{"license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0 \u2014 atribucion: esestocierto.com", "total": 186, "page": 1, "results": [{"slug": "thats-right-of-course-okay-so-i-make-a-scanning-electron-microscope-that-uses-x-rays-to-image-the-object-and-x-rays-are-", "text": "That's right, of course! Okay, so I make a scanning electron microscope that uses X-rays to image the object. And X-rays are way smaller wavelength, enabling you to see detail unimagined at the regular microscope scale.", "color": "RED", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:33:39.859081+00:00"}, {"slug": "and-i-can-see-oh-theres-the-paramecium-or-the-thing-and-the-reason-why-i-can-see-it-is-im-using-visible-light-which-is-a", "text": "And I can see, oh, there's the paramecium or the thing. And the reason why I can see it is I'm using visible light, which is a wavelength much smaller than the thing I'm looking at. Much smaller. So many wavelengths of light span the thing I'm looking at, so I can get detail commensurate with the wavelength of light I'm using. But now suppose I want to look at\u2014 suppose it has hairs on the side that are this thin. I'm not going to see it.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:33:06.254436+00:00"}, {"slug": "in-fact-thats-how-x-rays-are-generated-in-x-ray-machines-in-the-hospital-okay-theres-an-electron-source-okay-no-wait-but", "text": "In fact, that's how X-rays are generated in X-ray machines. In the hospital. Okay, there's an electron source. Okay, no, wait, but that's not what\u2014", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:32:27.820819+00:00"}, {"slug": "if-your-wavelength-is-this-big-the-shape-of-your-dish-doesnt-have-to-be-all-you-could-have-like-segments-you-could-cause", "text": "If your wavelength is this big, the shape of your dish doesn't have to be all, you could have like segments. You could, 'cause the wave doesn't know anything smaller than it.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:31:13.457238+00:00"}, {"slug": "and-depending-how-you-measure-it-a-wave-or-a-particle-thats-the-duality", "text": "And depending how you measure it, a wave or a particle, that's the duality.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:30:35.076425+00:00"}, {"slug": "thats-wavelengths-and-photons-and-all-of-these-are-photons-by-the-way", "text": "That's wavelengths and photons, and all of these are photons, by the way.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:29:59.826325+00:00"}, {"slug": "because-that-means-youd-be-able-to-see-it-before-the-speed-of-light-got-it-to-you", "text": "Because that means you'd be able to see it before the speed of light got it to you.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:29:33.786284+00:00"}, {"slug": "cause-if-you-tuned-to-for-example-to-microwaves-then-everyones-cell-phone-would-be-lit-up-all-the-cell-phone-towers-woul", "text": "'Cause if you tuned to, for example, to microwaves, then everyone's cell phone would be lit up, all the cell phone towers would be lit up, you'd be talking to somebody\u2014", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:29:10.313609+00:00"}, {"slug": "visor-like-look-like-a-grill-of-a-cadillac-on-his-face-like-how-messed-up-is-that-until-i-found-out-that-his-visor-could", "text": "Visor, like, look like a grill of a Cadillac on his face. Like, how messed up is that? Until I found out that his visor could see an every part of the spectrum.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:28:37.851680+00:00"}, {"slug": "so-the-richness-of-the-electromagnetic-spectrum-delivered-to-us-by-objects-and-phenomena-in-the-universe-is-modern-astro", "text": "So the richness of the electromagnetic spectrum delivered to us by objects and phenomena in the universe is modern astrophysics.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:28:17.374305+00:00"}, {"slug": "we-are-practically-blind", "text": "We are practically blind.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:27:34.309712+00:00"}, {"slug": "named-electromagnetic-spectrum", "text": "Named electromagnetic spectrum.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:27:04.900585+00:00"}, {"slug": "hostile-to-life-we-keep-going-beyond-ultraviolet-we-get-to-x-rays-and-then-gamma-rays", "text": "Hostile to life. We keep going beyond ultraviolet, we get to X-rays. And then gamma rays.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:26:43.158113+00:00"}, {"slug": "the-energy-of-the-ultraviolet-light-gets-absorbed-by-molecules-that-then-breaks-apart-the-molecules-of-life", "text": "The energy of the ultraviolet light gets absorbed by molecules that then breaks apart the molecules of life.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:26:22.255613+00:00"}, {"slug": "so-each-of-these-bands-of-light-has-different-utilities-different-value-to-us-in-civilizations-beyond-violet-ultraviolet", "text": "So each of these bands of light has different utilities. Different value to us in civilizations. Beyond violet, ultraviolet. Hostile to biology. They have those eyeglass sterilizers. You know, you put them in the thing, close the door, turn on the switch, bays them in ultraviolet light.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:24:59.307726+00:00"}, {"slug": "pure-and-simple-and-so-the-water-molecule-resonates-with-it-so-it-vibrates-and-you-vibrate-them-like-this-and-its-fricti", "text": "Pure and simple. And so the water molecule resonates with it. So it vibrates, and you vibrate them like this, and it's friction. Friction is ultimately what's heating the food.