The Fabric of Spacetime with Neil deGrasse Tyson - Cosmic Queries

[@StarTalk]

What are your thoughts on string theory? Is it still worth trying to prove it, or should we refocus our efforts on other scientific questions?

[@popbigdaddy9422]

Why not do everything at once?

[@genericusername5909]

Some of the surreal suggestions from string theory kind of upset me. Like calculating the pattern on Russell’s teapot and debating who is right with a captive audience

[@MorallyResponsible]

Consciousness can only be experienced. For example, if you had a tooth pain. Million Scientists with their Test tube(Deduction/induction via empiricism) can tell you there is no evidence of tooth pain. You will reject their scientific method because you are having direct experience of this pain. I have direct experience of existence. All i know with certainty is my experience ("Cogito Ergo Sum"). I know with certainty that this existence can only come from pre-existing Self-Sufficient/Perfect Existence(Allah the most Exalted).You have a direct proof of Allah(one/indivisible/self-sufficient/All-loving/unique) with every waking moment through direct experience of life. Once liberalism is replaced by the law of Quran/Sunnah all of the "strings" will come together in harmony/peace/justice and most importantly mercy.

[@MizanHIT]

this lapses

[@michaelstary3463]

isn't everything just energy vibrating at at its own specific frequency? Everything must have a specific wave form... which makes that object unique. Sound (frequency) passing through a glass sphere filled with water will create light at the center of the sphere. The ingredients are a perfect sphere, water (waves) and sound. (frequency) achieving light speed could just be a matter of finding the correct frequency... and vibrating in one spot at that specific frequency.

[@joseimpact]

startalk literally makes my day better instantly

[@petercorcoran2702]

Mee. Too. !

[@jdonehew]

Agree.

[@GizzyDillespee]

For me, it takes a few moments for it to kick in. But I'm much denser than air

[@adrieldelgado4523]

Same man

[@davidsasse40]

Not instantly, at the speed of light and sound!

[@GEEK-3]

Neil and Chuck are National Treasures, please never stop making these videos

[@nicolau2]

This is a Cosmic* treasure

[@gorillafacewastaken]

Ey, don't forget Chuck

[@GEEK-3]

@@gorillafacewastaken updated it brother, thanks for the correction

[@gorillafacewastaken]

@@GEEK-3 Perfect👍

[@StarTalk]

If you insist!

[@alexaales7937]

i really like the fact that Neil considers himself my personal astro physicist. thank you for that, Neil, you've got the job any day of my life! much love from Germany!

[@lemongavine]

Great comment!

[@DentArthurDent68]

Oh oh! Me too, but I'm in Canada.

[@duanemorgan8065]

Somedays I have to rewatch the shows at least three times to grasp most of what Neil was saying, God bless you Chuck don’t know how you keep up with Neil so easily

[@2025nothankyou]

right! some people make fun of chuck but I know damn well I wouldn't be able to keep up! I know what I know and that's public health/polotics, not astro physics lol

[@timhyatt9185]

check is there to be our "everyman" point of view.... (he's also my favorite co-host by far!!) I'd love to have both of them sitting around a campfire or quiet bar table sharing a drink, and ask them about what fascinates them in science...

[@DentArthurDent68]

Chuck ain't no dummy!

[@user-tc1fw5ms5s]

Me: New episode of ST - YES!! Cosmic Query Edition - YES!! My cohost Chuck Nice - YES!!!!!!! Its a guaranteed banger

[@dawnhansen7886]

100 % Agree ❕️

[@MagusArtStudios]

you got a little something on your chin,

[@DistortedChrist]

I wish Chuck wasn't there 99% of the time. He almost always goes into some sort of stereotypical stand up comedy routine.

[@williamdeangellodavis2224]

Never take chuck off the show😭I’m begging you guys 🙏🏾🌼

[@MrMitchbow]

He’s the everyman competing at the Olympics for reference

[@Kojdo-AdwoaXaquayza-xd3sg]

What if chucks wants to go out and do other stuff? It'd be sad but sometimes it happens. And it'd happen not because chuck hates this but sometimes people just wanna go out and do something new.

