What if I fall into a black hole? No Way Back: Maximizing survival time below the Schwarzschild event horizon Geraint F. Lewis, Juliana Kwan https://arxiv.org/abs/0705.1029 Welcome to Alas Lewis & Barnes, a "conversation" about the universe between two cosmologists. Always sciency, sometimes funny, never boring. Podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/alas-lewis-barnes/id1434675486 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AlasLewisBarnes Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/afortunateuniverse ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GXTs1mGxYU

Was there a Big Bang? Welcome to Alas Lewis & Barnes, a "conversation" about the universe. Always sciency, sometimes funny, never boring. Music: https://www.bensound.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRLyyeL1b70

Why won't scientists answer my emails? Why won't they listen to my amazing new idea? Welcome to Alas Lewis & Barnes, a "conversation" about the universe between two cosmologists. Always sciency, sometimes funny, never boring. John Baez's "Crackpot Index": http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/crackpot.html Our new book is "The Cosmic Revolutionary's Handbook": https://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Revolutionarys-Handbook-Beat-Bang-dp-1108486703/dp/1108486703 Our previous book "A Fortunate Universe" is now available in paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Fortunate-Universe-Finely-Tuned-Cosmos/dp/1107156610/ Podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/alas-lewis-barnes/id1434675486 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AlasLewisBarnes Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/afortunateuniverse ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65fUn1_WSDQ

Viewer Q&A. Mitch Crane asks: I have a question about Dark matter. We know dark matter doesn't clump together like the matter stars and planets are made of because dark matter doesn't bump into itself or regular matter. But dark matter is clumped together on a bigger scale in and around galaxies. How did that happen? Geraint mentions the book "Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe", by Peter Ward and Donald E. Brownlee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Earth_(book) Welcome to Alas Lewis & Barnes, a "conversation" about the universe between two cosmologists. Always sciency, sometimes funny, never boring. Our latest book is "The Cosmic Revolutionary's Handbook": https://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Revolutionarys-Handbook-Beat-Bang-dp-1108486703/dp/1108486703 Our previous book "A Fortunate Universe" is now available in paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Fortunate-Universe-Finely-Tuned-Cosmos/dp/1107156610/ Podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/alas-lewis-barnes/id1434675486 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AlasLewisBarnes Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/afortunateuniverse Music: https://www.bensound.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4FJwRsgrkc