The Big Bang Dilemma with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Are we rethinking the Big Bang? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore features of the James Webb Space Telescope, magnetism and how the aurora borealis works, and if the Big Bang is being debunked.
Learn how the JWST is more than just its pictures. What bands of the electromagnetic spectrum can the it see in? Find out about William Herschel and his discovery of infrared light. How does the JWST avoid detecting itself? Learn about features to keep the JWST cool and infrared-free.
Will Earth’s poles flip? We discuss Earth’s precession (wobble), bob, and flip. Learn about the magnetic poles. Does your compass actually point to the magnetic north pole? Are the north pole and the magnetic north pole the same thing? Why do we even have a magnetic field? Discover Earth’s molten core, creating a dynamo, and why dead planets like Mars don’t have one. How often do Earth’s magnetic poles flip? Find out what magnets and aurora borealis have to do with each other. Will something bad happen if the poles do flip?
We explore the frontier of scientific research and what ideas are being contested. We walk through the scientific process and experimentations. What are the core tenets of the Big Bang Theory? Could the Big Bang just be a small piece of a bigger theory? Learn about Vulcan, the hypothetical planet pulling on Mercury that was invented to save Newton’s Laws. When Einstein’s relativity came along, why didn’t Newtonian physics go away? All that and more on another episode of StarTalk!
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Could the Big Bang just be a small piece of a bigger theory?
When I'm feeling depressed, watching a Star Talk episode with Neil and Chuck makes me feel much better. Thank you!
You can’t imagine how much education I got from you sir.
“I went searching for the Universe and all I found was me”. Love these guys and the Startalk team!
That Chuck is a brilliant comedian sometimes hides how brilliant and profound his intellect is. "You still see the hubris of human existence...". Oh, boy. That's the take-home sentence of the episode - without disrespect to dr Tyson, of course! His Herschel tale about thermometers was superb. Thank you a lot, great people.
What I love about the frontier of knowledge is, we have questions. Once that question is answered after we developed instruments to find out the answer, another question pops out of that answer.
Chuck killed me at "You gon pay what you owe, Santa!" I gotta go watch that again now 😂
Chuck’s Boondocks reference…
I can only imagine the things that will be discovered in the next 1000 years. What's nearly impossible for us will be quite simple for those humans. Great episode also 👍. History will remember your work
Man I need to watch this show more
Chuck was awesome with his humour on this episode... syncing beautifully with NDT's science.
Just to be clear for anyone wondering. North and south polarity are naming conventions.
Wow thanks for the holiday epsiode. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Stay looking up.
Dr tyson and chuck you make my day
"Let me tell you something Casendra, your hypothesis!? Your hypothesis is trash..TRASH!!" 😂😂
Interesting there’s a verse in the Bhagavad Gita where Krishna says the cosmic manifestation happens over and over (emanating from
Always stoked for another StarTalk. Neil is so good at communicating and explaining these topics. And having two people with comedic tendencies makes it a pleasure to watch.
Dear Startalk, love your show please do keep up, way more worthy than another 100th "reality" shows and it cold be a long list of those. A couple of thoughts from me though, The Big bang Theory TV series I believe brought people closer to science that is after all not that boring but instead can be very exciting. Question here, I know I'm not an exclusive member just yet (though considering), regarding the Big Bang that was confirmed and widely accepted, in the process, has it been "investigated" what caused it in the first place? If you could tell in percentage points at what percentage scientists "focus" on answering the how and the why, such as 50-50? The reason I'm asking is that I've worked in improving in many different fields and surely the first step to understand the how, but my favourite is still the 5 Why, to find any root cause for any plausible cause. Shall we focus on the why the big bang happened? What chemical or other actions-reactions resulted to we all be here today? Being an Atheist myself this could probably clear the GOD question as well for many people. Thanks and Peace
Amazing explainers, as always. Thank you!
I cannot express enough how much I appreciate Chuck's humour, especially since I've watched 3 episodes of Desperate Housewives of any given city, it still makes me laugh! I love you Professor, but I prefer the Hilarious house of Frightenstein collab (w/o makeup, costume and camera operators etc.