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Physics (Audio)

Guest speakers, researchers and University of California faculty explore physics to better understand and predict the world around us.

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What It Means To Be Curious With Nobel Laureate Barry Barish

What It Means To Be Curious With Nobel Laureate Barry Barish

Nobel Laureate and physicist Barry Barish, professor at UC Riverside, reflects on his life in science, being curious, ex... Read more

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Carver Mead - 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Advanced Technology: Engineering Concepts Clarify Physical Law

Carver Mead - 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Advanced Technology: Engineering Concepts Clarify Physical Law

Carver Mead is a pioneer of modern microelectronics. He proposed a new methodology, very large-scale integration (VLSI),... Read more

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Honoring the Historic Contributions of Mayer Hall to the Field of Physics

Honoring the Historic Contributions of Mayer Hall to the Field of Physics

The American Physical Society has designated UC San Diego’s Mayer Hall as a historic site in recognition of research con... Read more

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The International System of Units (the SI), the modern metric system, has recently undergone its most revolutionary chan... Read more

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