Theoretical Physics, Quantum Mechanics and Aliens: Dr Sergei Dyda - The Michael Sartain Podcast

Dr Sergei Dyda (IG: @sergei_himself) is a Theoretical Physicist from Montreal, Canada. He has a masters of science from the University of Toronto and a PhD in theoretical physics from Cornell University. He has been a research associate at UNLV, Cambridge and the University of Virginia. He specializes in studying what role black holes play in the formation of galaxies as well as the magnetohydrodynamics of proto stars.

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- 0:30 Intro - 1:15 Magneto hydrodynamics of a protostar - 3:22 The origin of our solar system - 5:17 the conservation of angular momentum - 7:47 Models of the early Solar system - 10:44 The creation of the moon - 12:29 Magneto hydrodynamics continued - 15:07 Explanation of magnetosphere - 17:44 magnetosphere of Jupiter - 19:10 Black holes and the formation of the universe - 22:33 Merging black holes - 23:26 Gravitational waves and black holes explained - 29:06 James Webb Telescope and exoplanets - 31:40 The speed of gravity - 33:30 LIGO Detectors - 36:41 Dark matter - 41:05 Detecting dark matter - 43:29 Dark energy - 47:49 Conservation of energy - 49:23 Astronomy 101 - 49:42 Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin - 52:36 Where Newtonian physics breaks down - 55:05 Three laws of motion - 56:59 Quantum mechanics explained - 57:17 Heisenberg uncertainty principle - 58:14 Double slit experiment - 1:03:31 Quantum Entanglement - 1:05:12 Absolute zero and superposition - 1:07:03 Bose Einstein Condensate - 1:08:31 Metallic hydrogen - 1:09:22 Changing states of matter - 1:10:14 Quantum physics and modern electronics - 1:11:01 Quantum Entanglement continued - 1:14:56 Special Relativity - 1:18:38 General Relativity - 1:21:35 Using Relativity to describe black holes - 1:24:34 Turning the earth into a black hole - 1:25:52 Falling into a black hole - 1:30:03 Quantum physics versus relativity - 1:30:45 E=mc*2 - 1:36:39 Four fundamental forces in physics and force carrying particles - 1:37:36 Gravity and Gravitons - 1:42:06 Higgs Boson Particle - 1:43:47 William Herschel - 1:45:43 Astrology versus Astronomy - 1:47:23 Flat Earthers and scientific consensus - 1:50:49 Flat Earth Dave - 1:54:13 Flat Earth “physics“ - 1:56:26 Giordano Bruno and Jesus - 1:56:55 Aliens - 1:59:46 Fusion propulsion - 2:03:23 Have aliens visited earth? - 2:05:55 Contact by Carl Sagan - 2:09:24 Kip Thorne, Interstellar - 2:10:05 Searching for life on other planets - 2:11:19 Dyson sphere - 2:16:24 Theory of everything - 2:18:59 Many worlds hypothesis - 2:22:57 Quantum tunneling and the strong nuclear force - 2:29:42 Big bang theory - 2:30:23 Physics PhD’s working in finance - 2:33:32 Computer modeling - 2:35:41 Artificial intelligence - 2:38:00 Robot aliens - 2:39:30 Stock options and Astrophysics - 2:43:32 Neutron star and stellar death - 2:48:20 The colonization of Mars - 2:51:46 People are going to die on Mars - 2:55:43 Colonization of the moon - 2:56:28 Why did you choose theoretical physics? - 2:56:55 String theory - 3:00:13 How does non-living matter turn into life? - 3:02:21 DNA on Mars - 3:03:08 Tardigrades and Panspermia - 3:06:39 DNA across the galaxy - 3:10:15 Human evolution - 3:11:54 Three hour podcast