It wasn't too long ago when black holes were strictly predictions in theoretical math. Over decades, astronomy has gotten better at uncovering these cosmic phenomena. Learn about how black holes form and their ability to spaghettify you in this episode.
AI Summary
Join Josh and Chuck as they dive into one of the universe's most mind-bending phenomena - black holes! From their surprising historical origins (hint: it wasn't Einstein who first predicted them) to the incredible physics of how these cosmic vacuum cleaners actually work, the hosts explore what happens when stars collapse and create holes in the very fabric of space and time. They'll break down the different types of black holes, explain why we can't actually see them, and tackle some seriously brain-melting concepts like time dilation and something called "spaghettification."
Event Horizon
1997
1h 36m
★ 6.6
"Did you see that movie? I love that movie. — Josh mentions the movie Event Horizon when discussing the event horizon of black holes, making a connection to the sci-fi horror film."
— Josh
Spies Like Us
1985
1h 42m
★ 6.2
"you could do that whole spies like us thing with your dad. Doctor, doctor? — Josh references the comedy movie Spies Like Us when discussing how Chuck could call his dad 'doctor' if they both had honorary doctorates."
— Josh
Sunshine
2007
1h 48m
★ 7.0
"You're thinking of sunshine. — Josh clarifies that Chuck was thinking of the movie Sunshine when Chuck said he remembered liking Event Horizon to a point and then not thinking it was so great."
— Josh
The Hunger Games
2012
2h 22m
★ 7.2
"And then I saw the movie and the movie stuck. — Chuck mentions reading The Hunger Games book and then seeing the movie adaptation, which he didn't like as much as the book."
— Chuck
Through the Wormhole
2010
★ 7.6
"I watched through the wormhole today. — Chuck mentions watching the TV show Through the Wormhole, hosted by Morgan Freeman, for information about black holes and unnovas."
— Chuck
WarGames
1983
1h 54m
★ 7.1
"How about a nice game of chess? — Chuck quotes the famous line from WarGames when reading listener mail about Cold War topics and global thermonuclear war."
— Chuck
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