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:24:29.538150+00:00"}, {"slug": "who-said-lets-nuke-it-in-the-microwave-its-got-nothing-to-do-with-nuclear-forces-its-microwave-light-and-the-water-molec", "text": "who said, let's nuke it in the microwave. It's got nothing to do with nuclear forces. It's microwave light and the water molecule.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:23:54.675589+00:00"}, {"slug": "yet-you-can-still-see-through-it", "text": "Yet you can still see through it.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:23:16.685951+00:00"}, {"slug": "so-they-block-the-microwaves-from-coming-out-of-the-passing-through-the-glass", "text": "So they block the microwaves from coming out of the\u2014 passing through the glass.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:22:49.692463+00:00"}, {"slug": "there-is-a-screen-there-with-holes-and-those-holes-its-a-metal-screen-and-those-holes-are-each-smaller-than-the-waveleng", "text": "There is a screen there with holes. And those holes, it's a metal screen. And those holes are each smaller than the wavelength of the microwave that's cooking the food.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:22:20.275774+00:00"}, {"slug": "okay-so-the-glass-door-of-the-microwave-oven-isnt-just-glass-door", "text": "Okay, so the glass door of the microwave oven isn't just glass door.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:21:43.758510+00:00"}, {"slug": "and-by-the-way-microwaves-pass-through-glass-glass-dont-absorb-microwaves", "text": "And by the way, microwaves pass through glass. Glass don't absorb microwaves.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:21:07.659983+00:00"}, {"slug": "in-your-body-okay-itll-start-heating-you-up-okay-you-wanna-look-in-the-vitreous-humor-of-your-eye", "text": "In your body, okay? It'll start heating you up, okay? You wanna look in the vitreous humor of your eye.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:20:27.533960+00:00"}, {"slug": "you-got-a-lot-of-water-in-your-body", "text": "You got a lot of water in your body.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:19:55.604874+00:00"}, {"slug": "when-you-think-about-it-i-dont-know-that-theres-much-of-anything-you-eat-that-doesnt-have-water-in-it-at-some-level-othe", "text": "When you think about it, I don't know that there's much of anything you eat that doesn't have water in it. At some level, other food molecules will absorb microwaves, but water does it best. And I'm told, I didn't verify this, but it's kind of fun, they were working with microwaves in a lab, was it at MIT somewhere? and somebody walked in front of a microwave beam and he checked his pocket and the chocolate bar was melted.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:19:34.102807+00:00"}, {"slug": "okay-so-now-we-learned-that-microwaves-are-absorbed-by-water-water-is-a-major-food-additive", "text": "Okay, so now We learned that microwaves are absorbed by water. Water is a major food additive.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:18:53.397626+00:00"}, {"slug": "because-theyre-multiplied-by-each-other-to-give-you-the-speed-of-light", "text": "Because they're multiplied by each other to give you the speed of light.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:18:04.644867+00:00"}, {"slug": "okay-as-one-goes-up-by-a-factor-of-2-the-other-drops-by-a-factor-of-2", "text": "Okay, as one goes up by a factor of 2, the other drops by a factor of 2.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:17:42.366990+00:00"}, {"slug": "so-the-shorter-the-wavelength-the-higher-the-frequency-so-the-wavelength-and-the-frequency-go-in-opposite-inverse-relati", "text": "So the shorter the wavelength, the higher the frequency. So the wavelength and the frequency go in opposite, Inverse relationship. Precisely inverse relation.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:17:18.089424+00:00"}, {"slug": "thats-the-frequency-of-the-light", "text": "That's the frequency of the light.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:16:57.503839+00:00"}, {"slug": "its-all-radio-waves-microwaves-infrared-its-all-light-so-we-get-the-speed-of-light-so-watch-i-have-a-wavelength-this-big", "text": "It's all radio waves, microwaves, infrared, it's all light. So we get the speed of light. So watch, I have a wavelength this big going by me at the speed of light. And I have a clock. I would say, how many crests go by per second?", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:16:39.077776+00:00"}, {"slug": "speed-of-light-speed-of-light-its-all-light", "text": "Speed of light. Speed of light. It's all light.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:16:11.140685+00:00"}, {"slug": "okay-and-certain-frequencies-more-than-others-oh-i-just-used-the-word-frequency-if-you-have-a-wavelength-which-ive-been-", "text": "Okay, and certain frequencies more than others. Oh, I just used the word frequency. If you have a wavelength, which I've been describing as meters long, centimeters, much, much smaller in the visible part, how fast is all this moving?", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:15:46.484909+00:00"}, {"slug": "water-molecule-loves-absorbing-microwaves", "text": "Water molecule loves absorbing microwaves.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:15:16.321119+00:00"}, {"slug": "right-and-so-that-became-a-whole-band-of-light-that-earned-its-own-title-microwaves-we-would-later-learn-by-accident-in-", "text": "Right, and so that became a whole band of light that earned its own title, microwaves. We would later learn, by accident, in the 20th century, that microwaves and the water molecule, they got a thing going.