Spin is particularly curious in that it feels very familiar from our macroscopic life. Perhaps because of this, it’s great probe of the microscopic world. It’s also a relatively simple one. We discuss magnetism, Spin and the Stern-Gerlach experiment. Along the way we’ll encounter additional mysteries, magnetic fields and introduce the deep concept of symmetry breaking.

The SEAN for SCIENCE Podcast is targeted at a thoughtful, general audience. Our first season, How to Solve the Schrödinger Equation, will offer a physicist's tour of the microscopic. It's my take on a modern introduction to Quantum Mechanics, braided with my own experiences and stories that led to my perspective on the subject. This initial episode, Chapter Zero, looks at a the first necessary but unfamiliar ingredient to our story, the Complex Numbers.