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The world, like me, and the, episode 24, vibrationsibrations and Waves.

And I'm your host, James Fodor.

In this episode, we're going to look at, well, vibrations and waves.

Specifically, I'll give an overview of the basic properties of wave phenomena,

including a definition of waves, a discussion of the mediums through which waves travel,

and a look at wavelength, frequency, and amplitude. I'll also discuss some of the more interesting behaviors that waves can be involved

in, including interference, polarization, resonance, reflection, refraction, defraction,

and also standing waves. This episode will sort of be the basis for future episodes that I plan

to do on sound and light,

which requires some basic understanding of wave phenomena. So if some of this is a bit theoretical,

bear with me because you'll need this background for later episodes. Plus, it can also be

quite helpful to understand these wave terms more generally because they come up quite often

in sort of more scientific or even pseudoscientific discourse.

All right, so let's jump in.

What is a wave?

In physics, a wave refers to a disturbance that travels through time and space, or through space time,

which is accompanied by a transfer of energy.

Wave is not the same thing as a vibration.

Vibration is basically a single disturbance in some medium, which is propagated through it.

A wave is more like an ongoing or continuous disturbance, or at least it's a broader phenomenon.

So, for example, if you were to shake a string once up and down,

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