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Why the Universe Needs Dark Energy

Why the Universe Needs Dark Energy

Season 2 Episode 27
9:33
What Does Dark Energy Really Do?

What Does Dark Energy Really Do?

Season 2 Episode 28
9:50
Is an Ice Age Coming?

Is an Ice Age Coming?

Season 2 Episode 30
12:10
Life on Europa?

Life on Europa?

Season 2 Episode 44
9:33
The First Humans On Mars

The First Humans On Mars

Season 2 Episode 47
6:18
What if Singularities DO NOT Exist?

What if Singularities DO NOT Exist?

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We Are Star Stuff

Season 2 Episode 24

Stars are our stellar alchemists. They spend their entire lifespan creating and molding elements. In their final moments, a supernova spreads these elements out into the universe, providing the building blocks for new stars, planets, and even us!

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Hacking the Nature of Reality
13:34
An insight by a young scientist in 1925 allowed us a better understanding of space time.
Solving the Three Body Problem
13:35
The three body problem is famous for being impossible to solve.
How To Capture Black Holes
12:02
How about black holes being captured by the screaming vortex of a quasar?
How To Detect a Neutrino
9:54
Why is there something rather than nothing?
Do Black Holes Create New Universes?
12:24
Do black holes create new universes?
The Doomsday Argument
12:50
A simple statistical argument tells us that the doom of our species is much, much closer.
Is The Universe Finite?
12:25
Our universe may actually be finite in size.
Can You Observe a Typical Universe?
13:36
How do you correctly use the anthropic principle?
Does Life Need a Multiverse to Exist?
13:09
Does life need a multiverse to exist?
Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe
12:24
Why does it appear, that humanity is the lone intelligence in the universe?
Is Time Travel Impossible?
12:33
Is Time Travel Impossible?
Loop Quantum Gravity Explained
13:49
What exactly is it?
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