Neil deGrasse Tyson Discusses Time Dilation in the Movie, "Contact"

Did the movie "Contact" get time dilation right? To answer a fan's Cosmic Query, Neil deGrasse Tyson gives his interpretation of what happens in the movie when Jodie Foster's character experiences an 18-hour journey across the Universe during which only seconds pass on Earth. Neil and co-host Eugene Mirman discuss relativity, time travel, time warps, wormholes and the potential capabilities of advanced aliens. If you love StarTalk Radio, don't miss out on any StarTalk news. Sign up for our free newsletter: http://www.startalkradio.net/newsletter/youtube/ Catch up with StarTalk Radio around the web: iTunes - http://bit.ly/SOHDg6 SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/startalk Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/StarTalkRadio Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/StarTalkRadio Google+ - http://goo.gl/ZP59S Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/startalk/ Tumblr - http://startalkradio.tumblr.com/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/startalkradio