• Fun interview with BBC Horizon!

    A researcher from BBC Horizon called me the other day to talk about black holes and jets!   They are thinking about doing a new show on this topic, in part because of the so-called G2 cloud that seems to be on a collision course with our Galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, Sgr A*  (see http://www.mpe.mpg.de/resources/pgn/g2/index.php).   We talked for over an hour, it was really fun having the chance to explain everything from basic accretion around black holes to Sgr A* in particular.   I hope they do something cool with the show, it’s an exciting time and a good opportunity to promote the kind of science we do!

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