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Podcast Episode 15: The Hidden Space Race With China

Professor Vally Vardeny explains how we are in a new space race with China, not to the moon but to the quantum level.

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Richard Markosian

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University of Utah Physics Professor Valy Vardeny explains how we are in a new space race with China, not to the moon but to the quantum level.

 

physics topics discussed include:

  • How and why the United States isn’t attracting enough top minds to study physics
  • A comparison of the space race of fifty years ago with the technology race with China today
  • Why Israel produces so many top physicists and scientists (including Vardeny)
  • Women in STEM
  • Quantum computing
  • The field of Spintronics and the impact Organic Spintronics has had on technology that we use everyday
  • Why Utah is a gem (such a wonderful place to live and work)

 

 

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Richard Markosian

I am a story teller and journalist. I have a passion for farmers, local craftspeople, and folks who aspire to create, build and grow their business in the local marketplace. Why local? By supporting locally-owned businesses we create more opportunity for entrepreneurs, and we claim our sovereignty to shape our communities how we want to see them. I aspire to build Utah Stories Magazine into a household Utah name, and assist Utah businesses and makers with marketing. On the journalism side of things my passion is investigative journalism that offers true insight into issues. I believe strongly in the forth estate: strong, meaningful, insightful journalism is essential to a free market Democracy.

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