What Is General Relativity?

On today's episode of Macrodosing, PFT, Big T and Arian dive into a massive mix of trending news, internet drama, and hot takes. We kick things off with the vandalism of Tennessee's beloved Smokey statue, an update on Kelly Clarkson’s beef with a craft store, and the latest surro ...  Show more

On today’s episode Arian, PFT and Big T are back in the studio to discuss everything going on in the news. They get into the MLB Playoffs, NFL, Kelly Clarkson’s beef with a store in Brooklyn, Big T’s rental car nightmare, Kid Rock and Eminem’s upcoming christian album collab, Jam ...  Show more

On this episode we finally do away with the idea of the luminiferous aether, and get to the biggest name in all of Science, Albert Einstein. What does Relativity mean, in the context of the aether, electromagnetism, and the studies of lights motion? What does it mean for time? Le ...  Show more

How does a gravity assist work? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly run us through physics phenomena with the help of our friends from the Harlem Globetrotters, Hot Shot Swanson and Cheese Chisholm.

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What is a gravitational wave? Janna Levin and comedian Matt Kirshen sit down with physicist Rainer Weiss to discuss LIGO, black holes, and the physics of gravitational waves. 

(Originally Aired October 4, 2016)

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What happens to gravity when matter converts to energy? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Paul Mecurio dive into fan questions about the speed of light, time machine mistakes, and what Neil would do if he were an alien.

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