Published Nov 4, 2021
Things You Thought You Knew - Metric system, acceleration, and heat shields with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice dive into the intricacies of acceleration and our body's reaction to motion changes, the effectiveness of heat shields by focusing on aerobraking, and America's struggle with the metric system in this insightful exploration of physics and technology.

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