Syllab

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c5-radio-wireless-networks/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Radio broadcasting (09:54) Cellular networks (19:59) Wi-Fi & Bluetooth (27:55) Communication satellites (32:28) Trivia: RFID (34:23) Further reading (34:41) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header.

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c4-wired-telecommunications/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Fundamentals of telecommunication infrastructure (10:11) Multiplexing and addresses (14:21) Electrical telegraphy (18:07) The telephone (22:08) Optical Fibre (25:38) Trivia: dial-up Internet access (27:08) Further reading (27:26) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c3-programming-operating-computers/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) What makes a machine language (04:26) Compilation, interpretation and execution (08:11) Operating Systems and applications (11:07) User Interfacing and app architecture' (20:39) Frontend, API and backend (23:14) Trivia – Natural Language Processing (24:49) Furthe...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s4c2-digital-data-storage/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Computer architecture (06:17) Processor registers and cache (11:25) RAM and Flash memory (15:41) Magnetic data storage (20:57) Optical data storage (27:21) Trivia: the vinyl record and the cassette (31:32) Further reading (31:53) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s4c1-logic-gates-microchips/ (00:00) Intro (01:32) Boolean algebra (06:43) Logic gates and digital computing (13:18) Semiconductors and transistors (20:16) Integrated circuits and microchip manufacturing (24:25) Computing efficiency (27:21) Trivia: Quantum computing (30:31) Further reading (30:50) Outro If you wish to support...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c10-space-exploration/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Why and How (04:05) Achievements so far (07:28) Next destinations (11:34) Interstellar travel (20:45) Philosophical musings (26:07) Trivia: Launching a space shuttle (28:34) Further reading (29:00) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” butto...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c9-astronomy/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Historical relevance (06:11) What about astrology (08:06) Visible-light astronomy (14:11) Other techniques and instruments (20:36) The future of astronomy (22:28) Searching for life outside Earth (27:51) Trivia: the Observable Universe (29:19) Further reading (29:47) Outro If you wish to...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c8-galaxies/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Our place in the Universe (08:29) The formation of galaxies (13:36) Intergalactic interactions (18:34) At the centre (22:36) Trivia: constellations (25:40) Further reading (26:05) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. A...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s3c7-physical-cosmology/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Asking questions (05:43) In the beginning (10:06) Structure and evolution so far (16:59) In the end (21:10) Areas of cosmological enquiry (25:10) Trivia: the speed of light (28:47) Further reading (29:15) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support”...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c6-giant-planets-and-beyond/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) The gas giants: Jupiter & Saturn (12:37) The ice giants: Uranus and Neptune (18:29) The Kuiper Belt (24:10) The Oort Cloud and comets (26:40) Trivia: Space weather (28:13) Further reading (28:31) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Suppor...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠⁠https://labattu.com/s3c5-terrestrial-planets-moon/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) The formation of the Solar system (04:57) Mercury & Venus (13:14) Mars (18:27) The asteroid belt (23:39) The Moon (28:23) Trivia: mythology and days of the week (31:06) Further reading (31:25) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support”...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c4-the-sun/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) The nature of stars (04:52) Sun power (12:05) The life cycle of stars (19:53) Stellar nucleosynthesis (24:03) Trivia: Solar eclipses (27:52) Further reading (28:19) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't for...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c3-atmosphere-climate/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Physics of the atmosphere (09:04) Relationship with the biosphere (12:12) Key climate variables and classification (19:34) Weather systems and phenomena (26:09) Causes and effects of climate change (28:07) Trivia: the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (29:43) Further reading (30:16)...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s3c2-hydrosphere/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Role of water in life (08:22) The Blue Planet (13:33) The Cryosphere (18:47) The Water cycle (22:51) Trivia: The Mariana Trench (24:43) Further reading (25:02) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don't forg...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠ https://labattu.com/s3c1-geology/ (00:00) Intro (01:26) Relevance of geology (04:43) What and how can we tell? (11:31) Composition of Earth (17:30) Plate tectonics (20:18) Earth: a brief geological history (26:09) Trivia: volcanoes (28:58) Further reading (29:21) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” butto...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c10-touch-interoception/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) The sense of touch (04:50) Nociception (09:28) Integrating somatosensory signals (11:35) Interoception (16:17) Time perception and circadian rhythm (20:40) Trivia: What it is like to be an octopus (23:28) Further reading (23:50) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c9-hearing-balance-orientation/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Sound wave mechanics (03:57) Transduction of sound in the ear (07:31) Auditory perception (10:46) The vestibular sense (17:28) Proprioception (21:00) Trivia: Tropism (22:32) Further reading (22:50) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Suppor...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c8-olfaction-taste/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) External signalling through pheromones (04:23) Smelling danger (07:16) The olfactory system (10:54) Taste as gatekeeper (16:59) The gustatory system (19:06) Trivia: Wine tasting and acquired taste (21:28) Further reading (21:59) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by c...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c7-vision/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Purpose and challenges of the visual system (05:28) Optical harvesting of flight (11:58) Transduction of stimuli (15:13) From raw data to visual perception (21:39) The mystery of qualia (25:32) Trivia: Vision in low-light conditions (27:09) Further reading (27:26) Outro If you wish to support...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c6-nervous-system/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Transmitting information (07:09) Voluntary and autonomous nervous systems (12:41) Anatomy and functions of the central nervous system (21:26) Memory, learning and intelligence (24:42) Trivia: the diving reflex (26:50) Further reading (27:12) Outro If you wish to support the lab you ca...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c5-immune-system/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Immune functions (10:50) Lymphatic system & main actors (19:45) Adaptive immunity (22:24) Immune disfunctions (25:24) Trivia: Viruses (28:28) Further reading (28:48) Outro If you wish to support the lab you can do so by clicking the “Support” button in the website’s header. And don...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c4-endocrine-reproductive-systems/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Role of hormones and integration with nervous system (05:50) Key endocrine subsystems (13:27) The HPG axis and sex hormones (17:27) The human reproductive system (20:48) Fertilization and pregnancy (25:11) Trivia: Serotonin & Dopamine (29:02) Further reading (29:22...

You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s2c3-musculoskeletal-system-skin/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) A quick note (01:00) Purposes and functions of the musculoskeletal system (05:27) Muscles contractions and locomotion (12:37) The human skeleton and locomotion (16:02) Role and composition of the skin (21:17) Trivia: Animal flight (24:56) Further reading (25:17) Outro If...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s2c2-digestive-renal-systems/ (00:00) Intro (00:48) Nutrient absorption (03:34) The work and world of enzymes (07:40) The human digestive tract (12:56) Fluid control and regulation (16:11) Filtering and removing (18:32) Trivia: Nutrients absorption by plants (23:46) Further reading (24:01) Outro If you wish to support the lab...

You can find the written version of this episode at ⁠https://labattu.com/s2c1-respiratory-circulatory-systems/ (00:00) Intro (01:29) How to think of body organs and systems (08:12) Breathing and anatomy of the respiratory tract (12:51) Gas exchange and transport (18:15) The heart and blood vessels (20:42) The blood (22:15) Trivia: fish gill (23:47) Further reading (24:02) Outro If you wish to supp...