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Are Space and Time An Illusion?

Are Space and Time An Illusion?

Season 1 Episode 11
7:06
The Real Meaning of E=mc²

The Real Meaning of E=mc²

Season 1 Episode 15
8:22
Habitable Exoplanets Debunked!

Habitable Exoplanets Debunked!

Season 1 Episode 16
10:46
Is Gravity An Illusion?

Is Gravity An Illusion?

Season 1 Episode 17
10:17
How to Signal Aliens

How to Signal Aliens

Season 1 Episode 18
6:14
Can a Circle Be a Straight Line?

Can a Circle Be a Straight Line?

Season 1 Episode 20
8:16
The Leap Second Explained

The Leap Second Explained

Season 1 Episode 21
2:20
Can You Trust Your Eyes in Spacetime?

Can You Trust Your Eyes in Spacetime?

Season 1 Episode 22
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Could You Fart Your Way to the Moon?

Season 1 Episode 9

Listen, we know you've thought about it, and we're here to give you THE DEFINITIVE ANSWER to one of the greatest science questions of all time. How long would it take to get to the MOON by farting? Join Gabe on PBS Space Time as we walk through some of the surprising and WEIRD science behind farts, rockets, and everything in between as we seek an answer to this propulsion problem.

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One of the most important reasons we go to space is to know our own planet better.
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Why Is All DNA Right Handed?
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It may be that our very DNA inherited its twist from the underlying handedness of reality.
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17:21
Did God have any choice in creating the world? So asked Albert Einstein
The Crisis In Physics: Are We Missing 17 Layers of Reality?
18:19
What if, just before we reach the bottom, we find out that reductionism fails?
Is Our Model of Dark Energy Wrong? | New 4.2σ Results
19:03
The biggest news in cosmology in recent years is that dark energy may be fading away.
Is There A Simple Solution To The Fermi Paradox?
18:50
Does this also explain why there are no aliens?
Quantum Energy Teleportation is Real!
16:58
Quantum energy teleportation may be as close as we get to transporter beams. But how close is that?
Why Didn’t Antimatter Destroy The Universe?
14:50
Why is there any matter in the universe? A new antimatter breakthrough at LHC holds clues.
New Evidence: Earth Had Rings (and Might Regain Them)
16:30
There’s an extremely good chance that Earth once did have a ring system.
How Astrophysics Can Literally Save the World
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How is it possible to tell if a space rock will one day collide with the Earth?
Your DNA's Codes Are (Probably) From Outer Space
15:58
Did you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA?
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