PBS Space Time

Season 2016

PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth. Host Matt O'Dowd breaks down the both the basic and incredibly complex sides of space and time.

Where to Watch Season 2016

48 Episodes

  • The True Nature of Matter and Mass
    E1
    The True Nature of Matter and MassWe know that mass is energy… but what is energy? And where did matter and time even come from? Matt begins to dive into these intricate topics by first examining what inertial mass is, how it relates to gravitational mass, and what it all means for mass as a fundamental property.
  • When Time Breaks Down
    E2
    When Time Breaks Down
  • The Photon Clock Challenge
    E3
    The Photon Clock Challenge
  • The Origin of Matter and Time
    E4
    The Origin of Matter and Time
  • Will Mars or Venus Kill You First?
    E5
    Will Mars or Venus Kill You First?
  • LIGO's First Detection of Gravitational Waves!
    E6
    LIGO's First Detection of Gravitational Waves!
  • Planet X Discovered?? + Challenge Winners!
    E7
    Planet X Discovered?? + Challenge Winners!
  • Why the Big Bang Definitely Happened
    E8
    Why the Big Bang Definitely Happened
  • What's Wrong With the Big Bang Theory?
    E9
    What's Wrong With the Big Bang Theory?
  • Cosmic Microwave Background Challenge
    E10
    Cosmic Microwave Background Challenge
  • Why is the Earth Round and the Milky Way Flat?
    E11
    Why is the Earth Round and the Milky Way Flat?
  • How Cosmic Inflation Flattened the Universe
    E12
    How Cosmic Inflation Flattened the Universe
  • Pulsar Starquakes Make Fast Radio Bursts? + Challenge Winners!
    E13
    Pulsar Starquakes Make Fast Radio Bursts? + Challenge Winners!
  • We Are Star Stuff
    E14
    We Are Star Stuff
  • Will the Universe Expand Forever?
    E15
    Will the Universe Expand Forever?
  • Why the Universe Needs Dark Energy
    E16
    Why the Universe Needs Dark Energy
  • What Does Dark Energy Really Do?
    E17
    What Does Dark Energy Really Do?
  • Will Starshot's Insterstellar Journey Succeed?
    E18
    Will Starshot's Insterstellar Journey Succeed?
  • The Cosmic Conspiracy of Dark Energy Challenge Question
    E19
    The Cosmic Conspiracy of Dark Energy Challenge Question
  • Anti-gravity and the True Nature of Dark Energy
    E20
    Anti-gravity and the True Nature of Dark Energy
  • Is an Ice Age Coming?
    E21
    Is an Ice Age Coming?
  • Is Quantum Tunneling Faster than Light?
    E22
    Is Quantum Tunneling Faster than Light?
  • New Fundamental Particle Discovered?? + Challenge Winners!
    E23
    New Fundamental Particle Discovered?? + Challenge Winners!
  • The Strange Universe of Gravitational Lensing
    E24
    The Strange Universe of Gravitational Lensing
  • Planck's Constant and The Origin of Quantum Mechanics
    E25
    Planck's Constant and The Origin of Quantum Mechanics
  • Nuclear Physics Challenge
    E26
    Nuclear Physics Challenge
  • Juno to Reveal Jupiter's Violent Past
    E27
    Juno to Reveal Jupiter's Violent Past
  • The Future of Gravitational Waves
    E28
    The Future of Gravitational Waves
  • The Quantum Experiment that Broke Reality
    E29
    The Quantum Experiment that Broke Reality
  • Can We Survive the Destruction of the Earth? ft. Neal Stephenson
    E30
    Can We Survive the Destruction of the Earth? ft. Neal Stephenson
  • How the Quantum Eraser Rewrites the Past
    E31
    How the Quantum Eraser Rewrites the Past
  • Quantum Eraser Lottery Challenge
    E32
    Quantum Eraser Lottery Challenge
  • Should We Build a Dyson Sphere?
    E33
    Should We Build a Dyson Sphere?The Kepler telescope recently noticed a strange partial eclipse that some have speculated could be a Dyson Sphere. Are Dyson Sphere's possible? Are they practical? What other alternatives to futuristic energy capture do we have to choose from? Why not a kugelblitz - a swarm of black hole powered engines?
  • Is There a Fifth Fundamental Force? + Quantum Eraser Answer
    E34
    Is There a Fifth Fundamental Force? + Quantum Eraser Answer
  • Self-Replicating Robots and Galactic Domination
    E35
    Self-Replicating Robots and Galactic DominationWe’ll soon be capable of building self-replicating robots. This will not only change humanity’s future but reshape the galaxy as we know it.
  • Quantum Entanglement and the Great Bohr-Einstein Debate
    E36
    Quantum Entanglement and the Great Bohr-Einstein DebateAlbert Einstein strongly disagreed with Niels Bohr when it came to Bohr’s interpretation of quantum mechanics. Quantum entanglement settled the argument once and for all.
  • Life on Europa?
    E37
    Life on Europa?The Hubble Telescope found more evidence of vast plumes of water bursting through the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. What does this tell us about the potential for life on Europa?
  • Are We Alone? Galactic Civilization Challenge
    E38
    Are We Alone? Galactic Civilization ChallengeThe Drake Equation tells us the likelihood that there are other advanced technological civilizations waiting for us among the stars. In this episode of Space Time we challenge you to use the Drake Equation to help us determine how near or far these alien races may be. Links to reference material below.
  • Black Holes from the Dawn of Time
    E39
    Black Holes from the Dawn of TimePrimordial black holes may be lurking throughout our universe. How large are they, how many are out there and what would happen if they moved through our solar system?
  • The First Humans on Mars
    E40
    The First Humans on MarsElon Musk’s SpaceX program proposes that 100 people could be sent to colonize Mars within 10 years. What might that colony look like?
  • The Many Worlds of the Quantum Multiverse
    E41
    The Many Worlds of the Quantum MultiverseIs our universe a definitive single reality or is it merely one within an infinitely branching multiverse?
  • Quantum Vortices and Superconductivity + Challenge Answers
    E42
    Quantum Vortices and Superconductivity + Challenge Answers
  • Did Dark Energy Just Disappear?
    E43
    Did Dark Energy Just Disappear?
  • Strange Stars
    E44
    Strange Stars
  • Pilot Wave Theory and Quantum Realism
    E45
    Pilot Wave Theory and Quantum Realism
  • What Happens at the Event Horizon?
    E46
    What Happens at the Event Horizon?
  • Escape The Kugelblitz Challenge
    E47
    Escape The Kugelblitz Challenge
  • Have They Seen Us?
    E48
    Have They Seen Us?Are aliens watching Earth TV? We'd like to credit the SKA Organization for the image used in the thumbnail.

Cast of Season 2016

  • Matthew O’DowdSelf - Host

 

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