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Jul 2022
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Cosmic Queries – Quantum Catastrophe wit...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What is the black hole information paradox? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the Higgs Boson, quantum entanglement, and black holes with particle physicist Brian Cox. 

NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-quantum-catastrophe-with-brian-cox/

Thanks to our Patrons Detlef Van de Wal, Devon Gogel, Jay Salmon, Jacek Kono, Jordan Hume, Brynjar, M J, and Yoni Liberman for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: XMM-Newton, ESA, NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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