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The Physics of Life (ft. It's Okay to be Smart & PBS Eons!)

The Physics of Life (ft. It's Okay to be Smart & PBS Eons!)

Season 4 Episode 20
10:44
Using Stars to See Gravitational Waves

Using Stars to See Gravitational Waves

Season 4 Episode 21
8:36
Black Hole Swarms

Black Hole Swarms

Season 4 Episode 22
8:33
The Star at the End of Time

The Star at the End of Time

Season 4 Episode 23
8:55
How Gaia Changed Astronomy Forever

How Gaia Changed Astronomy Forever

Season 4 Episode 24
8:47
Noether's Theorem and The Symmetries of Reality

Noether's Theorem and The Symmetries of Reality

Season 4 Episode 25
9:38
Why Quantum Information is Never Destroyed

Why Quantum Information is Never Destroyed

Season 4 Episode 26
10:06
What Survives Inside A Black Hole?

What Survives Inside A Black Hole?

Season 4 Episode 27
11:03
Have We SolvedThe Black Hole Information Paradox

Have We SolvedThe Black Hole Information Paradox

Season 4 Episode 28
11:37
How Asteroid Mining Will Save Earth

How Asteroid Mining Will Save Earth

Season 4 Episode 29
10:38
Will A New Neutrino Change The Standard Model?

Will A New Neutrino Change The Standard Model?

Season 4 Episode 30
10:36
Quantum Invariance & The Origin of The Standard Model

Quantum Invariance & The Origin of The Standard Model

Season 4 Episode 31
11:10
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The Unruh Effect

Season 4 Episode 19

Worried about black holes? Consider this: Every time you accelerate - you generate an event horizon behind you. The more you accelerate away from it the closer it gets. Don’t worry, it can never catch up to you, but the Unruh radiation it generates sure can.
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Interstellar Expansion WITHOUT Faster Than Light Travel
20:15
Season 10 Episode 9
Interstellar Expansion WITHOUT Faster Than Light Travel
To travel the stars without faster than light travel we’re going to need a generation ship.
What Happens If You Jump Into A Black Hole?
16:19
Season 10 Episode 8
What Happens If You Jump Into A Black Hole?
Today we are jumping into a black hole. Again.
Why Is The World Rushing Back To The Moon?
15:36
Season 10 Episode 7
Why Is The World Rushing Back To The Moon?
The Moon: humanity’s first destination beyond our atmosphere.
How Eclipses Revealed Our Solar System
15:07
Season 10 Episode 6
How Eclipses Revealed Our Solar System
So how did humans figure out the solar system? Eclipses!
What If Gravity is Not A Fundamental Force?
15:02
Season 10 Episode 5
What If Gravity is Not A Fundamental Force?
Is gravity just an emergent effect of entropy?
Does Space Emerge From A Holographic Boundary?
14:28
Season 10 Episode 4
Does Space Emerge From A Holographic Boundary?
Is our 3-D universe is just the inward projection of an infinitely distant boundary?
Dark Forest: Should We Not Contact Aliens?
14:12
Season 10 Episode 3
Dark Forest: Should We Not Contact Aliens?
What if aliens are deliberately keeping quiet for fear that they might be destroyed?
What Happens If We Nuke Space?
15:13
Season 10 Episode 2
What Happens If We Nuke Space?
So what exactly is an EMP, and how dangerous are they?
What if Singularities DO NOT Exist?
14:44
Season 10 Episode 1
What if Singularities DO NOT Exist?
The terrible singularity at the heart of the black hole may be no more.
Did JWST Solve The Mystery of Supermassive Black Hole Origin
14:33
Season 9 Episode 36
Did JWST Solve The Mystery of Supermassive Black Hole Origin
We may have solved the mysterious origins of supermassive black holes in our universe.
Does Antimatter Create Anti-Gravity?
16:30
Season 9 Episode 35
Does Antimatter Create Anti-Gravity?
Does antimatter fall down, or does it fall up?
Can The Crisis in Cosmology Be Solved With Cosmic Voids?
14:29
Season 9 Episode 34
Can The Crisis in Cosmology Be Solved With Cosmic Voids?
Could cosmic voids be driving the universe?
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