An Astrophysicist reacts to THE EXPANSE

Is Amazon's sci-fi show "The Expanse" as scientifically accurate as people claim? To learn more about the physics of gravity head to https://brilliant.org/drbecky and sign up for free! Plus the first 200 people that go to that link will get 20% off an annual premium subscription. 00:00 - Introduction 01:57 - Reaction to S1E2 12:10 - Final Thoughts 16:28 - Requests! 19:00 - Bloopers 📚 My new book, "A Brief History of Black Holes", out NOW in hardback, e-book and audiobook (which I narrated myself!): http://hyperurl.co/DrBecky 📚 Note, USA & Canada hardback out 1st November 2022 --- 👕 Check out my merch here: https://dr-becky.teemill.com/ --- 📚 "Space: 10 Things You Should Know" - UK Edition: http://bit.ly/SpaceDrBecky 📚 US & Canada version: "Space at the speed of light" (same book, different title, with some beautiful illustrations): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635406/space-at-the-speed-of-light-by-dr-becky-smethurst/ 📚 German translation "Das kleine Buch vom großen Knall" : https://www.dtv.de/buch/becky-smethurst-das-kleine-buch-vom-grossen-knall-28254/ --- 🎧 Royal Astronomical Society Podcast that I co-host: podfollow.com/supermassive --- 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when I post a new video! -- The artwork in the background is a scientifically accurate map showing the orbits of more than 18000 asteroids in the Solar System, created by Eleanor Lutz. Find out more and buy one here: https://eleanorlutz.com/mapping-18000-asteroids --- 👩🏽‍💻 I'm Dr Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford (Christ Church). I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars. http://drbecky.uk.com https://rebeccasmethurst.co.uk