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Will You Travel to Space?

Will You Travel to Space?

Season 5 Episode 14
12:46
Is Dark Energy Getting Stronger?

Is Dark Energy Getting Stronger?

Season 5 Episode 15
14:31
Could the Universe End by Tearing Apart Every Atom?

Could the Universe End by Tearing Apart Every Atom?

Season 5 Episode 16
13:21
The Edge of an Infinite Universe

The Edge of an Infinite Universe

Season 5 Episode 17
15:16
The Holographic Universe Explained

The Holographic Universe Explained

Season 5 Episode 18
14:39
No Dark Matter = Proof of Dark Matter?

No Dark Matter = Proof of Dark Matter?

Season 5 Episode 19
10:37
The Real Science of the EHT Black Hole

The Real Science of the EHT Black Hole

Season 5 Episode 20
11:07
Why Quantum Computing Requires Quantum Cryptography

Why Quantum Computing Requires Quantum Cryptography

Season 5 Episode 21
13:58
The Cosmic Dark Ages

The Cosmic Dark Ages

Season 5 Episode 22
12:29
The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions

The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions

Season 5 Episode 23
11:24
How Black Holes Kill Galaxies

How Black Holes Kill Galaxies

Season 5 Episode 24
11:20
Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy

Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy

Season 5 Episode 25
16:05
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The Impossibility of Perpetual Motion Machines

Season 5 Episode 13

Bad ideas come and go in physics. But there’s one bit of nonsense that is perhaps more persistent than all others: the perpetual motion machine. No working perpetual motion machine has ever been experiment verified. All break the laws of thermodynamics.
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