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Navigating with Quantum Entanglement

Navigating with Quantum Entanglement

Season 7 Episode 3
12:11
What Happens During a Quantum Jump?

What Happens During a Quantum Jump?

Season 7 Episode 4
12:43
Can We Break the Universe?

Can We Break the Universe?

Season 7 Episode 5
12:32
Is Dark Matter Made of Particles?

Is Dark Matter Made of Particles?

Season 7 Episode 6
13:03
Does Time Cause Gravity?

Does Time Cause Gravity?

Season 7 Episode 9
8:55
How Does Gravity Affect Light?

How Does Gravity Affect Light?

Season 7 Episode 10
13:24
The New Crisis in Cosmology

The New Crisis in Cosmology

Season 7 Episode 11
13:08
The New Warp Drive Possibilities

The New Warp Drive Possibilities

Season 7 Episode 15
13:11
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The Supernova At The End of Time

Season 7 Episode 2

It looks like the universe is going to end with a series of catastrophic explosions. The very, very long story short is that the universe ends in heat death, as it approaches maximum entropy, and its eternal exponential expansion drives it to effective utter emptiness and absolute cold. But new calculations have revealed we may be able to look forward to one last source of astrophysical cataclysm

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14:59
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