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

August 20th, 2024
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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
  • 00:24 Can a software engineer help astronomers?
  • 05:03 Do galaxies have ripples?
  • 07:03 Can we build a telescope to study a specific planet?
  • 09:14 Did I see the Apple ad?
  • 15:15 Does AI hallucinate?
  • 16:51 Is there a limit to the size of an orbital rocket?
  • 17:57 Will humanity survive the next mass extinction event?
  • 21:40 How would an electromagnetic cannon work?
  • 24:56 Would Gaia work well at the orbit of Jupiter?
  • 26:58 Will I get a new telescope?
  • 28:10 Have I ever messed up a recording?
  • 31:05 Are there plans for new space stations?

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