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Suicide Space Robots

Suicide Space Robots

Season 4 Episode 3
6:00
Citizen Science

Citizen Science

Season 4 Episode 4
10:02
Extinction by Gamma-Ray Burst

Extinction by Gamma-Ray Burst

Season 4 Episode 7
9:48
What Do Stars Sound Like?

What Do Stars Sound Like?

Season 4 Episode 8
9:14
Horizon Radiation

Horizon Radiation

Season 4 Episode 9
12:03
The End of the Habitable Zone

The End of the Habitable Zone

Season 4 Episode 10
9:55
Kronos: Devourer Of Worlds

Kronos: Devourer Of Worlds

Season 4 Episode 11
7:42
What is Energy?

What is Energy?

Season 4 Episode 12
11:20
The Death of the Sun

The Death of the Sun

Season 4 Episode 13
9:01
The Trebuchet Challenge

The Trebuchet Challenge

Season 4 Episode 14
8:25
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Zero-Point Energy Demystified

Season 4 Episode 2

Let’s talk about the mysterious zero-point energy and what it really can, and really can’t do.

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15:32
Can we change the color of a black hole?
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18:26
Learn about Nobel laureate Roger Penrose's idea of how consciousness is caused by quantum processes.
How To Detect Faster Than Light Travel
16:28
Faster than light travel may produce gravitational waves that we could see here on Earth.
Can a Particle Be Neither Matter Nor Force?
20:07
All particles belong to two large groups: fermions and bosons.
Will The Sun’s Magnetic Field Flip This Year?
16:11
Just how much stronger is this year’s solar activity going to get?
Is It Impossible To Cross The Event Horizon? | Black Hole Firewall Paradox
17:25
So you’ve decided to jump into a black hole...
What’s The Universe’s Strongest Particle Accelerator?
12:51
We only recently figured out where cosmic rays are coming from.
Can Black Holes Unify General Relativity & Quantum Mechanics?
13:28
Black hole complementarity may force us to rethink what it means to say that it exists.
Interstellar Expansion WITHOUT Faster Than Light Travel
20:15
To travel the stars without faster than light travel we’re going to need a generation ship.
What Happens If You Jump Into A Black Hole?
16:19
Today we are jumping into a black hole. Again.
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