Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.

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Some of the things we talk about in this episode:

• A listener question from Circus Stu! https://www.circusskillsyorkcic.org

• James Clerk Maxwell: https://digital.nls.uk/scientists/biographies/james-clerk-maxwell/discoveries.html

• Wave-particle duality of light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuv6hY6zsd0

• Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity: http://www.einstein-online.info/elementary/specialRT.html

• General Theory of Relativity: https://www.newscientist.com/round-up/instant-expert-general-relativity/

• Bowling balls and rubber sheets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTY1Kje0yLg

• Brian Cox drops stuff in a vacuum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E43-CfukEgs

• Mass is weird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztc6QPNUqls

• Neutrino astronomy: https://www.space.com/24334-neutrino-telescopes-astronomy-new-era.html

• Gravitational waves: https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/page/what-are-gw

• Gravitational wave Astronomy: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-future-of-gravitational-wave-astronomy/

• Dark Sky Reserves: http://darksky.org