Learn It from a Layman
Episodes
The Basics of Language
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Come learn about the scientific study of language or linguistics. What is etymology? What is a minimal pair? What is the difference between phonetics ...
The Basics of Lasers
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the basics of lasers. What are the physics of lasers? What is a gain medium? What does collimated mean and how does it apply to lasers? How...
Terraforming
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss terraforming. What makes Earth habitable? How do you keep an atmosphere around a planet? What roles do gravity and the magnetosphere play? ...
The Spanish Language
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tim walks us through the Spanish language. Where did Spanish come from? What is Proto-Indo-European? How did Arabic influence Spanish? How many speake...
The Basics of Probability
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How likely are you to get in a car accident? What effect does a past event have on the probability of a future event? What is the Monty Hall problem a...
The Basics of Astronomy
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We tackle the basics of astronomy. How many planets are there really? How big is the sun in relation to other stars? How big is our galaxy? How fast i...