17: The Perfect Black Body (with Daniel J. Layton)

This week we’re talking about the ideal black body with Daniel J Layton, and surprisingly it isn’t Janet Jackson’s. Tune in to find out why you don’t want to go near a black hole!

You can find Dan on YouTube here:
https://youtube.com/danieljlayton

References and Further Reading

1.https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-a-black-hole-58.html

2. https://www.space.com/15421-black-holes-facts-formation-discovery-sdcmp.html

3. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/14/the-new-black-hole-what-can-we-really-see

4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47873592

5. https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-reveal-the-first-picture-of-a-black-hole/

6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150525-a-black-hole-would-clone-you

7. http://www.hawking.org.uk/into-a-black-hole.html

8. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/12/powehi-black-hole-gets-a-name-meaning-the-adorned-fathomless-dark-creation

You can find a picture of the black hole here:
https://media.wired.com/photos/5cadec1fb75f9b23c6466d74/master/pass/blackhole.jpg

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