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Of course you know what is meant by a magnifying glass—one of those round spectacle-glasses that make everything look a hundred times bigger than it is? When any one takes one of these and holds it to his eye, and looks at a drop of water from the pond yonder, he sees above a thousand wonderful creatures that are otherwise never discerned in the water

The Drop of Water

Ever see those really long words in foreign languages? Why does that happen? Well, sometimes it's because of agglutination.

Let's take a short look at this system in this episode of Talk Tidbits!

#16 Agglutinative Languages

Dan, a solid state physics researcher at Oxford, discusses some of his ideas about why certain areas of science are less known than others. Although we're arguably more affected by semiconductor physics than we are general relativity on a daily basis, most people are well able to explain Einstein's theories while fewer understand the basic principles of conduction. Dan proposed that one of the reasons for this may be a lack of leading figures in lesser known fields (i.e. William Shockley, the founder of semiconductor physics and a "virulent racist", was difficult to weave a story around.)

Topics in this episode include; 
- Description of solid state physics
- distinction between quantum and classical mechanics
- how semiconductor physics bridges the gap between the quantum and macro world via a theory involving bands
- the pauli exclusion principle
- William Shockely, one of the founder of transistor physics
- Silicon Valley 
- Other ideas about why some science isn't mainstream (i.e., too many steps away from fundamental science) 
- What makes knowledge interesting
- How can we insipire that interest 
- And a few others. 

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Why are some science theories more popular than others? (with Dan Weatherill)

During the dreadful winter of the American encampment at Valley Forge six or eight soldiers went out to forage for provisions. Knowing that little was to be hoped for near the camp of their starving comrades, they set off in the direction of French Creek. At this stream the party separated, and a little later two of the men were attacked by Tory farmers. Flying along the creek for some distance they came to a small cave in a bluff, and one of them, a young Southerner named Carrington, scrambled into it.

The Missing Soldier of Valley Forge

Coups, murders, and invasions continue as chaos surrounds the throne of Turnovo.

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043 The Tatars Reign

Are you ever in an argument and feel like you just can't get your message across? Us too.

That's why we talked to Chris Tatem -- the host of the Cross Examined Life podcast -- in order to clarify a few things about arguing.

Join us on our mission to understand how to argue effectively. Hearts, minds, and opinions are open to change! We just have to approach it with cross exam.

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#18 The Art of Arguing (with Chris Tatem)

In a tiny house in the North Countrie, far away from any town or village, there lived not long ago a poor widow all alone with her little son, a six-year-old boy. The house-door opened straight on to the hillside and all round about were moorlands and huge stones, and swampy hollows; never a house nor a sign of life wherever you might look, for their nearest neighbours were the 'ferlies' in the glen below, and the 'will-o'-the-wisps' in the long grass along the pathside. And many a tale she could tell of the 'good folk' calling to each other in the oak-trees, and the twinkling lights hopping on to the very window-sill, on dark nights; but in spite of the loneliness, she lived on from year to year in the little house, perhaps because she was never asked to pay any rent for it.

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Why are some science theories more popular than others? (with Dan Weatherill)

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