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Is Earth's Magnetic Field Reversing?

Is Earth's Magnetic Field Reversing?

Season 5 Episode 31
12:46
Could We Terraform Mars?

Could We Terraform Mars?

Season 5 Episode 32
15:33
Is Pluto a Planet?

Is Pluto a Planet?

Season 5 Episode 33
14:03
How Many Universes Are There?

How Many Universes Are There?

Season 5 Episode 34
14:03
Black Hole Harmonics

Black Hole Harmonics

Season 5 Episode 35
13:11
Loop Quantum Gravity Explained

Loop Quantum Gravity Explained

Season 5 Episode 36
13:49
Is Time Travel Impossible?

Is Time Travel Impossible?

Season 5 Episode 37
12:33
Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe

Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe

Season 5 Episode 38
12:24
Does Life Need a Multiverse to Exist?

Does Life Need a Multiverse to Exist?

Season 5 Episode 39
13:09
Can You Observe a Typical Universe?

Can You Observe a Typical Universe?

Season 5 Episode 40
13:36
Is The Universe Finite?

Is The Universe Finite?

Season 5 Episode 41
12:25
The Doomsday Argument

The Doomsday Argument

Season 5 Episode 42
12:50
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How To Become an Astrophysicist

Season 5 Episode 30

Do you want to major in Astrophysics? Are you thinking about becoming (or ever just wondered how one becomes) an Astrophysicist? Do you want to know Matt O’Dowd’s origin story? Then buckle up and enjoy the ride and try your astrophysics skill in calculating bubble universes.

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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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