Why Does the Glass Fall?

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i'm happy to say, and you've probably gott into these arguments before, we're people im they'll ask how or why. So this is a way around that redundancy of, you know, what is gravity? It's the tendency of objects to attract one another. Why do objects attract one another? Because of gravity. And i thinki explaining that gravity pulled the glass to the ground... Is i legitimate? Why did it fall? The answer to why did it fall? I'm happy with that yet.

In this thought-provoking conversation on life, the universe, and everything, Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world’s most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science. For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast, along with dozens of his most popular tweets on science. Shermer and Tyson discuss: the universe, multiverse, big bang, big rip, dark matter, dark energy, gravity, gravitational waves, origins of morality, hard problem of consciousness, consensus science, the unknown, Fermi’s paradox, extraterrestrials, and artificial intelligence.