Alie Ward

Or maybe it's all a video game.

Are we real?

Probably.

But nobody knows.

And that is why quantum ontology is cool.

Yes.

Hi, me again.

So the uncertainty principle was drafted by German physicist Werner Heisenberg.

And yes, Breaking Bad's Walter White took his alter ego name after this very renowned physicist who, Adam explains in his book, had a deep loyalty to Germany and was the head of its World War II nuclear program.

Gross.

Anyway, the uncertainty principle theorizes that when it comes to a particle, its momentum and location cannot be known at the same time.

And Adam remains on the spot for a good uncertainty principle joke, per listener Julie Bear.

Julie Bear wants to know, favorite uncertainty principle joke?

Isabel B. Holper wants to know which movie or TV show gets the best.

What about what the bleep do we know?

Julian Hoppe wants to know.

Okay, this next one is about string theory.

And as patron Nick Reinders inquires, string theory, come on, what the fuck?

That's an excellent question, Nate.

I will attempt to summarize it in the smallest, jankiest nutshell I can.