Cosmic Queries – Before the Big Bang

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🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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What does it really mean for us to be made of stardust? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Paul Mecurio answer fan questions about particle colliders, time travel, and what existed before the Big Bang.

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0:00.0	So Paul, it's not every day I get to think about infinities.
0:04.0	Somebody asked about that.
0:05.0	Yeah.
0:06.0	That was fun.
0:07.0	It's a little spooky.
0:08.0	It's a little spooky and it sort of keeps you thinking and then you ultimately get to the point where you don't think that there's a definitive answer to question about infinity.
0:15.0	Or you give up on life.
0:17.0	That's exactly right.
0:19.0	And we had a little bit of a celebration of the centennial of quantum physics.
0:24.2	Yes.
0:24.8	This is the 1920s.
0:26.2	And I hear there's a big pool party at your house to celebrate that.
0:29.3	So everybody's invited.
0:30.5	Coming up, StarTalk.
0:33.7	Welcome to StarTalk.
0:36.3	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:41.8	StarTalk begins right now.
0:47.1	This is StarTalk.
0:49.8	The Grass Tyson here, your personal astrophysicist.
0:52.7	Today we're doing Cosmic Queries Grab Bag Edition.
0:56.9	And I've got co-host here, Paul McCurio.
1:00.0	Paul, welcome back.
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