185: Off By Roughly Two Trillion... AGAIN!!!

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 39.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In episode #185, which Mike incorrectly identifies as episode #184, Mike welcomes noted astronomer Dr. Michelle Thaller, to discuss the obvious differences between sounding certain and being correct. Dr. Thaller, a noted astronomer with an enormous brain, tries to help Mike understand the enormity of the cosmos, and explain why the universe contained 200 billion galaxies just four years ago, and then 2 trillion galaxies just a few weeks later, and then back down to a few hundred billion as of last week. It’s enough to make your head spin, but between Mike’s gigantic cranium and Dr. Thaller’s enormous brain, we finally unlock the secrets of How the Universe Works…

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0:00.0	In New York you can gaze up at the towering skyscrapers or...
0:05.0	You can sunbathe on top of one.
0:08.0	In LA you can catch a neon lit rollercoaster ride on Santa Monica Pier.
0:14.0	Before catching a California catfish off Santa Monica Pier.
0:19.0	Oop!
0:20.0	Virgin Atlantic fly to the world's most iconic destinations
0:24.0	but how you see them is up to you.
0:26.0	Book now with Virgin Atlantic. See the world differently.
0:30.0	Hey guys it's Mike Rowan. This is the way I heard it.
0:36.0	The only podcast for the curious mind.
0:39.0	Who am I kidding?
0:41.0	This is not the only podcast for the curious mind.
0:44.0	I read the other day there are over a million podcasts that are out there now.
0:49.0	And well I'm just deeply flattered.
0:53.0	You're listening to this one. It's the way I heard it episode number 184.
0:57.0	And I call it Off By Roughly 2 Trillion Again.
1:01.0	Off By Roughly 2 Trillion Again.
1:05.0	Fans of this podcast know that last month I did an episode called Off By Roughly 2 Trillion.
1:12.0	It's episode 181.
1:14.0	And if you haven't heard it you should probably listen to it before listening to this.
1:19.0	But if you're the kind of person who doesn't do what they're told and study show this audience is filled with such people.
1:26.0	Allow me to sum it up for you before I introduce my very special guest.
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