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PBS Space Time
Can You Trust Your Eyes in Spacetime?
This week on Spacetime, we take a detour into how geometry works in spacetime.
What's the Most Realistic Artificial Gravity in Sci-Fi?
PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth. Host Matt O'Dowd breaks down both the basic and incredibly complex sides of space and time.
What's the Most Realistic Artificial Gravity in Sci-Fi?
Season 1 Episode 12 | 8m 29s | CC
2001: A Space Odyssey introduced a lot of people to the idea of rotation based artificial gravity, but in sci-fi, it’s far from the only one to implement the idea! Babylon 5, Halo, and Ringworld also used rotation-based artificial gravity in their stores, but, being an astrophysicist I had to ask, WHO DOES IT BEST? And more importantly, is artificial gravity in space possible?
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