High school physics education issues as seen by some American teachers: From content standards to critical thinking
Friday, May 06, 2022
Tangled Up With You
A theoretical physicist walks into a bar. Specifically, Jim Al-Khalili walks into a recreation of a in 1920s speakeasy where a prohibition-era band is performing. It's a scene from The Secrets of Quantum Physics, episode 1: "Einstein's Nightmare" in which quantum entanglement is the theme. While Al-Khalili lists a few details to chronicle the zeitgeist while enjoying a beverage from his table, the club's chanteuse croons lamentingly of a love she cannot leave.
But careful observers quickly realize this is no ordinary torch song. It's infused with subtle physics cues. I appreciate the production team going the extra mile to create a gem that might be lost on many viewers. So after watching the episode, I hit the Internet to track down the details.
Can see where you are but can't see where you are going
And I'm stuck here still
I'm tangled up with you
I know I deserve you
I know you're my savior
But when I observe you
You change your behavior
So I'm stuck here still
I'm tangled up with you
This whole world can be...
So uncertain
But you can bet that I'll still be hurting
When you say our wedding vows to somebody else
Well I've seen some things
I've been around
But darling there ain’t a finer thing that I've found
I'll always be so tangled up with you
I'll always be so tangled up with you
Eliza's Uncertainty - Voice: Eliza Shea, Bass: Misha Mullov-Abbado, Clarinet: Anthony Friend, Trombone: Vij Prakash, Guitar/Composition: Nick Goodwin
And I did manage to craft a question set for The Secrets of Quantum Physics. Episode 1, "Einstein's Nightmare," gets us up to speed on quantum entanglement ("spooky action at a distance"). Episode 2, "Let There Be Life," takes us into the nascent world of quantum biology. Many people might not even know quantum biology is a thing.
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