#12 - Quantum Physics Meets Meditation with Marcis Auzins
Mārcis Auziņš is a Latvian physicist, professor at the University of Latvia, and Head of the Department of Experimental Physics and the Laser Center.
He works in the field of quantum physics and is the author of more than a hundred scientific articles published in the world's leading physics journals and several hundred conference reports. During his career, he lived and worked in different countries – China and Taiwan, the United States, Canada, England, Israel and Germany.
In the podcast, we talk about:
How did school olympiads lead him to his path in physics?
How is the skill to write grant applications connected with being successful in science?
Working with European Space Agency, NATO and the European Defence Force.
What helps him to meditate daily for 5000+ days in a row?
Who tends to use the phrase: “merging properties”?
What is he excited about for the future of physics?
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