What makes time so hard to understand? Why is it so different from the spatial dimensions? Is time in any way connected to that most difficult of concepts, entropy?
Nov 20th: I Give Up, What Is Time?
Paul M. Sutter Archive
Nov 15th: Agent to the Agent to the Stars
Mass goes missing in BH collisions? Is a solar eclipse useful for science?
Nov 8th: Goodnight, Sweet Prince
It’s time to say goodbye to Kepler. It’s the end of a great adventure to discover exoplanet. Goodnight, Sweet Prince. With @PaulMattSutter at #365DaysOfAstro
Nov 6th: Could We Blow Up a Star?
How much energy is needed to blow up the sun? How is this connected to the idea of binding energy? Where is all the energy in the universe?
Nov 1st: TickTock
Ticktock, a performance exploring the nature of time!
Oct 25th: Collective Woah
How big was the universe when it was little? Can gravitational waves slow down?
Oct 18th: Europa or Bust!
How do we know the universe is expanding? Do you know that Europa has giant spikes?
Oct 16th: Why Are Brown Dwarf Stars So Weird?
What do brown dwarfs teach us about stars? What do they teach us about planets? What keeps them warm, and how long do they live?
Oct 11th: We’re on a Boat
Could the dark matter simply be hidden? What is the nature of space?
Oct 4th: Oxygen Blowtorch
Could we blow up Titan? Is there any approach better than the Drake Equation?