We started with a list of twenty questions, but that turned out to be bigger than a breadbox (figuratively, meaning we ran out of time.) And so we have fourteen questions related to phsyics and the universe in general.
Ethan Siegel is a primo science communicator, with a blog at Starts With a Bang, a podcast of his own of the same name, and articles that he has published in a diverse array of magazines. He’s an enthusiastic interpreter of science, and we assure you there is no math required to listen to this podcast.
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The editor’s note at 47:09 was incorrect. Both Ethan and Gred correctly stated the speed of light in METERS PER SECOND (m/s) NOT KILOMETERS PER SECOND (km/s) as the editor oddly assumed is the only way to represent the value. You can say “I ran 10km today” or “I ran 10,000m today”. Both are equivalent in terms of distance. You should remove your unnecessary and invalid edit and re-post.
I’ll listen to it again, but I was pretty sure they said kilometers, and delete the edit if so. Thanks for listening!
I’ve deleted the edit and re-uploaded. I know how the metric system works, but I misheard them and thought they had said kilometers.