Quantum Anomalies with Lara Anderson
29 September - 54 minsWhy does string theory need ten dimensions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Jordan Klepper sit down with Lara Anderson, string theorist and associate professor of physics at Virginia Tech, to tackle intersecting dimensions, the nature of gravity, and a unified field theory.
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54 mins
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42 mins
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Cosmic Queries – The Fractal Universe with Charles Liu
Do the fractal nature of the universe and the human brain have anything to do with each other? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly welcome back Geek-In-Chief Charles Liu, for a grab bag covering deep space travel, fractal mathematics, multiverse theory, and what we might never know about the universe.
58 mins
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Why Do We Exist with Hakeem Oluseyi
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47 mins
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Why Craters Are Round, Size of Life, The Real Length of Day – TYTYK
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46 mins
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