Dive in to the fascinating world of science with Tomorrow Today. Your weekly dose of science knowledge. A show for everyone who's curious -- about our cosmos and how it works.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 16 hours 49 minutes
Why is sound slower than light?
This week's question comes from Nahin Medina in Paraguay, who wants to know why sound is slower than light.
Is the vacuum in space completely empty?
Just ask! This week's Tomorrow Today viewer question comes from Mexico: Is the vacuum in space completely empty?
Can our DNA change?
Just ask! This week's Tomorrow Today viewer question comes from Esomchukwu Ezeamaku in Nigeria. He wants to know: can our DNA change?
What makes it difficult to bring people back from space?
Why is it harder to bring people back from space than to fly them up there? This week’s viewer question is from Olumide Bamgbose in Nigeria.
Is time unidimensional?
Just ask! This week‘s Tomorrow Today viewer question comes from Eli Yecheskel: Is time unidimensional?
Undoing Eurocentrism: Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese academic Cheikh Anta Diop was an anthropologist, historian, physicist, and linguist. His groundbreaking work included rewriting Africa's history from an Afrocentric point of view without prejudice.
Why do people have different skin colors?
This week we answer our viewer's question: Why do people have different skin colors?
A simple test for cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Simple screening tests can help diagnose it at an early and treatable stage. In Ivory Coast, pathologist Mélanie Usher has made it her mission to reduce cervical cancer rates.
Do meteorites have the building blocks of life?
Just ask! This week’s viewer question comes from Philip Keteku in Accra, Ghana.
Jupiter: big news from the big planet
In 2011 the Juno space probe was launched to explore Jupiter. The data sent back has delivered a range of revelations – like the build up of a new, giant cyclone-storm there. And that the solar system’s biggest planet almost became a second sun once.