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The Edge of an Infinite Universe

The Edge of an Infinite Universe

Season 5 Episode 17
15:16
The Holographic Universe Explained

The Holographic Universe Explained

Season 5 Episode 18
14:39
No Dark Matter = Proof of Dark Matter?

No Dark Matter = Proof of Dark Matter?

Season 5 Episode 19
10:37
The Real Science of the EHT Black Hole

The Real Science of the EHT Black Hole

Season 5 Episode 20
11:07
The Cosmic Dark Ages

The Cosmic Dark Ages

Season 5 Episode 22
12:29
The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions

The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions

Season 5 Episode 23
11:24
How Black Holes Kill Galaxies

How Black Holes Kill Galaxies

Season 5 Episode 24
11:20
The Quantum Internet

The Quantum Internet

Season 5 Episode 26
11:35
Did Time Start at the Big Bang?

Did Time Start at the Big Bang?

Season 5 Episode 27
12:30
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Is Dark Energy Getting Stronger?

Season 5 Episode 15

The power of Dark Energy may be increasing as the universe ages. Subtle clues are emerging that the accepted model for the nature of dark energy and dark matter may not be all that. We saw the first such clue recently in our recent episode on the Crisis in Cosmology. Today we’re doing a Space Time Journal Club to reveal another clue

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The Crisis in Physics: Why the Higgs Boson Should Not Exist!
16:36
The universe should've collapsed after the Big Bang, but a light Higgs boson let us exist.
Does Timescapes Disprove Dark Energy?
14:30
Maybe dark energy doesn't exist?
How Many Black Holes Are In The Solar System?
18:32
Dark matter has eluded us for many decades but we may be able to discover more now.
Does Infinity - Infinity = an Electron
15:35
What do you get if you combine something that’s infinitely massive and negative infinitely massive?
What Does An Electron Actually Look Like?
13:39
What does an electron really look like?
The NEW Ultimate Energy Limit of the Universe
16:35
Is there a limit to how much energy you can cram into, or pull out of one patch of space?
Does the Planck Length Break E=MC^2?
17:19
I’d like to invite you to an even higher level of nerdom!
Can the Universe Remember? Exploring Gravitational Memory
11:43
Gravitational tsunamis exist and we’re on the verge of being able to detect them.
How Can Humanity Become a Kardashev Type 1 Civilization?
18:40
Will we ever become a Kardeshev Type-1 civilization and how can we get there?
Do Neutron Stars Shine In Dark Matter?
14:05
New data is telling us that Neutron stars may make one of the most popular dark matter candidates.
What If the Cosmological Constant Is Not Constant?
15:14
Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker?
What If The Universe Did Not Start With The Big Bang?
16:08
Here’s the story we like to tell about the beginning of the universe.
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