Dave Steele: How close does my girlfriend have to be so that her force of gravity is equal to the force of gravity of the closest star? Neil deGrasse Tyson: The gravitational force of the obstetrician on you, the brand new fetus who just emerged is greater than the gravitational force exerted on you by the planet Mars. Leanne Lord: What do you impart by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation? You've been listening to Star Talk Radio.
The pull of gravity (the force, not the movie) is irresistible as Neil deGrasse Tyson and Leighann Lord grapple with weighty fan questions about matter and the curvature of spacetime.
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