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Season 2016

48 episodes · 2016

  1. 1The True Nature of Matter and Mass

    06 Jan 2016 · 11 min

    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. 2When Time Breaks Down

    13 Jan 2016 · 10 min

  3. 3The Photon Clock Challenge

    20 Jan 2016 · 3 min

  4. 4The Origin of Matter and Time

    27 Jan 2016 · 13 min

  5. 14We Are Star Stuff

    06 Apr 2016 · 14 min

  6. 15Will the Universe Expand Forever?

    13 Apr 2016 · 14 min

  7. 16Why the Universe Needs Dark Energy

    20 Apr 2016 · 13 min

  8. 17What Does Dark Energy Really Do?

    27 Apr 2016 · 13 min

  9. 21Is an Ice Age Coming?

    25 May 2016 · 16 min

  10. 26Nuclear Physics Challenge

    29 Jun 2016 · 5 min

  11. 28The Future of Gravitational Waves

    20 Jul 2016 · 9 min

  12. 32Quantum Eraser Lottery Challenge

    17 Aug 2016 · 6 min

  13. 33Should We Build a Dyson Sphere?

    24 Aug 2016 · 15 min

    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?

  14. 35Self-Replicating Robots and Galactic Domination

    14 Sep 2016 · 13 min

    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.

  15. 36Quantum Entanglement and the Great Bohr-Einstein Debate

    21 Sep 2016 · 15 min

    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.

  16. 37Life on Europa?

    29 Sep 2016 · 14 min

    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?

  17. 38Are We Alone? Galactic Civilization Challenge

    05 Oct 2016 · 7 min

    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.

  18. 39Black Holes from the Dawn of Time

    12 Oct 2016 · 14 min

    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?

  19. 40The First Humans on Mars

    19 Oct 2016 · 12 min

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX program proposes that 100 people could be sent to colonize Mars within 10 years. What might that colony look like?

  20. 41The Many Worlds of the Quantum Multiverse

    26 Oct 2016 · 13 min

    Is our universe a definitive single reality or is it merely one within an infinitely branching multiverse?

  21. 43Did Dark Energy Just Disappear?

    09 Nov 2016 · 16 min

  22. 44Strange Stars

    16 Nov 2016 · 14 min

  23. 46What Happens at the Event Horizon?

    08 Dec 2016 · 20 min

  24. 47Escape The Kugelblitz Challenge

    14 Dec 2016 · 9 min

  25. 48Have They Seen Us?finale

    21 Dec 2016 · 18 min

    Are aliens watching Earth TV? We'd like to credit the SKA Organization for the image used in the thumbnail.