[Overtime Q&A] New Space Stations, Rocket Size Limit, Surviving Mass Extinction

Published: Aug. 21, 2024, midnight

Have I ever messed up a recording? Are there plans for new space stations? Is there a limit to the size of an orbital rocket? Will humanity survive the next mass extinction event? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A.

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  • 00:00 Start
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  • 00:24 Can a software engineer help astronomers?
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  • 05:03 Do galaxies have ripples?
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  • 07:03 Can we build a telescope to study a specific planet?
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  • 09:14 Did I see the Apple ad?
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  • 15:15 Does AI hallucinate?
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  • 16:51 Is there a limit to the size of an orbital rocket?
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  • 17:57 Will humanity survive the next mass extinction event?
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  • 21:40 How would an electromagnetic cannon work?
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  • 24:56 Would Gaia work well at the orbit of Jupiter?
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  • 26:58 Will I get a new telescope?
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  • 28:10 Have I ever messed up a recording?
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  • 31:05 Are there plans for new space stations?
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