Did Time Start at the Big Bang?
What it is
A PBS Space Time episode asking whether time began at the Big Bang. It explains that the Big Bang is not what most people were taught and what 'start' of the universe really means.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Used as a go-to reference for cosmology questions about the beginning of time and the universe's scale.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“Space Time: PBS Physics, sooo good”
Great first video of PBS Space Time
davidwf, 2021-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What YouTube channels do you subscribe to?”
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Topics: big bang, pbs space time, time, universe, physics
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