Universe - Think

The bizarre history of space science

April 8, 2024 Environment, Science and Technology, Think

Harry Cliff, a particle physicist based at the University of Cambridge, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the reasons we only understand about five percent of what makes up the vast reaches of outer space.

Studying the universe before there was light

April 28, 2023 History, Science and Technology

Emma Chapman, a Royal Society research fellow at the University of Nottingham, discusses the 100 million years missing from the timeline of the universe, and efforts to uncover the secrets of the stars.

New ways to detect alien technology

December 2, 2022 Science and Technology

Writer Jon Gertner talks about the search for traces of machines throughout the universe, and what happens if we actually find them.

What would interstellar travel look like?

November 10, 2022 Science and Technology

Physicist Les Johnson discusses space propulsion and robotics, goals for reaching exoplanets and lessons in physics, all with the aim of traveling to the great unknown.

New ways to detect alien technology

October 17, 2022 Science and Technology

Writer Jon Gertner talks about the search for traces of machines throughout the universe, and what happens if we actually find them.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on why we should think more like scientists

September 23, 2022 Science and Technology

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins us to make a case for the rationality of science—and to help us look at global challenges in new ways.

What do we really know about spacetime?

February 16, 2022 Education, Science and Technology

Adam Becker joins us to discuss theories about the space-time continuum and why they are important if we want to achieve a much deeper understanding of how the universe works.

Here’s How The Universe Might End

September 8, 2020 Science and Technology

North Carolina State University theoretical astrophysicist Katie Mack joins us to talk about the math, science and mystery that allows space to predict our demise back here on Earth.

An Astrophysicist Searches The Cosmos For Meaning

April 1, 2020 Culture, History, Science and Technology

Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics and director of Columbia University’s Center for Theoretical Physics, joins us to talk about the many ways we contemplate our existence.

Before The Big Bang

December 22, 2015 Science and Technology

This hour, we’ll talk about how physicists are exploring the creation of the universe.