Channel: The Science Asylum

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Description: We measure geologic time millions of years and cosmic time in the billions. These numbers seem impossible to understand, so let's get some perspective with a different unit: the galactic year. ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Solar System Model: youtu.be/iGV4y2W2SOE How old is the Universe? youtu.be/AEdi4josuwo Photosynthesis: youtu.be/rvFMBRnR3ms ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Crash Course on Deep Time: youtu.be/jDF-N3A60DE It's Okay To Be Smart on Deep Time: youtu.be/dI7SbZx_Qiw MinutePhysics on Cosmic Time: youtu.be/Cfg11qQwPzQ ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE PATRONS Warden of the Asylum: YDT Asylum Counselors: Matthew O'Connor Asylum Orderlies: William Morton Einsteinium Crazies: Albert B. Cannon, LT MarshMan, Ken Davis, Wacky, Eoin O'Sullivan, Ilya Yashin Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Kevin MacLean, JKLMN Anderson Platinum Crazies: Kyle Bowles, Jon Adams, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Rick Dinning, Eugene Boone, Fletch, Felipe Cruz, Vittorio Monaco, Stephen Blinn, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese ________________________________ OTHER SOURCES starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question18.html solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mars/by-the-numbers solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/jupiter/by-the-numbers solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/neptune/by-the-numbers slate.com/technology/2013/03/vortex-motion-viral-video-showing-suns-motion-through-galaxy-is-wrong.html space.com/263-milky-age-narrowed.html space.com/22471-red-giant-stars.html ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2949000 ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS youtube.com/watch?v=cep6eECGtw4&lc=UgzdwBOVpbQt0HlWUUh4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE CREDITS Geologic Time Spiral: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geological_time_spiral.png