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A mathematical physicist, Miguel Alcubierre of Mexico
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Cosmos: Possible Worlds

A mathematical physicist,Miguel Alcubierre of Mexico, inspired by the originalStar Trek...

A mathematical physicist,
Miguel Alcubierre of Mexico, inspired by the original
Star Trek television series, conceived the calculations
for a ship that could theoretically travel
faster than the speed of light

Full Transcript

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A mathematical physicist, Miguel Alcubierre of Mexico,
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inspired by the original Star Trek television series,
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conceived the calculations for a ship that could
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theoretically travel faster than the speed of light.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:58
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
11
Genres
documentary, animation, family

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Movie Summary

"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.
S01 • E10 TYSON: When the ash began to fall, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:09
TYSON: When the ash began to fall,
S01 • E13 Somewhere in the vastness, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:13
Somewhere in the vastness,
S01 • E09 Where the elementary particles that make up everything, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
Where the elementary particles that make up everything,
S01 • E01 The insects got chubbier, evolved furry bodies and even - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:10
The insects got chubbier, evolved furry bodies and even
S01 • E12 Then, in the '80s, consumers demanded that the corporations - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
Then, in the '80s, consumers demanded that the corporat...
S01 • E05 Our brains need a language with 10,000 times - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
Our brains need a language with 10,000 times
S01 • E06 When scientists of the 21st century tested Sagan's - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:13
When scientists of the 21st century tested Sagan's
S01 • E02 The Cosmic Calendar - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
The Cosmic Calendar
S01 • E04 My real crime, my only crime is a profound difference - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
My real crime, my only crime is a profound difference
S01 • E05 The information content of the human brain expressed - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:09
The information content of the human brain expressed
S01 • E08 And to reveal a moon of far greater complexity and splendor - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
And to reveal a moon of far greater complexity and splendor
S01 • E10 There was the gala she planned for the following week, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:07
There was the gala she planned for the following week,
S01 • E09 In the outlaw casino of the quantum universe, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
In the outlaw casino of the quantum universe,
S01 • E02 I know no better way of wrapping our heads around the - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
I know no better way of wrapping our heads around the
S01 • E11 If successful, it could cut the travel time between - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:09
If successful, it could cut the travel time between
S01 • E03 TYSON: This was then the largest telescope on Earth - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
TYSON: This was then the largest telescope on Earth
S01 • E12 CFCs were banned in 197 countries. - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:05
CFCs were banned in 197 countries.
S01 • E07 TYSON: Somewhere, there's a place called the Halls of Extinction, - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:08
TYSON: Somewhere, there's a place called the Halls of E...
S01 • E06 It moved into the cloud tops of gas giants and - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:10
It moved into the cloud tops of gas giants and
S01 • E04 TYSON: Vavilov's tormentor had plenty of experience - Cosmos: Possible Worlds 00:06
TYSON: Vavilov's tormentor had plenty of experience