a character from the Matrix to him. Thomas takes his future father-in-law on a journey, with stops along the way at Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, System Dynamics, Energy Conservation and the Higgs Field.


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]]> Dad keeps hearing science podcasters talk about The Lagrangian, but it sounds like a character from the Matrix to him. Thomas takes his future father-in-law on a journey, with stops along the way at Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, System Dynamics, Energy Conservation and the Higgs Field.


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]]> What is Consciousness? What is Consciousness? Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:01:00 GMT 1:06:05 67a5e62c340a5590cd93bdba false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/67a5e62c340a5590cd93bdba 67a5e62c340a5590cd93bdba 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b full 1 4 Thomas asks Stephen to explain the 'small matter' of consciousness. Stephen focuses upon the element of consciousness sometimes called a subjective experience. There is a lot of talk about this question on podcasts and YouTube channels - sometimes called the "hard question of consciousness', coined by David Chalmers. Stephen introduces the work of neuroscientists and psychologists to try to understand this mystery, and also finds what he believes is the most promising theory yet to explain consciousness scientifically. This will only be the first of many discussions about consciousness and its intersection with psychology and physics.


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]]> Thomas asks Stephen to explain the 'small matter' of consciousness. Stephen focuses upon the element of consciousness sometimes called a subjective experience. There is a lot of talk about this question on podcasts and YouTube channels - sometimes called the "hard question of consciousness', coined by David Chalmers. Stephen introduces the work of neuroscientists and psychologists to try to understand this mystery, and also finds what he believes is the most promising theory yet to explain consciousness scientifically. This will only be the first of many discussions about consciousness and its intersection with psychology and physics.


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]]> The Fast and the Massless: The Science Behind the Speed of Light The Fast and the Massless: The Science Behind the Speed of Light Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:01:00 GMT 49:43 678e5dbed186489b142223c0 false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/678e5dbed186489b142223c0 678e5dbed186489b142223c0 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b Dad asks whether we could travel faster than light speed full 1 1 After watching a Sabine Hossenfelder video on YouTube claiming it might be possible to exceed the speed of light, Stephen asks Thomas whether this could be true, and just why it seems to be impossible. Also included in this episode: What is light? What is a field? What is a charge? What is the electromagnetic spectrum? How does an upside down ice-cream cone help us to understand the Universal speed limit.


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]]> After watching a Sabine Hossenfelder video on YouTube claiming it might be possible to exceed the speed of light, Stephen asks Thomas whether this could be true, and just why it seems to be impossible. Also included in this episode: What is light? What is a field? What is a charge? What is the electromagnetic spectrum? How does an upside down ice-cream cone help us to understand the Universal speed limit.


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]]> Me, Myself and Us: Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Me, Myself and Us: Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:01:00 GMT 56:59 6790b1111dc9bbb210e0006b false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/6790b1111dc9bbb210e0006b 6790b1111dc9bbb210e0006b 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b Thomas asks what archetypes are. full 1 2 What is an archetype? What did Jung mean when he talked about them? How did Jung draw on, and then adapt Freud's ideas about the unconscious? What is the collective unconscious? This time of Matter Over Mind we focus on the inner world of the mind.


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]]> What is an archetype? What did Jung mean when he talked about them? How did Jung draw on, and then adapt Freud's ideas about the unconscious? What is the collective unconscious? This time of Matter Over Mind we focus on the inner world of the mind.


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]]> Introducing Matter Over Mind Introducing Matter Over Mind Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:34:52 GMT 3:02 677a988c779c00deb184a74e false https://shows.acast.com/matter-over-mind/episodes/677a988c779c00deb184a74e 677a988c779c00deb184a74e 677a8fff539aba773d969c9b trailer Welcome to Matter Over Mind, your essential guide to help you make sense of the science chatter. This is a short introduction.


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]]> Welcome to Matter Over Mind, your essential guide to help you make sense of the science chatter. This is a short introduction.


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