This programme was in Dutch, please visit the Dutch page for the complete recap and review.
'What happens in a black hole? How is there still room for everything that falls in there?’ a young girl once asked astrophysicist Heino Falcke. ‘And she kept asking. And at one point I stood there and I couldn't answer any more. And she was almost crying, because she wanted to know so badly. And I couldn't give the answer.’
Kruimels in het heelal is a children's book about the fundamental questions children ask about the universe, written by astrophysicist Heino Falcke and his wife Dagmar Falcke. Every night before going to sleep, daughter Jana asks her father questions, for example about stardust and light years, planets, the Big Bang ánd God. Are there different colours in space? Why are black holes actually black? Is the sky infinite?
In this Reflector, programme maker Liesbeth Jansen talks to Heino Falcke about the unique view of children, the universe, God and the quest of parents and children for man's place in the universe.
The Reflector is Radboud Reflects' podcast with an in-depth interview about a scientist's latest book. What are the big questions this book answers? What is its value for society? Sit back, listen, learn, reflect and enjoy. You can find us in your favourite podcast app, Soundcloud , Spotify or Apple podcasts and on the Radboud Reflects site.
Heino Falcke is professor of Astroparticle Physics and Radio Astronomy at Radboud University's Institute for Mathematics, Astronomy and Particle Physics (IMAPP).His studies include the role of supermassive black holes and jets in galaxies, through theoretical, observational and experimental astronomy.In April 2019, he presented the very first image of a black hole.He is a founding member of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration and has received many international awards.
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