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Sep 2024
46m 33s

Time and The Universe, with Charles Liu

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Can time itself die? Astrophysicist Charles Liu is back in the hosting hot seat alongside comic co-host Chuck Nice to explore black holes, big bangs, our understanding of time and how it relates to the universe. 

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(Originally Aired December 18, 2018)

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