James Altucher chats with Brian Keating about news in science, and his upcoming audio book with Carlo Rovelli - Galilleo's Dialogue! (#218)
Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
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How Would You Prove That the Earth Is Round?
How would you prove that the earth is round? That's a even older question. And in fact, i can ask most scientists that question and they'll get it right. If you want to make a scientist look foolish, ask them to prove that the Earth does orbit around the sun. But if you believe, as isaac asamov said, if you believe the earth is flat, you're wrong. So in other words, the earth is actually slightly bulbous at the equator, like some of us. Because it's rotating, it has some flexibility. The plates kind of move around and do sorts of stuff so it actually bulges at the Equator,. It's
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