In the beginning, part 2.

After covering history and background in the last episode, we can relax and play with the strange ideas and concepts surrounding the theory of the big bang. The event horizon around our universe, the way that time flows differently depending on where you are, how parts of the early universe may have run away and become impossible to observe, and even a theory we propose with no math and fewer reasons.

Here’s something on where the term “big bang” came from.

Big Bang: the etymology of a name

Here’s something on how the flow of time is different for GPS satellites, in their orbits, than it is for Earth’s surface.

timedilation and gps

Since we talked about blackholes a bit, here’s a little about them. Note that this article was written before we got a picture of one in late 2019.

A brief history of black holes

Here’s some background on the inflationary model, which suggests that our universe expanded extra rapidly very early on.

Inflation Introduction

And here’s a bit about why we think the universe might have sped up again.

Hubble Hints Today's Universe Expands Faster Than it Did in the Past