Neil’s Most Important Explainer Ever
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What is light? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down perhaps the most important explainer. Learn how electricity and magnetism joined forces (or fields) to become the electromagnetic spectrum we know today. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: Electromagnetic Spectrum 00:14 - Joining Electricity & Magnetism 05:07 - What Determines an Object’s Color? 08:52 - Wavelengths & Frequency: Light Not Fit for Vision 14:36 - Why The Microwave is Safe 17:58 - Seeing Things With Different Wavelengths of Light Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the latest StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium
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