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Should they teach conspiracy theories in schools? How can we preserve history? How restricted is JWST because of its sunshield? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Overtime Q&A.

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• 00:00 Start

• 00:26 Should conspiracy theories be taught in school?

• 08:13 How much does the sunshield block JWST?

• 10:19 How can we protect history?

• 14:27 Will we find ancient civilizations on other planets?

• 18:03 Why not use the proper name for the Sun and Moon?

• 18:55 Is there a Moon timezone?

• 19:56 Is the edge of the Observable Universe set by aliens?

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