AaS! 101: What Is the Black Hole Information Paradox?
What is "information" in physics? Why do we think it's preserved, and what happens to information when it falls into a black hole? Why is this a problem? I discuss these questions and more in today's ...
2 Apr 201926min
AaS! 100: Why Avoid the Cosmic Voids?
How do cosmic voids form? What do they teach us about dark energy? What did the early universe look like? What does all this have to do with cupcakes? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask...
19 Mar 201930min
AaS! 99: Do We Live in the Multiverse?
What's the difference between the universe and the multiverse? How can cosmic inflation make bubble universes? Do those universes get different physics? If I travel far enough away, will I meet…myself...
5 Mar 201935min
AaS! 98: Who's in Charge of the Quantum World?
How did Max Planck accidentally discover quantum mechanics? Why is his constant so special? What happens at the quantum level? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a Spaceman! Support the...
19 Feb 201926min
AaS! 97: What Makes the Strong Force So Strong?
Why is the strong force better known as the "color force"? What's the best way to think about protons and quarks? What do the Three Musketeers have to do with anything? I discuss these questions and m...
5 Feb 201925min
AaS! 96: Hey, Who Took All the Antimatter?
Why are matter and antimatter symmetric? What happened in the early universe to make matter win? Do we have any clue as to why? What do puppies have to do with it? I discuss these questions and more i...
15 Jan 201923min
AaS! 95: Does Light Experience Time? (And Other Mysteries)
What does 'time' mean for light? What is the real lesson of the twin paradox? How can we all agree on the true age of the universe? Why is it all so technical? I discuss these questions and more in to...
1 Jan 201927min
AaS! 94: How Did We Figure Out That Stuff Is Made of Atoms?
How and when did we realize that atoms exist? How did we learn to understand their properties? How was Ernest Rutherford hogging all the science for himself? I discuss these questions and more in toda...
18 Des 201846min
