Can quantum be explained through art instead of equations? Award-winning filmmaker Mark Levinson (Particle Fever, The Universe in a Grain of Sand) joins Roger Highfield from the Science Museum Group to answer Kai’s biggest questions!
Together, they explore one of the biggest challenges in science: how do you explain quantum ideas to the next generation? The conversation ranges from CERN and Particle Fever to Mark’s latest film, The Universe in a Grain of Sand, which uses art, experimental cinema and stunning visuals to make some of the strangest ideas in physics more accessible. Along the way, Kai shares his own interpretations of superposition and entanglement, leading to a fascinating discussion about whether children may sometimes be better prepared for quantum thinking than adults. This episode celebrates one year of The Quantum Kid and Kai’s journey from age nine to ten, proving that some of the biggest questions in science can start with a child’s curiosity.
