About this episode
What’s the fastest a car can accelerate? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore goal size to goal scoring ratios, the doppler effect, and the maximum acceleration for a car.
NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:
https://startalkmedia.com/show/things-you-thought-you-knew-why-size-matters/
Photo Credit: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.
Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Get every episode summarized
Each time StarTalk Radio publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from StarTalk Radio
Why Craters Are Round, Size of Life, The Real Length of Day – TYTYK
StarTalk Radio
This Is Your Brain on Psychedelics
StarTalk Radio
Rogue Planets & Exomoons with David Kipping
StarTalk Radio
Solving AI’s Energy Problem with Kathryn Huff
StarTalk Radio