In Conversation with Professor Philip Stamp: Superfluid Helium and Quantum Vacuum Tunnelling

In this conversation, I speak with Professor Philip Stamp, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of British Columbia and Director of the Pacific Institute of Theoretical Physics. CiTR 101.9 FM / The Blue Hour Recorded live on July 7, 2026 You can listen to the episode on CiTR, or find it as a podcast on Apple Podcasts. Watch/listen on YouTube The Blue Hour, hosted by Farha Guerrero, airs live every Tuesday at 2 p.m. on CiTR 101.9 FM in Vancouver and at citr.ca. Professor Philip Stamp is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of British Columbia and Director of the Pacific Institute of Theoretical Physics, known as PITP, which he returned to Canada to establish in 2002. Mostly raised in New Zealand and educated in the United Kingdom, Professor Stamp began his academic life in philosophy and literature before turning to theoretical physics. He has since worked as a physicist in France, Spain, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, and the United States.…