
Everything we now know about the universe from the behavior of quarks to the birth of entire galaxies has stemmed from scientists who’ve been willing to ponder the unanswerable. And with the advent of modern science, great minds have turned to testing and experimentation rather than mere thought as a way of approaching and grappling with some of the universe’s most pressing and vexing dilemmas.
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Air Date: 2012-05-01
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the history of the scientific method. He looks at the Michelson-Morley experiment and h...
Air Date: 2012-05-08
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the fundamentals of matter. He begins by looking at the discovery of the electron, prot...
Air Date: 2012-05-15
Neil deGrasse Tyson examines the origin of life in the universe. He begins by considering some reflections by the ast...
Air Date: 2012-05-22
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the mysteries of the periodic table. He talks about how electron shells have bearing on...
Air Date: 2012-05-29
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the move from classical physics to modern physics. He then examines the Pioneer Anomaly...
Air Date: 2012-06-05
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the merging of the theory of the small (quantum mechanics) and the theory of the large ...