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:14:43.126251+00:00"}, {"slug": "later-we-would-learn-is-that-the-shorter-radio-wavelengths-were-excellent-for-communication-because-you-can-pack-more-in", "text": "Later we would learn is that the shorter radio wavelengths were excellent for communication. because you can pack more information the smaller the wavelength is. As you got to shorter and shorter radio waves, we came up with a new word for them, microwaves.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:14:04.589498+00:00"}, {"slug": "okay-theyre-feet-long-the-original-tvs-that-had-rabbit-ear-antennas-received-long-wavelength-radio-waves-that-were-the-s", "text": "Okay, they're feet long. The original TVs that had rabbit ear antennas received long wavelength radio waves that were the same length as your antenna, which is why it could grab it out of the air and grow the reception. Grab it out of the air. If you want it for these radio waves, if you want to detect them, you need a receiver, you need an antenna about the same size as the radio wave.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:13:27.600853+00:00"}, {"slug": "then-the-bigger-radio-waves-are-the-size-of-like-a-meter", "text": "Then the bigger radio waves are the size of like a meter.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:12:46.377145+00:00"}, {"slug": "so-the-smaller-radio-waves-are-between-like-a-millimeter-and-a-few-centimeters-you-can-draw-that", "text": "So the smaller radio waves are between like a millimeter and a few centimeters. You can draw that.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:12:13.314368+00:00"}, {"slug": "a-sensible-name-infrared-beyond-infrared-physicists-got-in-there-first-and-they-just-called-it-all-radio-waves-these-are", "text": "A sensible name, infrared. Beyond infrared, physicists got in there first and they just called it all radio waves. These are bigger wavelengths than visible light. In fact, they're so big you can like draw it on a page.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:11:40.114401+00:00"}, {"slug": "not-really-no-no-is-your-thermometer-a-detector-of-ultraviolet-x-rays-gamma-rays-not-so-much-all-right-so-the-detector-h", "text": "Not really, no. No. Is your thermometer a detector of ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays? Not so much, all right? So the detector has to be able to absorb the light and somehow record what that is that it had just absorbed. Thermometers absorb infrared, there it was. So going forward from there, that was the 1700s into the 1800s and into the 1900s, into the 2000s, we are appending windows of the electromagnetic spectrum to what we only ever once knew as visible light.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:11:04.236405+00:00"}, {"slug": "that-would-be-infrared", "text": "That would be infrared.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:10:25.345434+00:00"}, {"slug": "it-is-the-discovery-of-light-unfit-for-vision", "text": "It is The Discovery of Light Unfit for Vision.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:10:02.857983+00:00"}, {"slug": "so-then-he-took-the-control-thermometer-and-put-it-somewhere-else-it-didnt-do-it-only-if-it-sat-next-to-the-red", "text": "So then he took the control thermometer and put it somewhere else, It didn't do it. Only if it sat next to the red.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:09:31.737792+00:00"}, {"slug": "he-asked-the-question-he-had-newtons-spectrum-on-the-table-through-light-coming-through-the-curtain-and-he-wanted-to-kno", "text": "He asked the question. He had Newton's spectrum on the table through light coming through the curtain, and he wanted to know what are the different temperatures of each color. So he took his thermometer, Put it in the spectrum, you need a control thermometer, put that to the side. The one that is not touched by any of these colors. So he put one right to the side of the red, nothing's touching that, and he checks the temperature. The red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet. And in every case, the thermometer that read the highest temperature was the control thermometer.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:08:55.866724+00:00"}, {"slug": "man-if-it-absorbs-all-the-colors-then-nothing-comes-back-and-it-is-black", "text": "man. If it absorbs all the colors, then nothing comes back, and it is black.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:08:18.077417+00:00"}, {"slug": "well-then-its-its-got-to-be-white-if-it", "text": "Well, then it's, it's got to be white. If it\u2014", "color": "RED", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:07:41.425482+00:00"}, {"slug": "right-and-if-the-object-is-white-it-reflects-all-of-roygbiv-back-to-you", "text": "Right, and if the object is white, it reflects all of ROYGBIV back to you.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:07:15.278986+00:00"}, {"slug": "its-true-for-anything-that-has-color", "text": "It's true for anything that has color.", "color": "AMBER", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:06:44.949689+00:00"}, {"slug": "we-say-the-apple-is-red-but-it-absorbed-all-the-other-colors-so-its-our-language-references-our-own-reference-frame-we-s", "text": "We say the apple is red, but it absorbed all the other colors. So it's our language references our own reference frame. We say it is red. when that is the only color that it rejected.", "color": "GREEN", "updated": "2026-09-01T14:06:10.924760+00:00"}]}