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Things You Thought You Knew - Windows to the Universe

Mar 28, 2023

43:24

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Introduction

6min

The Transparency of Radio Waves

3min

The Importance of Infrared

6min

The Invisibility Cloak in Harry Potter

2min

Things You Thought You Knew on Start Up

2min

The Importance of Time Zones

2min

The Legend of Ferdinand Magellan

5min

Magellan's Voyage

2min

The Importance of Religious Bias

1min

10.

The International Day Line

2min

11.

The Importance of Mountain Time

4min

12.

The Evolution of Airplanes

2min

13.

The Future of Aircraft Control

2min

14.

The Importance of Neck Braces on Roller Coasters

4min

15.

The Importance of Computers in Flight

3min

Is it possible to make something invisible? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore transparency, how we measure time on Earth, and how airplanes have changed.

NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.

Thanks to our Patrons Lori Williams, Marek, Ilias Siametis, Tim Inman, Finis Cook, and Trevor C Mills for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: Michael Dziedzic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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