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Time Travel and the Twin Paradox

In a thought experiment called the twin paradox, Einstein illustrated that two observers moving at different speeds would experience different durations between the same two events. See how this time dilation has been proven and measured since Einstein’s life, and why your GPS wouldn’t work without accounting for it. Time travel, anyone?

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  • Originally Aired March 1, 2021
  • Runtime 23 minutes
  • Created April 1, 2021 by
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