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The New Crisis in Cosmology

Season 7 Episode 11
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The New Warp Drive Possibilities

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How To Know If It's Aliens

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Can Space Be Infinitely Divided?

Can Space Be Infinitely Divided?

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How Does Gravity Affect Light?

Season 7 Episode 10

We know that gravity exerts its pull on light, and we have an explanation for why. Actually, we have multiple explanations that all predict the same thing. And at first glance, these explanations seem to describe completely different causes. So what is the true connection between light and gravity, or is truth, in fact, entirely relative?

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