Episode 675: Q&A 124: Are We Even Mentally Capable of Understanding the Universe? And More...
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In this week\'s questions show I explain why it\'s still important to do science, even if it\'s difficult, can we use multiple methods to measure distance, and why the Trojan asteroids don\'t collect into a single object?
\\n\\n00:00 Start
\\n00:40 Why should we bother trying to understand the Universe?
\\n05:01 Can different methods be used to measure distances to the same object?
\\n07:50 Why don\'t Trojans collect into a single object?
\\n10:24 Split the videos up?
\\n13:02 Do supernovae cause a chain reaction?
\\n14:27 Why settle the Milky Way?
\\n16:48 What if a black hole came close to the Earth?
\\n18:04 Is there an escape velocity from the Milky Way?
\\n18:51 Could we detect something moving faster than light?
\\n20:48 Could we detect pulsars in other galaxies?
\\n22:44 When does a planet end, and an atmosphere begin?
\\n24:06 Could we store photons for energy?
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