[@syedajwad6979]

I hope I didn't find that Episode where there is no chuck. I think in almost all episodes chuck is present ❤

[@r4v4g3r]

Reverse psychology, eh? I like your style.

[@Parmenides7]

He do not know anything about science and he is not funny. Just annoying. I only watch videos without him

[@chrisnel813]

Love this show, love his teaching style, whereas if every teacher possessed his ability to engage i would be a lifetime willing learner.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Law of averages says most teachers do. ..

[@maniacslap1623]

I would definitely advocate for these videos in the classroom. These two together really make it easy to engage.

[@crewrangergaming9582]

the moment Chuck figures out Neutrinos don't travel at the speed of light. Damn man!! Love his energy and enthusiasm.

[@mujigikabugi3927]

Who is here that has realized that Lord Chuck could be taking some lessons/classes in Theoretical physics or experimental physics? Damn, the guy is so sharp nowadays and knowledgeable. Indeed birds that flock together stay together. Kudos Chuck,,,

[@nathanrussell2158]

I’m sure I could watch this all day and forget to sleep.

[@vikineo]

This series needs like a billion views. Extremely interesting

[@TheFlyingstop]

My brain hurts. I'll have to watch it again and again and again ….. No gain without any pain. Thanks guys loving it.

[@rangerCG]

Thanks for answering my question about particles guys!!! That's an amazing answer! My wife and I were listening to the show in the car and when Chuck read my name, which we weren't expecting at all, we were just listening to an episode of Startalk, we looked at each other and freaked out😂😂😂

[@MonicaRanger]

This is true.☺💋

[@rangerCG]

@@MonicaRanger😘😉😉

[@DrDeuteron]

1) timestamp? 2) get a room already!

[@tylerlormand5644]

awe sit down that wasnt you

[@PandasEatBamboo]

My dog passed away today. This was the best 48 minutes I've spent today. Thank you guys for what yall do.

[@Gordon_L]

Sorry to hear that . Unfortunately it happens , dogs , other pets , people . Grief is the price of love , as hard as grief is to endure , it's better than a life without love . The grief will fade , the love will endure in memory . Be kind to yourself .

[@PandasEatBamboo]

@@Gordon_L Thank you for the kind words, I really needed them. Hope you're having a great day.

[@Gordon_L]

@@PandasEatBamboo You're welcome my friend , all the best 🙂

[@holikk]

Sorry for your loss friend... I know it's been a bit now, but dogs are our family. Thoughts with you! ❤️

[@furrybear7853]

Times are hard for me right now but wish I was a patron member this channel is by far my favourite! Still fantastic we get most of it free but theres 2 questions I have that I simply cant find any remote answer that comes even close to satisfaction, maybe there isnt any but I know for should if NDT didnt want to even make an attempt! ❤

[@Ali-lm7uw]

Try asking gpt 4

[@furrybear7853]

@@Ali-lm7uw How much does that cost to use, I'm pretty sure it's not free and CBT3 fails miserably to answer both questions satisfactory!?

[@masonkeener4778]

When I have nothing I still have startalk. It’s a breath of fresh air to see people thinking outside of the boundaries of thought that it feels like we were meant to be trapped in. My brain only feels free during these times. Between thinking about work and my small family this is a light for me and I will be forever great full

[@billbaker9623]

Thank you gentlemen for another educational and entertaining episode. Chuck, the Cajun chef to whom you refer is probably Justin Wilson. He was indeed on PBS back in the days when dinosaurs walked the earth (I know because I too was there) and was also entertaining and educational in all manner of food.

[@shanoukgaming6763]

Yes he's definitely talking about Justin Williams I garunnnnnteee.

[@rileyshelton2850]

One cup of wine and as the cup overflows make that one cup heaping.

[@billbaker9623]

@@shanoukgaming6763

[@kb7clx]

You know you're Gen X if... You know who Justin Wilson was.

[@mspiekkola]

Thanks!

