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#143: Active Matter & Condensed Matter Physics 101 ft. Sriram Ramaswamy

#143: Active Matter & Condensed Matter Physics 101 ft. Sriram Ramaswamy

Update: 2025-12-13
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Sriram Ramaswamy, professor at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, talks about his journey, what is condensed matter physics, active matter, wet active matter, dry active matter and Brownian motion.


Sriram: https://physics.iisc.ac.in/~sriram/


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TIMELINE

0:00 Trailer

0:35 Introduction

2:32 Falling in Love with Physics

7:42 Picking Condensed Matter Physics Over General Relativity

12:23 What is Condensed Matter Physics?

14:04 Brownian Motion

21:54 What is Active Matter?

24:30 Types of Active Matter

30:29 Applications of Active Matter

34:01 Dry Active Matter vs. Wet Active Matter

35:38 How Does A Flock of Birds Move?

38:45 Experiment for Dry Active Matter

50:56 What is Wet Active Matter?

55:36 Pilot Wave Theory

57:45 Hydrodynamic Equations

1:00:58 Emergence

1:04:58 Consciousness

1:07:06 Emergence (Contd.)

1:09:18 Beauty & Structure

1:12:28 Future of Active Matter

1:19:08 Lego Interpretation

1:19:54 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)

1:24:51 Legacy & Meaning of Life


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#143: Active Matter & Condensed Matter Physics 101 ft. Sriram Ramaswamy

#143: Active Matter & Condensed Matter Physics 101 ft. Sriram Ramaswamy

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