Cosmic Queries – Renaming Time
Summary
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer a variety of listener questions in this Cosmic Queries grab bag. Topics span from the fundamental nature of time and how it's measured, to recommended astronomy books for young readers, exploring the cosmic horizon and potential edges of the universe, and examining the Silurian Hypothesis about past advanced life on Earth. They also tackle complex ideas like black hole singularities, how light creates images, the feasibility and impact of mining the moon, why the concept of "time" persists despite relativity, the challenges of creating physical wormholes, and the intriguing analogy of our universe potentially residing inside a black hole.Episode description
Can you measure time without something moving? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice tackle your cosmic questions, from the Silurian Hypothesis to singularities to the edge of the known universe.
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