Solving the ‘3 Body Problem’
Produced by Alex Barron
Edited by Lynn Levy
Engineered by Efim Shapiro
Featuring Dennis Overbye
The show “3 Body Problem” premiered on March 21 and quickly became one of Netflix’s most-watched titles. It is an adventure story about a group of scientists contending with an extraterrestrial threat. But despite its science fiction trappings, the show is often based in real — and complex — scientific concepts, whether string theory or nanomaterials. In this episode, Dennis Overbye, The Times’s cosmic affairs correspondent, breaks down some of the more brain-bending science behind “3 Body Problem.”
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Dennis Overbye is the cosmic affairs correspondent for The Times, covering physics and astronomy.
Credit…Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Netflix
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