Neil deGrasse Tyson Discusses Time Dilation in the Movie, "Contact"
October 24, 2013
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as posted by the channelDid the movie "Contact" get time dilation right? To answer a fan's Cosmic Query, Neil deGrasse Tyson gives his interpretation of what happens in the movie when Jodie Foster's character experiences an 18-hour journey across the Universe during which only seconds pass on Earth. Neil and co-host Eugene Mirman discuss relativity, time travel, time warps, wormholes and the potential capabilities of advanced aliens.
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