Damn Cool Science: Quantum Physics Intro

Damn Cool Science is my wacky, satirical take on scientific peer review. Please let me know what you think, rate, and subscribe!

The paper I'm reviewing this time is "Effective Strategies for Identifying Model Parameters for Open Quantum Systems" (http://arxiv.org/abs/1012.4593). Related Wikipedia articles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendulum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mechanics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty_principle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Heisenberg

This video is by myself (Neil Dickson), with the following music tracks by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free­/), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.

Intro Theme: "There It Is" (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/index.html?genre=Funk)
Swanky's Theme: "Stringed Disco" (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/index.html?genre=Disco)
Coach Theme: "Highlight Reel" (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/index.html?genre=Rock)
Explanation Theme: "Tech Talk" (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/index.html?genre=Rock)
Evil Theme: "Political Action Ad" (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/index.html?genre=Unclassifiable)
Review Board Theme: "Itty Bitty 8 Bit" (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/index.html?genre=Electronica)
Extro Theme: "Enter the Party" (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/index.html?genre=Funk)

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• damn
• cool
• science
• comedy
• satire
• peer review
• quantum physics
• pendulums
• paper
• arxiv

[jknuckle]

Dude! Code Optimization and Bit operation... you left me high and dry, was that by design? Maybe you professsion was right, you can't design optimal code :-)

On a serious note, any plans on completing the tutorial on Optimization?

[NeilGDickson]

@jknuckle You found me! Haha. :) I've wanted to get back to making video tutorials for a long time. I really enjoyed making them, and I may finally be able to get back to it in a few months. I've recently gotten back to working on Inventor IDE, and almost have version Alpha 6 ready, over 2 years since the last release. :P

[gatograbber]

you do understand that the authors might one day review your work and get back at you, right?

also, i suggest a female assistant for the videos. if possible, with a british accent.

[NeilGDickson]

@gatograbber I emailed all of the authors (whose emails I could find) with a description and link. I would be honoured (with a "u"!) for them to review my work, especially in public, as I have done here. Also note that I chose this first paper based on how easily I could boil it down to a simple explanation, not based on whether it was the authors' most significant contribution to science.

About your second point, it sounds like you're looking for the channel "Rocketboom Daily". :D

[no4urslf]

Hey dude..... when a wheel appears to spin backward is that a quantum probability being displayed by in our mind?

[NeilGDickson]

@no4urslf ...only in the sense that, neglecting gravity, *everything* you observe is basically just a result of quantum physics affecting your brain, even though for unknown (possibly unknowable) reasons, we don't actually see macroscopic quantum effects in everyday life. The more I've learned about quantum physics, the weirder philosophical questions have gotten, haha. :D

[no4urslf]

@NeilGDickson Thanks Neil.  I'm sure the questions do get weirder and weirder!