The Light Side
Episodes
Falling for Physics | David Deutsch
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is it like to fall in love with a problem?In this episode I sit down with Professor David Deutsch, pioneer of quantum computing and one of the mo...
Finding Neutron Stars & Finding Her Way | Jocelyn Bell Burnell
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars as a Cambridge graduate student in 1967, but there's so much more to her story.She walks us through growing up...
A Quantum Computing Reality Check | Maria Violaris
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly makes a quantum computer different from the laptop on your desk? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Maria Violaris, a quantum physicist...
Knots & Quantum Computers | Steve Simon
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Steve Simon from Oxford shares how he became fascinated with physics, unpacks topological quantum computing, and reflects on why history of scie...