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Quantum Physics in a Mirror Universe

When you look in mirror, and see what you think is a perfect reflection, you might be looking at universe whose laws are fundamentally different.

Quantum Physics in a Mirror Universe

12m 19s

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    What Happens If We Nuke Space?

    S10 E2 - 15m 13s

    EMPs aren’t science fiction. Real militaries are experimenting on real EMP generators, and as Starfish Prime showed us, space nukes can send powerful EMPs to the surface. So what exactly is an EMP, and how dangerous are they?

  • What if Singularities DO NOT Exist?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What if Singularities DO NOT Exist?

    S10 E1 - 14m 44s

    It's not too often that a giant of physics threatens to overturn an idea held to be self-evident by generations of physicists. Well, that may be the fate of the famous Penrose Singularity Theorem if we're to believe a recent paper by Roy Kerr. Long story short, the terrible singularity at the heart of the black hole may be no more.

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    Hawking Radiation

    S4 E16 - 12m

    It’s the most famous prediction of perhaps the most famous genius of our time ... Stephen Hawking's theory of Hawking Radiation.

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