[Overtime Q&A] Things Falling Into Black Holes, Interstellar Medium, Beyond Science

August 6th, 2024
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What happens to the stuff that falls into black holes? Do supergiants have sunspots? How can you do a gravitational slingshot from the Sun? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A.

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  • 00:00 Start
  • 00:50 Could we do a gravitational slingshot around the Sun?
  • 03:10 Does everything that goes into a black hole get converted into dark matter?
  • 03:33 How has my perception of the Universe changed as I learn more about it?
  • 07:44 What is beyond science?
  • 11:04 What do I think about Starship?
  • 12:07 Is dark energy decreasing?
  • 13:48 Does our gravity well distort our measurement of the Universe?
  • 15:52 Is the movements of interstellar medium a risk to space travel?
  • 16:43 Could dark matter be explained by black holes?
  • 17:26 Is there enough mass in the Solar System to make a black hole?
  • 18:22 Could you restart Venus's dynamo?
  • 21:32 Do supergiants have sunspots?
  • 22:18 What do I think about UAPs?
  • 24:11 Why didn't the Moon have water?
  • 25:59 If we can't see black holes, what would they look like?
  • 27:22 How do they land on an asteroid?
  • 28:32 What questions do I hate?
  • 30:29 Should we stop teaching that gravity is a force

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