Life and Physics

As I mentioned here, I was one of many contributors to the Cosmic Shambles “Nine Lessons and Carols for Socially Distanced People” extravaganza just before Christmas. My bit was a short physics chat trying to give some insight into how the uncertainty principle arises in quantum physics, from the point of view of waves, beats, and Fourier analysis. Immediately afterwards, Steve Pretty performed a musical piece which echoed some of those ideas, particularly things drifting in and out of phase.