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The observer effect? Rotating bodies? The science of rocket fuel? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice answer science questions from our favorite professional athletes: Jerry Rice, Lindsey Vonn, Eli Manning, and more!
When you look away from a quantum particle, where did it go? We break down the observer effect for Tony Gonzalez. Find out how the quantum realm is probabilistic instead of deterministic. How does light affect quantum particles? Are there some things that we can never observe? Like the refrigerator light? Does the act of observing change it?
Next, Shawn Green asks how far away we are from exploring other solar systems. Will we witness interstellar travel in our lifetime? Discover the science of rocket fuel and the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions. How can chemicals create such potent reactions? Could there one day be electric rockets? Or wormholes? Jerry Rice asks us: why does the football go farther when it spins? Find out about the aerodynamics and friction of a flying football. Eli Manning asks us about the physics of tackling. What’s the momentum of a two-player system? We break down the classical physics at play in football.
Lindsey Vonn asks us if there is any validity to astrology. Can planet or star alignment impact people’s behavior? Neil takes us back to the pre-scientific era and the human notion that we are the center of the universe. Finally, Joey Brezinski asks us about the changes to our climate during COVID-19. Is there a way to maintain the unintended environmental benefits of the pandemic in a post-pandemic world? We discuss air pollution and worldlines. Should the virus be a motivator to clean up the planet? All that, plus, watch out for a scientific literacy virus: it may impact your stance on vaccines.
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But its the Brian! That get hurts
I watched it real close once when I was younger, and I can confirm, there is a small trigger looking thing my door pushes on when it closed, that, when pushed, keeps the light off, so the moment I alleviate the pressure, it can light up again
I googled these exact keywords and YouTube still hid this from me to the point I had to hunt through two years of videos to find it manually, made me feel crazy. I just got gaslighted by a social platform lmao
Great episode!
Awesome episode!
Did the athletes join patreon?
Did the athletes join patreon?
American football is a combination of the two worst aspects of the society: needless violence and committee meetings.
I love this format. Very fun episode. Really any episode where Neil answers questions and we have Chuck is top tier. To be fair Gary has grown on me and I love having him in the mix too.
To me it seems particles have a set path but are able to appear at any instance in that path unless acted on, then it starts a new set path and so on…
Sounds like God shining his light and dark the devil runs away.i think that a black hole could be a wormhole.
Physically Disabled people have been told that they can not be hired forever. The pandemic proved that not true. I hope that will continue. It is so important. Thank you, Gary, Dr Niel and Lord Chuck. Love the show, Sandee Brooke from Tucson Arizona ❤️
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yes but we have also to understand that human brains can actually catch that trillionths..
the name of the constellation indicates what each civilization needed to remember.. for example Sagittarius.. they did use arrows.. usually it was used for their "religious/historical/storytelling" purposes..
minute 21:00 a logic also used on some riffles.. some food for thought and for laughs.. why the "art of no war" was never written? it would never "sell".. it simply wrote… "just don't make war"… so some printed the "art of war" because it had much more pages for the audience to read… by the way i think it was "printed" somewhere in pre-history (not a solely Sun Tzu accomplishment to my opinion.. the tactics are far older and it probably has a few that he has added.. same with cartography and mostly "everything" regarding information/knowledge PS.. i haven't read it all, it was in a game once)
nice doctor.. works with imagination.. but is not the actual thing almost all times…
minute 08:00 plus/minus 15 seconds.. very good explanation!
how do you know it is doing it when you do not see it? an answer to that is that you do not see with the eyes only..
God doesn't play dice with the Universe.. and can also hear very well thoughts.. and see everything.. and it is all a Physics thing..
Man, basically the lamest questions I've ever heard.
You don’t have to get upset Neil.
So given enough time that molecule getting struck by light will be in every spot in that room!
4:40 The quantum version of the water kettle that boils when you look away.
I like this format. It was very interesting.
Why do I feel like Chuck the resident geek in chief should have been part of this
Unless, like me, your a rugby player. Then the energy dissipates through your face! No pads.
why the ball goes further is something to do with the lift, one side of the ball rotates against the movement, one rotates with the movent of the ball (opposite the "air") so the air will move slower on one side, faster on the other side this generates lift just like in an airplane's wing… same happens to a ball if you kick/throw/hit it to mmake it rotate
it's not always going more far if you rotate the other way (kick the ball on top so it rotates on top towards where it moves) it will land before it would laand if you kicked it without rotation
or you can kick it on the side it will go curved. see any corner kicks in football (talking about FOOTball not american handball-football)
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