Black Hole Bonanza: StarTalk Live! With Neil deGrasse Tyson, Janna Levin, & Jenny Greene
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Published 2023-07-27
What is quantum foam? Learn about where relativity meets the quantum and Stephen Hawking’s bet against black holes. We explore the lifecycle of black holes and how they eventually evaporate. We discuss John Wheeler, John Michell, and the father(s) of black hole theory. How massive is a supermassive black hole?
How do we detect black holes since they do not emit light? Do all galaxies have black holes at their center? We talk accretion disks, event horizons, and the electromagnetic power of black holes. We learn about Jenny’s work with the James Webb Space Telescope and how it’s helping us see back in time. Plus, find out how scientists use a dark matter halo to see farther into the cosmos.
What is inside a black hole? We detail what exactly happens during spaghettification and what it would be like to fall into a black hole. What happens within the event horizon? Could the inside of a black hole be made up of quantum black holes? Are we inside a black hole ourselves? We explore time dilation, wormholes, and whether black holes can be created without supernovae. Plus, some cosmic perspectives on our current age of space exploration.
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00:00 - Introduction: Black Holes Live!
02:55 - Black Hole Jets
04:00 - What is a Black Hole?
09:00 - Einstein, John Michell, & Relativity
15:45 - Why Didn’t Einstein Predict Black Holes?
22:15 - What’s Happening Around a Black Hole?
25:13 - Hawking’s Bet & The Death of Black Holes
29:52 - Where Did the Name “Black Hole” Come From?
31:07 - What Does “Supermassive” Mean?
35:13 - How Do We Detect Black Holes?
40:42 - Black Holes in the Center of Galaxies & The Messier Catalogue
44:00 - Scientific Collaboration
48:48 - James Webb Space Telescope Finding Baby Black Holes
51:30 - Pandora’s Cluster, Dark Matter, & Primordial Galaxies
1:00:00 - If You Fall Into A Black Hole Are You Lost?
1:04:20 - SPAGHETTIFICATION
1:09:35 - Other Black Hole Effects
1:11:58 - The Singularity & Quantum Wormholes
1:16:28 - Is the Universe a Black Hole?
1:20:53 - Are Wormholes Possible?
1:22:22 - Time Dilation Around Black Holes
1:25:51 - Closing Thoughts
All Comments (21)
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Neil I gotta tell you. You have inspired me sooo much. I'm a high school drop out who hasn't been to school in 17 years. I got my GED. I just enrolled in college today. It's a long road ahead but I've never been this excited in my life! Thank you for making science fun for me! I will be an astronomer one day count on it! UPDATE. Just aced my first final exam 97.5 !(8 week semesters) excited for this journey to really get started! Thank you to everyone for the positive encouragement
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Chuck never ceases to amaze me. Not only he has to actively listen to the conversation but also has to come up with the jokes and occasionally translate advanced science concepts to a simpler english for us
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Can I just say how great it is that an astrophysicist, his colleagues, and a comedian are on stage and people flock to the event like it's a rock concert for the science of it all. Thank you, Dr. Tyson, guests, Lord Nice, and audience in attendance! You all are amazing!
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Lmao I just love Chuck’s enthusiasm. I share the same excitement. Like how can somebody not LOVE the combination of science and comedy? Like you feel good, AND you’re learning. Fantastic.
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I watch startalk every night before I go to sleep😊 love from India 🇮🇳
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Neil gets really goofy when he gets around Chuck no matter how serious he tries to be 😂 They both have a good sense of humor and awesome chemistry
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Chuck and Neil do an amazing job at humanizing the top researchers in a given field and bringing their research to us in a relatable package.
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Another good one ! At my 76 years of life, even if I did not understood everything it helped me go beyond of what I knew before. Thank you !
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Neil and Chuck both are designed to be on a stage. We need more live shows in an auditorium
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I'm not a physicist or scientist of any kind, just someone that gets bored easily. And these guys managed to keep me engaged for 1.5 hrs listening them talk about black holes, they are really good at making science truly fascinating.
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I have always been interested, actually fascinated, in this area of science but feel dumb. But listening to this shows bring me wonder and joy and fascination. I follow. I wish I can share this gift with my adult kids. We are made of the stars. We need to take care of this earth.
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Chuck really made this one for me. Neil does really well in explaining points for the Layman, but i find if Chuck understands something then explains it back to double check he got it right, i always follow that point along. Chuck and Neil are the perfect educating pair, imo
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This was hands down the best 1.5 hours of my life. I so want to go to one of these live shows. 🙌🏽
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I just noticed. Bless you for wearing a save Pluto shirt On stage with Neil, pure love
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Neil and Chuck, what an amazing duo! I can never get enough of them!
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So much of our path is determined by our teachers. In high school I had a chemistry teacher who told me I was just not capable of understanding science, for many years after I truly hated science…however I have recently been reading a lot on physics. I am an English teacher and I love my job, but who knows what would have happened if that teacher back then had more patience and passion and inspired me.
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Thank you for providing this to us all. We are fortunate in this day and age to have access to things like this because of the time and energy that you put into it.
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Neil and Chuck both are designed to be on a stage. We need more live shows in auditoriums.
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Jenny's excitement as she talks about the discovery of these amazing cosmic monsters, Jenna's ever loving tone and the mind expanding cosmological explanations, Chuck's refreshing and delightful inserts here and there (and how he's excited for science), and Neil's kind of a romantic & passionate closing thoughts..... I dreamt of becoming a cosmologist but couldn't do it because i am no smart enough but i do keep looking up and listening to these amazing people hoping and wishing that my 2 year old daughter will one day do what i couldn't and maybe even do something like this to inspire the next generations !!! love star talk, love the universe ❤