[@skeller61]

Great episode! One thing you could also say about clouds are that they are made up of very small particles of water, each of which is buoyant enough to follow air currents. However, when these collect together they form drops of rain or snowflakes that are ‘heavy’ enough to be affected by gravity and fall. In cumulonimbus clouds, sometimes the updraft of air is so severe that hail that is falling is sent back up to gain size. That’s why you occasionally hear of ‘softball’ sized hail. The forces in thunderstorms are amazing.

[@Maxrepfitgm]

You didn't finish...

[@PrestonSmithsMusic]

That was great, thanks guys! Keep up the fantastic work! I LOVED those questions. The answers were amazing, well delivered, and I appreciate Doctor Chuck's childlike wonder on many of those! Cheers!

[@bentleestarr1575]

Two of the funniest and intelligent men I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching. Keep up the good work.

[@ikebanica]

Thanks!

[@joehebert789]

Wow. What a great episode. I loved these topics.

[@scholarshipsnmiy7692]

I LOVE you guys!! I understood so much more with this episode🙌🏼🙌🏼✨✨

[@surfmarine3118]

Chuck's deftly tuned wit always enhances Neal's style of delivery. More evidence for the hypothesis that learning new information seems to be more easily achieved while one is in a good mood.

[@LEDewey_MD]

What an AWESOME episode of StarTalk!! You guys covered everything from String Theory, General Relativity along with the Equivalence Principle, geometry of space-time, why orbits are elipses (and not circles), science of neutrinos and their differences from electrons, evolution of the Universe...(did I miss anything?) You can all go home now having solved all of physics! :D

[@tmrogers87]

23:13 bro we need a whole episode on this. And get Chuck a blunt. It’ll be your best video!

[@calvinsharara]

5:13 Humans are less dense than the earth’s crust, so technically speaking, we are “floating “

[@TheEnigma702]

Big stretch of that word "floating"

[@Wis_Dom]

37:06 The guy you were referring too is Justin Wilson. The show was called " Louisiana Cookin' " on PBS. My mother and I loved watching his program back in the day and hearing his stories. I hardly knew what he was saying (other than, "I guarONtee"), but my southern mother understood his every word. 🤣

[@ADA_BTC]

Love these explainers. I learned so much

[@MondoLeStraka]

This is one of the best episodes of StarTalk.

[@Wjjshamed4piss]

I appreciate all the help time and attention you've both given us as viewers, seriously 😣 without limits for thought. Ty

[@pjganguly]

The best thing to start a day with!! Meditative, contemplative and so much fun even for the science layman with a curious mind!! Thanks team Startalk!!

[@StarTalk]

You're welcome!

[@glentorn5362]

I always check in with Neil for mind-blowing updates. 💥

[@user-bb4wj7lq3t]

Neil, I’m glad you live in my iPad and teach me things while I’m at work.

[@BM_brb]

After 5 years of star talk, Chuck finally had his PHD in physics.

[@nefertariali6378]

lmao!! so true

[@jasonlaine8449]

I think he's a very long way off. He's idiotic. I guess he makes some people feel smart. He tries too hard with his jokes

[@michaelchristian8220]

I had no idea that we know so much about electrons, but don't know their size.... mind-blown

[@comparedtowhat2638]

This is an amazing and wonderful session. That took some real stamina for both of them.

[@alternavent]

I never get tired of this stuff.

[@nmw_nerk]

Virtual particles linked by wormholes that weave the fabric of space and time blew my mind. And also the beginning of the universe still existing within the 4th dimension of time, the time arcs on the surface of the balloon. Losing sleep on this gumbo for sure.

[@elaijah4622]

When i first watched this format i thought who tf is chuck and 3 min later fell in love

[@fabianbravo6008]

imagine not having a personal astro physicist

[@robdog7915]

Lol so true!!

[@KennySelf]

I'm so happy I'm part of a generation that can just turn on thoer phone n search unlimited information..I wished throughout school I had this but having access now keeps me learning something new every single day or several things a day.im excited always to listen to yall n I'm not stuck begging a teacher or getting to a library..which took away so much time that I can now spend wide eyed ears open n soaking this all in.thank you GOD n thank u Neil n others for sharing so much knowledge..we couldn't ask or want 4 more.its the best!

