Cosmic Queries – Scars in Spacetime
5/19/202656 min
Can we influence the strong nuclear force? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio answer grab bag questions about sci-fi laser guns, the Roche Limit, how we interact with the fundamental forces, and more!
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Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:06
So Paul, thanks for doing Cosmic Queries Grab Bag with me.
Paul Mecurio· Host1:09
I love these. Always great questions.
Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:11
Yeah, some of them came from deep space.
Paul Mecurio· Host1:13
[laughs] Very deep. [laughs] Which means they're either really smart or really drunk. [laughs] I got a headache from some of the questions.
Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:19
[laughs] Check us out and find out what gives Paul a headache- [laughs] ... on StarTalk. Welcome to StarTalk, your place in the universe