{"id":205727,"date":"2025-02-06T11:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/the-geometry-of-causality"},"modified":"2025-02-06T11:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:06:06","slug":"the-geometry-of-causality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/the-geometry-of-causality","title":{"rendered":"The Geometry of Causality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1YFrISfN7jo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you \ud83d\ude03). Support your local PBS Member Station here: <a href=\"https:\/\/to.pbs.org\/DonateSPACE\">https:\/\/to.pbs.org\/DonateSPACE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using geometry we can not only understand, but visualize how causality dictates the order of events in our universe. Start your Audible trial today at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com\/spacetime\">http:\/\/www.audible.com\/spacetime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can further support us on Patreon at \/ pbsspacetime.<br \/> Get your own Space Time t\u00adshirt at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QlzoBi\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QlzoBi<\/a>.<br \/> Tweet at us! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pbsspacetime\">@pbsspacetime<\/a>.<br \/> Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/pbsspacetime\">facebook.com\/pbsspacetime<\/a>.<br \/> Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com.<br \/> Comment on Reddit: \/ pbsspacetime.<\/p>\n<p>Help translate our videos! In this episode we dive deeper into the relationship between space and time and explore how we can geometrically map the causality of the universe and increase our understanding of how time and distance relate to one another. Important Reference Episodes: The Speed of Light is not about Light (1:16) <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \u2022 The Speed of Light is NOT About Light Can You Trust Your Eyes in Space Time? (1:16) <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \u2022 Can You Trust Your Eyes in Spacetime? 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Corliss Brandon labonte David Crane Greg Weiss Eric Jackson Will and Sonja Marple.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode we dive deeper into the relationship between space and time and explore how we can geometrically map the causality of the universe and increase our understanding of how time and distance relate to one another.<\/p>\n<p>Important Reference Episodes:<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/the-geometry-of-causality\">Continue reading \u201cThe Geometry of Causality\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you \ud83d\ude03). Support your local PBS Member Station here: https:\/\/to.pbs.org\/DonateSPACE Using geometry we can not only understand, but visualize how causality dictates the order of events in our universe. Start your Audible trial today at http:\/\/www.audible.com\/spacetime. You can further support us on Patreon at \/ pbsspacetime. 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