The End of Everything: The Death of the Universe
b"We Came in With a Bang, but How are We Going Out?
Guest:\\xa0Katie Mack, Assistant Professor of Physics at North Carolina State University, author of \\u201cTHE END OF EVERYTHING (Astrophysically Speaking)\\u201d
Some say the universe will end with a big crunch\\u2014all the planets and galaxies being pulled together in a kind of hot and sweaty reverse-Big Bang. Most astrophysicists, however, think it\\u2019s going to be much colder than that. Colder and darker. Katie Mack joins us to talk about the ways the universe could end.
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How to Die in Space
Guest: Paul Sutter, author, \\u201cHow to Die in Space: A Journey through Dangerous Astrophysical Phenomena\\u201d; astrophysicist at Stony Brook University and The Flatiron Institute; and host, \\u201cAsk a Spaceman!\\u201d podcast
If you find yourself outside your space ship, cosmic forces can lead to spaghettification of the human body (and yes, it's as gruesome as it sounds). But investigating ways to die in space is really a tongue-in-cheek introduction to the fantastic power of the cosmos.
Find out more about Paul Sutter's book here."