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Jun 2023
48m 32s

Cosmic Queries – The Fabric of Spacetime

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Is it time to rethink string theory? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore a mix of questions about the fundamental properties of the universe, particles, the speed of light and more!

NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-the-fabric-of-spacetime/

Thanks to our Patrons Jagan, Stephen Abraham, Dalton Gordon, Brent C, Alexander Miller, t K, and Bob Morrison for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: ESO/VVV, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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