On this episode we finally do away with the idea of the luminiferous aether, and get to the biggest name in all of Science, Albert Einstein. What does Relativity mean, in the context of the aether, electromagnetism, and the studies of lights motion? What does it mean for time?
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Jan 2024
How to Keep Time: Time Tips From the Universe
Time can feel like a subjective experience—different at different points in our lives. It’s also a real, measurable thing. The universe may be too big to fully comprehend, but what we do know could help inform the ways we approach our understanding of ourselves, our purpose, and ... Show More
36m 24s
Aug 2021
Depuis quand sait-on que la vitesse de la lumière n'est pas infinie ?
Depuis l'Antiquité, l'idée de la vitesse infinie de la lumière dominait chez les savants. Il fallut attendre la fin du XVIIe siècle pour qu'un astronome danois, Ole Christensen Römer, démontre que la vitesse à laquelle se déplaçait la lumière était finie. Voir Acast.com/privacy p ... Show More
2m 5s
Oct 2022
Things You Thought You Knew – What Is Exit Velocity?
What is exit velocity? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore parabolas, measuring the speed of an object using the Doppler effect, and other physics in baseball. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial- ... Show More
53m 4s
Feb 2024
What Is the Nature of Time?
Time seems linear to us: We remember the past, experience the present and predict the future, moving consecutively from one moment to the next. But why is it that way, and could time ultimately be a kind of illusion? In this episode, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilcze ... Show More
30m 39s