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Jay Novella

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1485 total appearances

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Seems kind of less interesting at this point.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Okay, let's do this.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

This was really fascinating.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

So scientists, is that the first word I use for all of my talk?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Scientists or researchers have for the first time, guys, directly imaged a new layer of the process that allows superconductivity to happen.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

So how do they do this?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

And why do I keep reading about ballroom dancing metaphors to describe it?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Because of Cooper-Pairs?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Uh...

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Maybe.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

That's a good guess.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

Researchers include an interesting mix of experimental physicists and theoretical physicists.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

The former is from the French National Center for Scientific Research in Paris, CNRS.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

The latter is Simone Foundation's Flatiron Institute.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

So, okay, the name of the paper, the paper was published in Physical Review Letters just recently, this April 2026.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

The name of the paper got some jargon in here, observing spatial charge and spin correlations in a strongly interacting Fermi gas.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

It's much more interesting than it sounds.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

So, all right, superconductivity.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

We've mentioned this many times on the show, and I think most everyone is comfortable with what's going on with superconductivity at a university.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1084 - Apr 18 2026

you know, at a high level, electricity flowing without resistance.