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Great Stories of Extraordinary Success & Why You Should Care About Black Holes

2024/7/11
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Mike Carruthers: 本期节目探讨了初创公司如何通过打破常规取得成功，以及黑洞的奥秘。一些公司，例如Lyft，在知道其服务是非法的情况下启动服务，之后再寻求改变法律。此外，防晒霜并非唯一能保护你免受阳光伤害的方法，饮食也很重要。哈勃太空望远镜发现每个星系的中心都存在超大质量黑洞。彩票中奖几率极低，但可以通过随机选择号码来略微提高成为唯一赢家的几率。选择随机号码比选择幸运数字或生日数字更有可能成为唯一赢家；刮刮卡的中奖几率通常高于彩票。购买彩票需遵守相关规定，未成年人不得购买；中奖后应及时兑奖。 Mike Maples Jr.: 我投资于非常早期的初创公司，即使这些公司在法律上存在模糊性。我寻找那些利用技术改变未来的公司，即使这些公司在当时看起来有些疯狂。我寻找那些打破常规模式的人，这些人往往能够改变未来。大多数不同的想法都是错误的，但偶尔也会出现非共识性的正确想法。为了获得巨大的成功，必须承担彻底失败和尴尬的风险。Airbnb和Lyft的成功在于其颠覆性的想法和行为。Lyft公司在知道其服务是非法的情况下启动服务，之后再寻求改变法律，这是一种非常规行为。许多伟大的创业想法都源于对未来的预见。许多创始人只有一次伟大的创业成功，这与他们的热情和真实性有关。创业中的成功是罕见的，大多数创业公司最终都会失败。伟大的突破性想法需要否定现有规则的前提。仅仅有好的想法是不够的，还需要说服人们共同创造未来。颠覆性创业公司需要创造新的选择，而不是与现有产品进行比较。突破性创新并非来自固定的方法，而是需要一种不同的思维方式。要学会观察周围的事物，并尝试打破常规思维模式。 Marcus Chown: 黑洞是爱因斯坦广义相对论的推论，起初被认为是荒谬的，但现在被认为是宇宙中普遍存在的现象。黑洞是空间区域，其引力非常强大，任何东西都无法逃脱，甚至连光线也不例外。宇宙中存在两种类型的黑洞：恒星级黑洞和超大质量黑洞。可以通过观察黑洞吸积盘发出的光来探测黑洞的存在。类星体是宇宙中最明亮的天体之一，其能量来源是黑洞。很难探测到孤立的超大质量黑洞，因为它们不会发出任何可观测的光。黑洞会对时间产生极大的影响，靠近黑洞的时间流逝会变慢。黑洞中心的奇点是物理学理论失效的地方，为更深入的物理学研究提供了线索。人们对黑洞的着迷，与我们自身的存在息息相关。早期宇宙中超大质量黑洞的快速形成是一个未解之谜。虽然黑洞难以接近，但我们已经获得了黑洞的第一张图像，这为进一步研究提供了可能。

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