[@rottingsun]

I love seeing this wholesome, fun, black energy in the context of an educational science video- as well as how you treated each and every question as being just as valid as the next, always entertaining everyone's wonder and curiosity. I laughed a lot and really enjoyed this- you guys rock!

[@orilion1820]

What is "black" energy 🤔

[@rottingsun]

@@orilion1820 that energy that tends to arise when black people are in their element, having a great time. I don't know what else to call it but it's not a vibe anyone else but black people can authentically bring- not at all to say that other cultures don't have their own very specific awesome vibes as well. I'm just saying, I love to see it in this context especially when the field is often so dominated by white men with a very serious approach.

[@briseboy]

An imaginary phenomenon, as a smile tends to light up neurons & minds.

[@blancavazquez1305]

Justin Wilson was the PBS chef...thank you Chuck for the memories! Grab bag...Gumbo...either way these are so much fun!

[@linyenchin6773]

24:09 No, Chuck, you don't mean "sentient" aka "having senses," you mean *Sapient* aka "having sense of self."

[@detectivehowardb7]

Yes the electron bit was nice I'm right there with you Chuck, amazing! thanks Neil

[@peronkop]

But is it True? Pretty sure I learned a relative size of the electron to the nucleus. Why did that change?

[@RupertReynolds1962]

Archimedes gave us a good theory of buoyancy back in 200-and-something BCE, it seems to me. A very clever and productive human, he was. It seems to me we should be teaching the sciences in schools with historic scientific discoveries such as his, partly because we've had over 2,200 years if scientific observations to show some way in which he was wrong, and that's a good sign of a very successful theory :-)

[@KetogenicGuitars]

Incredible episode! It is much more impactful played at 0.75 speed when you have time to let personal ponder to emerge.

[@siroswaldfortitude5346]

Particles have rights!

[@ereikiki]

Justin Wilson is the chef!

[@SoulSolace12]

The whole neutrino oscillation discussion gets me thinking about the whole possibility that the universe keeps pulling a veil over our eyes to hide the truth from us... big galaxies in the early universe, neutrinos that change so we can't measure the original flavor, the inability to localize electrons. I feel like it's all connected to some elaborately woven conspiracy conjured up by the universe itself.

[@DaddyHensei]

It’s the cosmic joke. It’ll give us the build up but not the punch line.

[@NotTheEx]

The mysteries of God's creation that flesh can neither reveal nor receive.

[@broadcastingbritain]

Love learning for a few hours a day from this guy

[@LycterWarlock]

Every time Neil talks about how quantum entanglement works, it sounds like its just travelling through a fourth dimensional pathway we have yet to learn to observe.

[@helgemeyer6511]

5:30 It is great that Chuck gets an opportunity to turn the table and explain something to Neil.

[@pjg6019]

Sometimes physics sounds like philosophy

[@TheOldHippiebilly]

Hence the term "metaphysics."

[@teknophyle1]

pretty sure it literally starts as philosophy until it can be proven with the scientific method

[@ButtaBassMan]

Because it is

[@ninjaduck7726]

The first physicists were philosophers. The early field of physics was know as Natural Philosophy. ✨

[@Loxo74]

I have much respect for your knowledge and wisdom. There's no quantum entanglement, because a particle swings like the electrons in a copper wire. And Universe doesn't care about time, only because we on earth need something to connect trains together. And if someone travels he will have to come back the same distance, so we only have the moment the now the present.

[@AggroPhene]

It swings from being in both states, because it is being propelled by energy that will collapse under investigation, once equated to a scale of perception?

[@Ramennoodles008]

Hi Neil love your videos And they help me learn astronomy

[@BeamMonsterZeus]

Chuck deserves to live on this program full-time - I don't care if he can't pronounce names more complex than Mark and Chris, his humor fits perfectly.

[@ninjxxitty]

i learned by no mans sky that its actually faster to rise above the atmosphere to travel somewhere than to travel through it. so it would take longer to fly a jet along the surface of the earth than it would if you went some distance into the sky and then back down again. thats what the game taught me at least idk if thats reality :)

[@richkroberts]

Very enjoyable session today Neil snd Chuck. Great stuff!

