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Re:Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video] by arriu on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @12:51PM (#19626529)
The video by Veritasium is by a guy who literally got a PHD on the subject of making physics more approachable through videos. He is exactly the person I would expect to provide a more clear and understandable explanation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1tFT4smd6E&feature=youtu.be...

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Re:Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video] by rexpop on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @04:09PM (#19628317)
Why doesn't he work with the actual astronomers, then?
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Re:Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video] by mgalgs on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @10:27PM (#19630622)
You don't have to watch his channel for very long to learn that he often does (see his video about the recent gravitational wave detection [1], plus a bunch more).

[1] https://youtu.be/iphcyNWFD10

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Re:Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video] by cicloid on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @04:17PM (#19628376)
Just by sharing the news he is working with them helping the global effort.
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Re:Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video] by code_duck on Friday April 12, 2019 @07:19AM (#19643779)
Because he’s busy making physics more approachable through videos.
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Re:Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video] by rexpop on Saturday April 13, 2019 @12:50PM (#19654138)
Perhaps I should have phrased it as "why don't astronomers work with _him_?"
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