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Things You Thought You Knew – The Geometric Universe
StarTalk Radio
Round Versus Flat: Shapes in the Universe
The chapter delves into the prevalence of round shapes in the natural world, discussing spheres, circles, and their optimization of space and volume. It explores historical interpretations of the Earth's shape, the thermodynamic reasons behind certain behaviors like birds puffing up in the cold, and how gravity influences the formation of shapes in the universe such as asteroids and planets.
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