[@Alfiy_Wolf]

String theory can’t be real if it was all the strings would have snapped carrying humanities issues

[@Rocinster]

Is it an american thing to use "of" instead of have? It looks so wrong

[@J040PL7]

​@@Rocinster I've seen road man in London using that too 😂

[@ginnyjollykidd]

It is wrong. It is "Would have." The pronunciation gets in the way of the meaning. The pronunciation is a contraction: "would've" It is pronounced the same as "would of." That is how we end up with incorrect words. An English teacher these days would probably bury their face in their hands, roll their eyes skyward, and sigh helplessly at the fact that their students refuse to learn any semblance of standard grammar, syntax, spelling, and style.

[@johnowens8992]

Weve never had less

[@linyenchin6773]

Humanity's issues not "humanities issues." The nonsense term "humanities" is a woman(aka vague and useless) term similar to amenities in it being a worthless word for " useful items in a place or situation you are in" but more worthless as it is a super vague reference to "the state of affairs" in cultivating all the avenues of curiosity and general experience that is typical in the human existence. Intellectual males are just females in the bodies of men, they adore obnoxious vagueness and inventing useless terns to reflect their fragments~tangents of retardation or "perspective." So called "humanities" is just one such worthless perspective.

[@vickieysacoff4249]

That information on neutrinos is so cool! Neil always explains things in such an understandable way. 😊

[@ar_badical]

Neil, what happens if you operate a "particular smasher" (LOL) in zero gravity?

[@ninjxxitty]

so. i think my idea about the double slit experiment is actually correct. when you do the double slit experiment and cause the interference pattern to emerge the photon is actually slowing down through time but in space it becomes unstable and can appear in a random location. it fell beneath the electromagnetic spectrum and all we are left with is evidence the waves which the photon was once surfing on before the experiment "broke down" maybe this is how you explain vaccum energy? idk some random thoughts for ya

[@ZRazehLoL]

Why do we think that space-time is emergent and not fundamental? Honestly, it's the deepest question I've ever heard. Got me here, stewing in my thoughts

[@ExecutiveChefLance]

Because Quantum Interactions experience no time. You can reverse almost any Quantum Interaction. But you cannot reverse a Waterfall and have it make sense still. Meaning that Time is a Pattern that We Experienced and Evolved To. This idea goes really deep into Thermodynamics and Entropy. Time can also be described as Hidden Information. It is the Process of Information hiding itself. I drop a Book from 2 feet and it lands on the ground. If you look at the book on the ground it is Impossible for you to tell me from what height it was dropped. As Time proceeded Forward Information got Hidden and that process is what drives Time. If you were a God and were Omniscient and could measure the damage done to book and reverse calculate its height. You would suddenly experience no time. Theoretically.

[@marks8437]

This is a great episode! So many tantalizing topics to tickle my brain, sprinkled with humor that made me rewind multiple times!

[@siresbrs]

Bring in Sheldon Cooper to help with that whole String Theory thing!

[@filipmilovanovic8942]

@Walker Fowland & @Niel - The answer is roughly YES! In 4-dimensional spacetime, gravity causes geodesics to get closer and sometimes intersect (on a sphere, they must intersect because they have nowhere else to go, but there's more room in 4D space for them to miss each other). Gravitating bodies just follow geodesics

[@crawkn]

String theory is like looking for a needle in a haystack, not because you know there's a needle in there, but because it has a lot of things that look kind of like needles.

[@patlemay8006]

I'm Aabout to start watcing this series because this is FASCINATING. My first observation, yes I think we should rethink string theory. definitely!

[@patlemay8006]

Chuck :)) lol Dr.Tyson 's explaninations are always so simple and easy to understand

[@patlemay8006]

density is a B52 shot :))

[@belkyhernandez8281]

Wow....Impressed by Chuck's understanding of neutrinos and the relationship to the speed of light.

[@troymosher4877]

Chuck is back! He's growing on me.

[@brianharp4252]

Justin Wilson is the Cajun chef you are thinking of.

[@angrybeluga1697]

Love this channel! I once had a cosmology teacher like this once and it was great.

