StarTalk Radio · 2025-04-01 · 46 min · 7,099 words

When Black Holes Collide with Nergis Mavalvala

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So Harrison Finally getting to the bottom of these gravitational waves. I don't know if you can do that. I'm gonna try. Yeah. So gravitational waves black hole collisions, the big bang With one of the world's Experts on these very subjects. A quantum astrophysicist.

In a few moments on Star Talk. Welcome to Star Talk. Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. Start off. Begin. Right now.

This is Star Talk. You'll deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist. I got with me Harrison Greenbound. Harrison, how you doing, man? I'm good. Thanks for having me back. I'm excited. I know. This is not your first rodeo with us. All right. You know what we're gonna talk about today? Space. Gravitational waves. I know about them separately.

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