Dr Becky Smethurst is an astrophysics researcher trying to understand the connection between galaxies and their central supermassive black holes in the local Universe. In particular, she focuses on the non-merger driven growth of supermassive black holes and the resulting feedback effects on their host galaxies.
In this episode of the Astro Ben Podcast, Ben and Dr Becky discuss the misconceptions about black holes, spaghettification, and whether humanity will ever traverse a black hole.
What you will hear in this episode
Dr Becky's passion for space and her approach to science communication
A brief history of black holes, her book now out in paperback
Spaghettification and being "beyond the event horizon"
The James Webb Space Telescope and recent revelations
Whether AI could affect her research
Could humanity survive a black hole?
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