TEDx Talks | Why supermassive black holes exist in every large galaxy | Gregory Brown | TEDxUniversityofGreenwich @TEDx | Uploaded 2 days ago | Updated 1 day ago
Hiding at the centre of almost every large galaxy in the Universe is a sleeping giant, a supermassive black hole that has helped shape the evolution of its parent galaxy for billions of years. But these dark and distant behemoths are difficult to study unless a passing star is kind enough to wake them up for a bit. Dr Greg Brown of the Royal Observatory Greenwich sheds some light on these mysterious objects as he talks about his research in astrophysics and why, despite how fascinating these objects are, he decided to leave research to communicate science to the general public full-time.
The Royal Observatory is the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the historic Prime Meridian of the world and Londons only Planetarium.
Their astronomy science learning and public engagement team is made of real astronomers who are also professional science communicators.
The Royal Observatory is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, along with the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark and Queen's House. A passionate science communicator with an expertise in astronomy, experience in cutting-edge research and proficiency in education from early years and primary school all the way to university students and adult learners. After 5 years studying the most extreme explosions in distant galaxies, he moved into the museum sector. At the Royal Observatory Greenwich, he devised, developed, and presented a wide range of astronomy, physics and maths workshops, talks and planetarium shows, first as a member of the formal education team and later in the public astronomy team. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Hiding at the centre of almost every large galaxy in the Universe is a sleeping giant, a supermassive black hole that has helped shape the evolution of its parent galaxy for billions of years. But these dark and distant behemoths are difficult to study unless a passing star is kind enough to wake them up for a bit. Dr Greg Brown of the Royal Observatory Greenwich sheds some light on these mysterious objects as he talks about his research in astrophysics and why, despite how fascinating these objects are, he decided to leave research to communicate science to the general public full-time.
The Royal Observatory is the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the historic Prime Meridian of the world and Londons only Planetarium.
Their astronomy science learning and public engagement team is made of real astronomers who are also professional science communicators.
The Royal Observatory is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, along with the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark and Queen's House. A passionate science communicator with an expertise in astronomy, experience in cutting-edge research and proficiency in education from early years and primary school all the way to university students and adult learners. After 5 years studying the most extreme explosions in distant galaxies, he moved into the museum sector. At the Royal Observatory Greenwich, he devised, developed, and presented a wide range of astronomy, physics and maths workshops, talks and planetarium shows, first as a member of the formal education team and later in the public astronomy team. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
