What is “information” in physics? Why do we think it’s preserved, and what happens to information when it falls into a black hole? Why is this a problem? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Mar 19th: Why Avoid the Cosmic Voids?
How do cosmic voids form? What do they teach us about dark energy? What did the early universe look like?
Mar 14th: Rumble in the Jungle
Today on Space Radio: a special edition recorded in the Monteverde Cloud Forest of Costa Rica on another exciting AstroTour!
Mar 5th: Do we live in the multiverse?
What’s the difference between the universe and the multiverse? Do we live in the multiverse? @PaulMattSutter at #365DaysOfAstro
Feb 28th: Kiss My Asteroid
Feb 21st: Let’s Not Go To Mars After All
On second thought, let’s not go to Mars. And do you know the language of science is math? #spaceradio with @PaulMattSutter at #365DaysOfAstro
Feb 19th: Who’s In Charge Of The Quantum World?
How did Max Planck accidentally discover quantum mechanics? Why is his constant so special? #AskASpaceman with @PaulMattSutter
Feb 7th: Earth Earth Earth Moon Earth
We found the Earth! It’s on the moon. Oh. Wait what? Check it out here at #365DaysOfAtsro with @PaulMattSutter
Feb 5th: What makes the strong force so strong?
Why is the strong force better known as the “color force”? What’s the best way to think about protons and quarks?
Jan 31st: High Noon on Saturn
What happens when black holes collide? What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning? Meet you at high noon on…Saturn. #365DaysOfAstro