Scientific Odyssey Unscripted-Thoughts on LIGO
Feb 14, 2016•59 min
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Episode description
Some unscripted thoughts about the detection of gravitational waves by direct observation by LIGO. We briefly discuss some aspects of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, how interferometers work and what the significance of the detection is. We also look at how experimental science is done and communicated.
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