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Tackling The Three-Body Problem

Tackling The Three-Body Problem

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


Tackling The Three-Body Problem

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Netflix has a big new show named after and inspired by a classic problem in astrophysics, 'The Three Body Problem', where predicting the course and orbits of three or more celestial bodies proves near impossible.But how faithful is the Netflix show - and original novel - to the actual physics?
Dr Anna Lisa Varri from the University of Edinburgh explains what we can and can't say about the complex and beautiful motions of planets, stars and moons, and brings a dose of scientific facts to science fiction.Presenter: Kate Lamble
Producer: Nathan Gower
Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot
Editor: Richard Vadon
Released:
Apr 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4