Season 2016
2016 · 48 episodes
Episodes
1. The True Nature of Matter and Mass
January 6, 2016 · 11m
We know that mass is energy… but what is energy? And where did matter and time even come from? Matt begins to dive into these intricate topics by first examining what inertial mass is, how it relates to gravitational mass, and what it all means for mass as a fundamental property.
2. When Time Breaks Down
January 13, 2016 · 10m
3. The Photon Clock Challenge
January 20, 2016 · 3m
4. The Origin of Matter and Time
January 27, 2016 · 13m
5. Will Mars or Venus Kill You First?
February 3, 2016 · 11m
6. LIGO's First Detection of Gravitational Waves!
February 11, 2016 · 10m
7. Planet X Discovered?? + Challenge Winners!
February 17, 2016 · 9m
8. Why the Big Bang Definitely Happened
February 24, 2016 · 13m
9. What's Wrong With the Big Bang Theory?
March 2, 2016 · 13m
10. Cosmic Microwave Background Challenge
March 9, 2016 · 6m
11. Why is the Earth Round and the Milky Way Flat?
March 16, 2016 · 15m
12. How Cosmic Inflation Flattened the Universe
March 23, 2016 · 14m
13. Pulsar Starquakes Make Fast Radio Bursts? + Challenge Winners!
March 30, 2016 · 10m
14. We Are Star Stuff
April 6, 2016 · 14m
15. Will the Universe Expand Forever?
April 13, 2016 · 14m
16. Why the Universe Needs Dark Energy
April 20, 2016 · 13m
17. What Does Dark Energy Really Do?
April 27, 2016 · 13m
18. Will Starshot's Insterstellar Journey Succeed?
May 4, 2016 · 13m
19. The Cosmic Conspiracy of Dark Energy Challenge Question
May 11, 2016 · 8m
20. Anti-gravity and the True Nature of Dark Energy
May 18, 2016 · 15m
21. Is an Ice Age Coming?
May 25, 2016 · 16m
22. Is Quantum Tunneling Faster than Light?
June 1, 2016 · 12m
23. New Fundamental Particle Discovered?? + Challenge Winners!
June 8, 2016 · 14m
24. The Strange Universe of Gravitational Lensing
June 15, 2016 · 14m
25. Planck's Constant and The Origin of Quantum Mechanics
June 22, 2016 · 16m
26. Nuclear Physics Challenge
June 29, 2016 · 5m
27. Juno to Reveal Jupiter's Violent Past
July 6, 2016 · 14m
28. The Future of Gravitational Waves
July 20, 2016 · 9m
29. The Quantum Experiment that Broke Reality
July 27, 2016 · 14m
30. Can We Survive the Destruction of the Earth? ft. Neal Stephenson
August 3, 2016 · 14m
31. How the Quantum Eraser Rewrites the Past
August 10, 2016 · 15m
32. Quantum Eraser Lottery Challenge
August 17, 2016 · 6m
33. Should We Build a Dyson Sphere?
August 24, 2016 · 15m
The Kepler telescope recently noticed a strange partial eclipse that some have speculated could be a Dyson Sphere. Are Dyson Sphere's possible? Are they practical? What other alternatives to futuristic energy capture do we have to choose from? Why not a kugelblitz - a swarm of black hole powered engines?
34. Is There a Fifth Fundamental Force? + Quantum Eraser Answer
September 7, 2016 · 9m
35. Self-Replicating Robots and Galactic Domination
September 14, 2016 · 13m
We’ll soon be capable of building self-replicating robots. This will not only change humanity’s future but reshape the galaxy as we know it.
36. Quantum Entanglement and the Great Bohr-Einstein Debate
September 21, 2016 · 15m
Albert Einstein strongly disagreed with Niels Bohr when it came to Bohr’s interpretation of quantum mechanics. Quantum entanglement settled the argument once and for all.
37. Life on Europa?
September 29, 2016 · 14m
The Hubble Telescope found more evidence of vast plumes of water bursting through the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. What does this tell us about the potential for life on Europa?
38. Are We Alone? Galactic Civilization Challenge
October 5, 2016 · 7m
The Drake Equation tells us the likelihood that there are other advanced technological civilizations waiting for us among the stars. In this episode of Space Time we challenge you to use the Drake Equation to help us determine how near or far these alien races may be. Links to reference material below.
39. Black Holes from the Dawn of Time
October 12, 2016 · 14m
Primordial black holes may be lurking throughout our universe. How large are they, how many are out there and what would happen if they moved through our solar system?
40. The First Humans on Mars
October 19, 2016 · 12m
Elon Musk’s SpaceX program proposes that 100 people could be sent to colonize Mars within 10 years. What might that colony look like?
41. The Many Worlds of the Quantum Multiverse
October 26, 2016 · 13m
Is our universe a definitive single reality or is it merely one within an infinitely branching multiverse?
42. Quantum Vortices and Superconductivity + Challenge Answers
November 2, 2016 · 10m
43. Did Dark Energy Just Disappear?
November 9, 2016 · 16m
44. Strange Stars
November 16, 2016 · 14m
45. Pilot Wave Theory and Quantum Realism
November 30, 2016 · 17m
46. What Happens at the Event Horizon?
December 8, 2016 · 20m
47. Escape The Kugelblitz Challenge
December 14, 2016 · 9m
48. Have They Seen Us?
December 21, 2016 · 18m
Are aliens watching Earth TV? We'd like to credit the SKA Organization for the image used in the thumbnail.