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What If Space is NOT Empty?

2023-08-24 Education
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To Learn More About Surfshark Check Out: http://surfshark.deals/spacetime PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to:http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Spacetime on its smallest scales is a seething ocean of black holes and wormholes flickering into and out of existence—or so many physicists think has to be the case. But why should we take this spacetime foam seriously if we’ve never seen any evidence of it? Check out the Space Time Merch Store https://www.pbsspacetime.com/shop Sign up for the mailing list to get episode notifications and hear special announcements! https://mailchi.mp/1a6eb8f2717d/spacetime Search the Entire Space Time Library Here: https://search.pbsspacetime.com/ Hosted by Matt O'Dowd Written by Christopher Pollack & Matt O'Dowd Post Production by Leonardo Scholzer, Yago Ballarini, Adriano Leal & Stephanie Faria Directed by Andrew Kornhaber Associate Producer: Bahar Gholipour Executive Producers: Eric Brown & Andrew Kornhaber Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell Spacetime is produced by Kornhaber Brown for PBS Digital Studios. This program is produced by Kornhaber Brown, which is solely responsible for its content. © 2023 PBS. All rights reserved. End Credits Music by J.R.S. Schattenberg: https://www.youtube.com/user/MultiDroideka Space Time Was Made Possible In Part By: Big Bang Sponsors Bryce Fort Peter Barrett David Neumann Sean Maddox Alexander Tamas Morgan Hough Juan Benet Vinnie Falco Fabrice Eap Mark Rosenthal Quasar Sponsors Glenn Sugden Alex Kern Ethan Cohen Stephen Wilcox Mark Heising Hypernova Sponsors Stephen Spidle Chris Webb Ivari Tölp Zachry Wilson Kenneth See Gregory Forfa Joe Moreira Bradley Voorhees Scott Gorlick Paul Stehr-Green Ben Delo Scott Gray Антон Кочков Robert Ilardi John R. Slavik Mathew Donal Botkin Edmund Fokschaner chuck zegar Jordan Young Daniel Muzquiz Gamma Ray Burst Nicolas Katsantonis Robin Bayley Piotr Sarnicki Massimiliano Pala Thomas Nielson Joe Pavlovic Ryan McGaughy Chuck Lukaszewski Edward Hodapp Cole B. Combs Andrea Galvagni Jerry Thomas Nikhil Sharma Ryan Moser John Anderson David Giltinan Scott Hannum Bradley Ulis Craig Falls Vivaan Vaka Kane Holbrook Ross Story teng guo Mason Dillon Matt Langford Harsh Khandhadia Thomas Tarler Susan Albee Frank Walker Matt Quinn Michael Lev Terje Vold James Trimmier Jeremy Soller Andre Stechert Paul Wood Kent Durham Ramon Nogueira Ellis Hall John H. Austin, Jr. Diana S Poljar Faraz Khan Almog Cohen Daniel Jennings Cameron Sampson Russ Creech Jeremy Reed David Johnston Michael Barton Andrew Mann Isaac Suttell Oliver Flanagan Bleys Goodson Robert Walter Mark Delagasse Mark Daniel Cohen Nickolas Andrew Freeman Shane Calimlim Tybie Fitzhugh Eric Kiebler Craig Stonaha Frederic Simon Tonyface John Robinson Alex Gan David Barnholdt David Neal John Funai Bradley Jenkins Vlad Shipulin Cody Brumfield Thomas Dougherty King Zeckendorff Dan Warren Joseph Salomone Patrick Sutton John Griffith Dean Faulk

Top Comments (10)

@916rockfox 2023-08-24

PBS Space Time reminds me how much I want to keep learning.

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@jorns6678 2023-08-24

This comment section is not empty

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@Fidizzy 2023-08-24

Nothing makes me happier than finding a new episode while winding down body before sleep. This channel is pure bliss. Also Matt is a fantastic narrator ❤️

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@spencerwenzel7381 2023-08-24

You know you've been watching spacetime for a while when you know who Wheeler, Feynman, Thorne and Everett are and what their contributions were to physics. 6 years ago, I would have had no clue.

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@kutstv 2023-08-25

PBS is one of the reasons I decided to study physics, currently struggling with classical mechanics, but I won’t give up, the goal is a PhD in physics, thank you for keeping up curious ❤️ Edit: I have passed the module, I’m now doing a physics and pure maths double major for my final year, next update will be graduation. Thank you for all the positive messages.❤️ 2nd edit: I have now finished my undergrad physics degree and I am graduating this year 🥹 3rd edit: I am now in we call an “honours year” for physics in my country. My research project is in organic solar cells and we’re trying to increase the power conversion efficiency using tri metallic nano spheres. Dreams do come true.

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@fredyair1 2023-08-24

Great content on a very complicated subject. Matt is a fantastic communicator. thank you PBS for supporting and producing this content.

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@joehebert789 2023-08-25

This show is such a gift. It strikes that perfect balance of technical details and concepts while not totally abandoning those who don't work in the field.

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@SparkyRedheadSupremacist 2023-08-25

The analogy of foamy spacetime also serves to explain what I mean when I answer with "nothing" to a "what are you thinking about?" question. A bunch of virtual thoughts and anti-thoughts, altering the geometry of my mindspace. The fluctuations are there if you look close enough, but from a broader perspective it looks perfectly level. In other words: *no thoughts; head empty*

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@syberbeynon 2023-08-25

that ocean surface analogy was fantastically presented.. thank you pbs space-time team ❤

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@Silvergum 2023-08-25

this show is such a great contribution to science education and humanity, you take us on the ride of modern physics without needing us to do the math I apprentice your choice of words that convey the innate uncertainty of all scientific theories while recognizing all the work that went into our current understandings It's just a perfect channel and I wanted to thank you for your service

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