[@sammyhill93]

17:37 you’re welcome, everyone.

[@sunny_senpai]

perhaps the best ep yet, all great questions

[@GreenAppelPie]

Dayum what an excellent episode. Great questions, more of these please

[@blueskies7357]

This episode is amazing! So empty space could be like a field that's powering up everything inside the universe?

[@progresssonsgaming]

Watching these videos have really helped me because i would wonder a lot of these questions but wouldn’t know who or where to go for some explanation. I’m not sure if i can 100% agree upon all these answers but I sure can relate and just keep learning

[@ChrisGuthrie]

So @16:45 could that possibly be the JWST performing so well it is seeing what is behind what we perceived as the big bang such as an early universe galaxy from the other side and perhaps looking further past that would reveal a universe similar to ours in the opposite direction? I mean, if a big bang happened, it all didn't just go in one direction, right?

[@quickshoeracer]

This is my favorite StarTalk to date! Dunning-kruger for flat-earthers, revaluations about electrons and Niel saying “I didn’t know that”! 🤯 Intelligence is knowing what you know and knowing what you don’t know and these guys display that to wonderful effect

[@ohheyitskevinc]

11:41 - the great courses are really good. Have a couple on Audible, which are sometimes a little odd as I believe they’re videos originally, but still a great listen

[@DaellusKnights]

Grab Bag Edition is perhaps my absolute favoritest version of this show 😻 not just for the content but also hearing the thoughts and curiosities of people abroad 😺 (and let's be honest... that's when Chuck's at his Chuckiest!) 😹

[@capricesorg214]

The Cajun Chef is Justin Wilson...I Garonnnnnteeee!

[@betheblessing206]

Chuck is the best! Makes this show on my level a little more.

[@1a1u0g9t4s2u]

Looking forward to seeing a 'T' shirt with Neil deGrasse Tyson's comment at the 8:10 mark. Thanks for sharing.

[@andrefoisy7310]

I wish these went Longer

[@Ruy_O]

What a great episode! Thank you!! All the best from Mexico

[@FlowwerrMusic]

You can't compare. The note phones are productivity and creative power machines for prosumers. While the fruit phone is media consumption and the 3 people who use it to produce amazing indie films yet to be seen. 😅

[@KatoOnTheTrack1]

@38:01, his response made my day because I came to the same conclusion as he did…I’m learning something 😂😂. Actually learned that from Brian Greene’s book.

[@tj_enju]

1 year ago and chuck was still being awesome... someone needs to immotalize tthis duo in an animation cosmicqueries show

[@Astrophysics96]

At 10:15 Dr. Neil says electron has infinitesimal size, which it means r=0, since it has a mass as well, then should not it be a black hole?

[@turtle3341]

i think the last question meant something else, the last question about sphere and parallel lines meeting on it, could explain gravity, because matter tries to meet each other, like lines always converging, even if they try to move ahead straight. so a fourth dimension sphere would be a surface for matter to interact on, where their parallel lines meet. or something maybe

[@no-relic]

I got something similar. I think the 4-dimensional aspect of the question might have been like a red herring because I just interpreted it as a question about spacetime. I was thinking something like gravity = mass warping spacetime means that a straight line curves toward another mass like parallel lines converge on a sphere. And I THINK the correct answer here is yes, with a caveat that it doesn't "explain" gravity per se, but describe what gravity does beyond just making things fall. More like how falling works than how gravity works.

[@BakedBeanths]

Neil!!!!!! I need a breakthrough from you and this channel.

[@danielpeck6269]

41:30 OMG!!! Ive been saying "Swell Foop" for years! Did I forget that I learned that from Neil or maybe I do have a great mind and we think alike?

[@RafaelAguilar1987]

Why, at minute 45:23 the video is edited about Neil’s argumentation about Mercator’s Map distortion?.

[@-AncientOfDays-]

You guys are awesome together. Well done. Keep it up 🎉

[@rusnikfromtranscarpathia]

Y'all should do a full Cosmic of ALL Violetta questions...that would be super coo...she would squeal so happily! 😁😁😆