Pew! Pew! Plasma!

The Week in Tech is now a roundtable! Every Friday, Oz and three of the best writers covering Silicon Valley will discuss the latest news, decode emerging trends and debate what actually matters for the future of technology and for us. This week, guests Reed Albergotti (Semafor), ...  Show more

Iran's Shahed drone costs $30,000 to build. The US missile sent to destroy it? Up to $4 million. Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict journalist Ben C. Solomon wants you to do the math. Oz sits down with Ben to break down the economics driving the conflict with Iran, why the Pentagon ...  Show more

Vous le savez sûrement, la fusion nucléaire pourrait bien être la clé à tous nos problèmes d'énergie. Seulement, cette technologie n'est pas sans écueils, notamment au niveau du maintien du plasma et de l'énergie nécessaire pour le créer. C'est donc pour régler tous ses problè ...

The night sky is full of planets, satellites, and cosmic objects we can see with our eyes and telescopes. In between all that material there’s a huge amount of invisible matter and the vast majority of it is called plasma. Follow along with scientists Doug Rowland and Don Gurnett ...  Show more

#### Lightning: A Natural Spark Discharge Lightning is a natural spark discharge that occurs within the atmosphere or between the atmosphere and the Earth's surface. It is a large-scale phenomenon that involves the creation of a highly electrically conductive plasma channel wi ...  Show more

Police use of tear gas at protests is controversial to begin with because it's so harmful, but these weapons may also help spread the novel coronavirus. Learn why in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio ...  Show more