High Science

Jake the Astronomer returns to High Science to discuss the research he's conducting along with his favorite scientific concepts. Jake is studying the Alcubierre solution to Einstein's field equations in general relativity. This solution implies that we can potentially create a spacecraft that could achieve faster than light travel by contracting space-time in front of the craft and expanding space-time behind it. Jake is studying the implications of this type of travel and determining if there is an energy signature for the Alcubierre drive. If there is a signature and we find it, that means that something is achieving faster than light travel. Crazy stuff. We also spend some time discussing the big bang, microwaves, philosophy of math, and Genghis Khan.