Scott Tremaine, “Astrophysical Wonders” (Open Agenda, 2021)

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

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How Did You Get Interested in Astrophysics?

02:13 • 2min

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How Did Astrophysics Become a Part of Your Life?

04:31 • 4min

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Physicists, Is It a Good Idea to Do Administrative Work?

08:08 • 3min

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I'm a Professor, but I Couldn't Possibly Colmet.

10:47 • 2min

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The Best Is the Enemy of the Good?

13:06 • 2min

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Galactic Scale and Planetary Scale

14:39 • 2min

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How Does the Solar System Come to Be?

16:13 • 3min

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The Solar System Formation

19:41 • 4min

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How to Find Exo Planets in the Solar System

23:44 • 4min

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Is There a Theory of the Solar System Formation?

27:40 • 4min

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A Question About Planetary Rings

32:10 • 2min

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Is There a Gap in the Rings?

34:16 • 6min

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The Ring System Is Unusual

39:59 • 2min

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Are You Tired of the Galactic Stuff?

41:55 • 3min

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How Do We Know That?

44:56 • 1min

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Is There a Ring Structure of Exo Planets?

46:19 • 2min

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Is There Any Technology or Higher Level Diagnosis Technique?

48:31 • 2min

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Comets and Their Relationship to Asteroids and Asteroid Belts

50:05 • 4min

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The Origin of Comets

53:56 • 4min

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Are There Comets That Are Bigger Than Pluto?

58:25 • 2min

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What Is the Point of a New Definition of Pluto?

01:00:29 • 2min

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The Solar System Is a Gas Giant System, Is That Possible?

01:02:45 • 3min

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The Stability of the Solar System

01:05:56 • 6min

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Is There a Structure in the Solar System?

01:11:33 • 2min

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The Anthropic Principle of the Universe

01:13:47 • 2min

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Is There a Difference Between Spiral and Dist Galaxies?

01:15:23 • 2min

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Collisions Between Galaxies

01:17:25 • 3min

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The Star Formation Process

01:20:29 • 2min

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Are You Confident That Dark Matter Exists?

01:22:27 • 4min

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Are There Any Alternatives to General Relativity?

01:26:41 • 3min

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The History of Blackholes and Einstein's Theory

01:29:42 • 3min

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What Is the Most Extremely High Luminosity of Quasars?

01:32:31 • 4min

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The Best Explanation for Quasar Power Is Black Hole

01:36:07 • 2min

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The Darkness From a Black Hole

01:37:49 • 2min

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What's Going on in the Milky Way?

01:39:20 • 3min

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Is There a Theory That Convinces You That You Have to Make a Black Hole?

01:42:02 • 3min

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Is There a Block Hole in the Middle?

01:44:48 • 5min

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Using Galaxies to Probing Dark Matter and Dark Energy

01:49:35 • 3min

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Fundamental Physics

01:52:43 • 3min

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Aspects of Astrophysics and Particle Physics

01:56:09 • 3min

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Are There Any Lessons to Be Learned From This?

01:59:20 • 2min

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Are We Doing a Good Job Communicating Science?

02:01:13 • 3min

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The Importance of Communicating Science to the General Public

02:03:52 • 2min

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Science Is More Important Than It Used to Be

02:05:52 • 5min

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Are There Indications That There Is a Growing Sense of Awareness That This Should Be Done?

02:11:09 • 2min

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I'll Give You Two More.

02:13:06 • 2min