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b'You think your life is fast-paced, but have you ever seen a bacterium swim across your countertop? You\\u2019d be surprised how fast they can move.\\nFind out why modeling the swirl of hurricanes takes a roomful of mathematicians and supercomputers, and how galaxies can move away from us faster than the speed of light.\\nAlso, what happens when we try to stop the dance of atoms, cooling things down to the rock bottom temperature known as absolute zero.\\nAnd why your watch doesn\\u2019t keep the same time when you\\u2019re in a jet as when you\\u2019re at the airport. It\\u2019s all due to the fact that motion is relative, says Al Einstein.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nWilliam Phillips \\u2013 Nobel Prize-winning physicist at Joint Quantum Institute, a partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland.\\n\\n\\nBob Berman \\u2013 Astronomy writer and author of Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees\\n\\n\\n\\nMichael Smith \\u2013 Meteorologist, senior vice president of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, and author of Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather\\n\\n\\n\\nFirst released August 18, 2014.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'