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Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations

Anna Dean and Professor Clarke Halloway

Where science meets the edge of human understanding.Each week, media moderator Anna Dean and renowned physicist Professor Halloway sit down for an unfiltered deep dive into the ideas reshaping our world — from the mysteries of consciousness and the frontiers of quantum physics, to the explosive rise of artificial intelligence and the technologies redefining what it means to be human. This is not a surface-level conversation. This is science, philosophy, and curiosity — unleashed. Topics discussed in

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11:11

Ultrasonic Full Body Scanner

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/10/02

In this episode Anna and Professor Halloway discuss Midjourney's new Ultrasonic full body scanner technology. Midjourney's Ultrasonic CT scanner is the flagship product of Midjourney Medical, a healthcare division the AI-image-generation company launched in June 2026. It's a full-body imaging device that uses ultrasound instead of radiation or magnets — essentially a "whole-body ultrasound" that captures a scan in as little as 60 seconds. The system relies on ultrasound-on-chip technology (developed

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20:34

How Do We Control Something That Is Smarter Than Us?

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/09/24

In this epiosode, Anna and Professor Halloway discuss various approaches to managing these alignment challenges, exploring technical solutions like reward modeling and interpretability, governance frameworks for deploying AI safely, and philosophical questions about how to encode human values into systems that may and seem to be on the verge of surpassing human-level intelligence in specific domains.AI Alignment is the critical endeavor to ensure that artificial intelligence systems pursue

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30:38

Your Brain Is Calling The Shots...Not You!

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/09/17

This episode likely explores is the Libet effect: in the 1980s, neuroscientist Benjamin Libet had subjects flex their wrist whenever they felt the urge, while EEG tracked their brain activity. He found that a "readiness potential"; a buildup of neural activity in the motor cortex — fired roughly half a second before people consciously felt they'd decided to move. In other words, the brain appears to begin preparing a choice before we're aware of making it, which seems to demote conscious will from

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15:14

Has AGI Arrived?

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/09/09

The chatter around OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra has reached fever pitch. In this episode of Quantum Curiosities, hosts Anna and Professor Halloway cut through the hype to ask the question everyone's whispering: is this actually it — the moment artificial general intelligence stops being a phrase and becomes a thing?From Astra's real-time reasoning and multimodal fluency to the quiet benchmark numbers the press release glossed over, the pair dissect what a "general" intelligence would really need — and

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18:25

Quantum Weirdness: The Delayed-Choice Experiment

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/09/05

In this episode Anna and Professor Halloway examine the delayed-choice experiment. The delayed choice experiment demonstrates that a "wave or particle" is not a property of the photon alone, it's a property of the entire experiment, including choices made later. Nothing travels backward; the universe simply doesn't assign a definite wave/particle history to the photon until the full measurement context is fixed. It remains one of the most vivid (and misinterpreted) demonstrations of quantum

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13:43

The Keepers Of A Noble Breed

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/08/27

Anna and Professor Halloway discuss Halloway's new science fiction book, The Keepers Of A Noble Breed. The discussion gets lively as Anna takes the opposing view that Professor Halloway intended as the writer of the book.

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16:35

Chasing Shadows: The Science and Soul of the Paranormal

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/08/21

In this episode of Quantum Curiosities, we explore the fascinating intersection of acoustic physics, architecture, and human biology to investigate the real physical mechanics behind paranormal encounters. Centered around the paper "The 19Hz Frequency: The Physics of Perceived Apparitions," Anna and Professor Halloway break down how invisible environmental triggers, from insidious carbon monoxide leaks to inaudible, low-frequency sound waves known as infrasound, can hijack the human body. By

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18:33

Many World's, Many You's

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/08/14

Welcome to this episode of Quantum Curiosities, where Anna and Professor Halloway examine the Many Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics. They explain how every atomic variation splits the universe into countless parallel physical states where all possible outcomes actually occur. You will hear how physicist Hugh Everett the Third originated this concept in the nineteen fifties, turning it into a major mathematical position in modern physics. The hosts break down the underlying mechanics using

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28:06

Looking Back In Time

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/08/08

Quantum Curiosities with Anna Dean and Professor Clarke Halloway invites you on a mind-bending journey into the nature of time itself. In this episode, they explore what it really means to look back in time—from the cosmic echoes of the early universe to the strange ways memory, observation, and quantum theory intertwine. Pull up a chair at the edge of spacetime as they blend storytelling, science, and speculation to ask whether the past is truly gone…or still quietly shaping our present.

