Brian Lacey: I've heard of Torridial shapes like the donut and that our universe may even be that how does it work in wait a minute here's the questions because we just touched on that so just let you know I'm not crazy how does this work in upper dimensions. "I think that's one of the fun things about being a physicist is you can you can think about analogies to the stuff you're learning in physics and math geometry etc when you come across everyday objects"
What is the shape of spacetime? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover the structure of the universe, spacetime geometry, and relativity with theoretical physicist at Princeton Gravity Initiative, Delilah Gates.
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