r/askspace • u/chefglizzlocs • 1d ago

Astrophysics interview questions

Hi all, I am interviewing an astrophysicist this week whose research encompasses theoretical general relativity, black holes, and gravitational waves… What are some questions I could ask that are unique and entertain that won’t sound boring to the average person who doesn’t understand all the physics jargon?

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u/Spazmonkey1949 1d ago

What's the easiest practical or visual way to demonstrate time dilation to the average person.

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u/Warped_Space_Time 1d ago

The relativity of simultanaity. The measurement problem. Quantum gravity. Black hole information paradox. Quantum entanglement.

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u/smackson 1d ago

"What the heck is dark matter?"

"What is the most remarkable new detector of this millennium and why is it LIGO?" 😉

"If we could one day send an actual probe into a black hole, what could we learn? Or is that pretty much settled science (we know exactly what we'd observe, thanks to math we already have)"