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21:26

Forever Young-The Quest To Cure Aging

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/07/30

Episode Intro BlurbIn this episode of Quantum Curiosities, hosts Anna and Professor Halloway dive into the front lines of longevity science to explore whether we can actively roll back the biological clock. Unpacking Harvard geneticist David Sinclair’s Information Theory of Aging, the episode breaks down the radical idea that getting older isn't permanent physical wear-and-tear, but rather corrupted cellular software—scratches on our epigenetic instructions that can be buffed out using modified

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52:06

GLP-1 Gila Monster Venom and the Science Of Appetite

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/07/27

In the latest episode of Quantum Curiosities and Tech Revelations, hosts Anna Dean and Professor Clarke Halloway delve into "The GLP-1 Gila Monster Venom and the Science Of Appetite." This episode explores the fascinating origins of transformative weight loss drugs, drawing connections to the Gila monster's venom, and critically examines their associated pros, cons, and the currently unknown long-term effects, offering listeners a comprehensive scientific overview of this rapidly evolving field.

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9:44

Jevon's Paradox - Efficiency and Consumption

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/07/15

What happens when making something more efficient actually makes us use more of it, not less? In this episode of Quantum Curiosities and Tech Revelations, we dive into Jevons' Paradox—the counterintuitive 19th-century economic principle originally observed with coal consumption—and explore its startling relevance to our AI-saturated present. As artificial intelligence makes computation, energy, and even human attention dramatically cheaper and more accessible, are we witnessing history repeat itself

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11:51

CRISPR- Splice Of Life

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/07/10

This episode introduces CRISPR, the gene-editing technology allowing scientists to make precise cuts in DNA using guide RNA and molecular scissors like Cas9. This conversation explores the vast potential of the technology, including the target treatment of genetic disorders like sickle cell anemia, the enhancement of crop resilience, and the engineering of T-cells to combat cancer.The discussion also details the profound challenges accompanying this science, such as accidental off-target edits and

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16:25

The Freewill Illusion

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/07/02

In this episode of Quantum Curiosities and Tech Revelations, Anna and Professor Halloway take on one of the most unsettling questions in science and philosophy: are we really the authors of our choices, or is free will only a convincing illusion? Drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and the ideas of thinkers like Sam Harris and Robert Sapolsky, the conversation challenges the deeply held belief that we consciously control our thoughts and actions.As the episode unfolds, it explores what this idea

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13:57

The Promise Of Ai

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/07/02

In this episode of Quantum Curiosities and Tech Revelations, Anna and Professor Halloway explore why artificial intelligence inspires both awe and anxiety, separating the real capabilities of modern language models from the myths we project onto them. Their conversation unpacks how systems like ChatGPT can feel startlingly human while still operating as powerful pattern-recognition tools rather than true minds.Along the way, the episode examines big questions about data, creativity, jobs,

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24:52

Quantum Computing - Unlocking Tomorrow's Reality

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/06/28

What if a calculation that would take the fastest supercomputer 10 septillion years could be solved in under five minutes? In this episode of Quantum Curiosities, we go under the hood of quantum computing — breaking down the real science of qubits, superposition, and entanglement in plain language, without the buzzword overload. We explore why you'll never have a quantum computer on your desk (and why that doesn't matter), how companies like IBM, Google, and Quera are engineering around the

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25:16

Quantum Immortality - Surviving The Multiverse

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/06/22

This episode dives into the strange and unsettling idea of quantum immortality, using a vivid quantum “Russian roulette” thought experiment as a gateway into the many‑worlds interpretation, probability, and the nature of consciousness. Anna and Professor Halloway debate whether your subjective experience could ever genuinely end, how the Born rule and measures of existence shape what “survival” means, and whether a fragmented, branch‑hopping self still counts as a person at all. Along the way, they

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64:43

I'm Outta Here - Examining The Near Death Experience

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/06/21

For centuries, those who have returned from the edge of death have spoken of tunnels bathed in light, encounters with the departed, and a profound sense of peace that defies description; accounts shared by surgeons, soldiers, children, and scientists across every culture on earth. Now, science is beginning to ask the questions once left only to philosophy and faith. The Quantum Curiosities And Tech Revelations podcast is diving deep in this episode, "I'm Out Here-Examining The Near Death

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23:04

Dreams-the Chaotic Genius Of Your Brain

Quantum Curiosities & Tech Revelations ·

2026/06/13

Anna Dean and professor Halloway take a deep dive and have a spirited discussion about the reasons why we dream and discuss the latest scientific findings about this subject.

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