In this episode of STEM to Stern, Chauntée and Jake put their big brain energy to the test with a superhero-sized thought experiment: how does quantum physics explain Ant-Man’s powers?
Turns out, it involves some fictional Pym Particles, the very real Pauli Exclusion Principle, and a tiny bit of movie magic.
This week, they break down:
Why shrinking doesn’t make Ant-Man any less punchy
How superhero movies sneak real quantum mechanics into the plot
What the Pauli Exclusion Principle has to do with it all (thanks to Jake’s homemade “Pauli Board,” designed in Tinkercad and 3D printed!)
Whether they'd rather shrink or supersize themselves — and why
If you could change your size at will, would you go big or small?
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