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Gott Ya: Astrophysicist J. Richard Gott on Time Travel and Presidential Polling

Gott Ya: Astrophysicist J. Richard Gott on Time Travel and Presidential Polling

FromScience Talk


Gott Ya: Astrophysicist J. Richard Gott on Time Travel and Presidential Polling

FromScience Talk

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Jun 25, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Princeton astrophysicist J. Richard Gott discusses some of the realities and speculations of time travel (one human holds the record for time travel--1/48 of a second) as well as how best to evaluate presidential election polling data. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Web sites mentioned on this episode include www.colleyrankings.com, snipurl.com/2oorv
Released:
Jun 25, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Science Talk is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine. His column, "Antigravity," is one of science writing's great humor venues. Also check our daily podcast from Scientific American : "60-Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast