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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Wild to think about’: Gravitational waves bend space and time

    Scientists discovered low-frequency gravitational waves that bend and stretch space-time and distort all four dimensions of our universe.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 18, 2023 • 1 min read

    Scientists discovered low-frequency gravitational waves that bend and stretch space-time and distort all four dimensions of our universe.

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      Hawking chair in cosmology and science communication at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the author of “The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)”

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    4 of 5
    Why is pay so low for actors on ‘Orange Is the New Black’ hit series?
    1. 0:00What are stakes for Hollywood if strikes continue beyond Labor Day?
    2. 10:14‘Orange is the New Black’ earned high ratings. Why did actors get low pay?
    3. 22:40The promise and threat of a third national political party
    4. 32:05‘Wild to think about’: Gravitational waves bend space and timeYou’re reading this
    5. 41:20Anchor Steam: Iconic San Francisco beer is ending production
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