Episode #2506
Michelle Thaller
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The First Three Minutes
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Astrophysicist and retired NASA executive Michelle Thaller discusses the vast scale of the universe, the nature of time and relativity, and the search for exoplanets. The conversation also explores black holes, gravitational waves, the Big Bang, and the implications of quantum entanglement and AI as a new form of life.
What they talked about
- Michelle Thaller's NASA science communication work
- James Webb Space Telescope and exoplanet atmospheres
- Einstein's block universe and the nature of time
- AI as potential successor to humanity
- Origins of supermassive black holes
- Big Bang expansion and no center
- Psychedelics for grief and end-of-life anxiety
- Teamwork and humility in science
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