Leon Balents is the Pat and Joe Yzurdiaga Chair in Theoretical Physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara. He studies the quantum states of various real and theoretical materials.... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthemezzanine.substack.com

Peter Saeta is a physics professor at Harvey Mudd College probing semiconductors with femtosecond-scale laser bursts.... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthemezzanine.substack.com