World Science FestivalDark energy is cosmology's biggest mystery—an anti-gravitational force that confounds the conventional laws of physics. It makes up more than two-thirds of the cosmos, but science is still grappling to explain what dark energy actually is. In this program, top physicists search for clues to this mystery in both the earliest moments of the universe and far into the future of the cosmos.
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To Infinity and Beyond: The Accelerating UniverseWorld Science Festival2015-07-15 | Dark energy is cosmology's biggest mystery—an anti-gravitational force that confounds the conventional laws of physics. It makes up more than two-thirds of the cosmos, but science is still grappling to explain what dark energy actually is. In this program, top physicists search for clues to this mystery in both the earliest moments of the universe and far into the future of the cosmos.
This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation.
Original Program Date: 05/28/2015 Host: Lawrence Krauss PARTICIPANTS: Josh Frieman, Priyamvada Natarajan, Adam Riess, Jan Tauber, Neil Turok
Lawrence Krauss's introduction. 00:00
The geometry of space. 4:28
How to create the clumps from inflation? 8:50
Einsteins equations. 13:23
Participant Introductions. 17:50
What does expansion mean? 20:00
what have we learned since the cosmological constant? 29:20
What do the observations show? 37:00
There is no evidence of gravitational waves. 43:00
What is the useless useful? 46:04
Leading the hunt for dark energy. 53:51
Proving a cosmological constant. 1:02:00
Will we be able to measure that dark energy as the cosmological constant in this lifetime? 1:07:01
The history of the universe and forming a black hole. 1:16:59Is Dark Energy Decaying?World Science Festival2024-05-10 | Brian Greene and Michael Levi discuss revolutionary observations that may upend our cosmological understanding.
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Participants: Carlo Rovelli
Moderator: Brian Greene
00:00 - Introduction 03:06 - Beginning of the Main discussion 03:50 - How does Carlo Rovelli view the Quantum Measurement problem and Many Worlds theory? 12:47 - Relational quantum mechanics 17:27 - Does this approach apply to relativistic quantum mechanics 24:01 - What is needed to fully understand Quantum Mechanics? 28:30 - Summary
#worldsciencefestival #quantummechanics #briangreene #carlorovelli #physicsDoes Quantum Mechanics Imply Multiple Universes?World Science Festival2024-05-01 | Dive into the deepest quantum mystery: how do we transition from a haze of possibilities to the concrete reality we experience? Does the answer require a profusion of universes, each shaped by different quantum outcomes?
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Participants: Sean Carroll
Moderator: Brian Greene
00:00 - Introduction 03:38 - Sean Carroll Introduction 04:09 - The Quantum Measurement Problem 08:33 - The GRW Theory 11:18 - What would be predicted with the Schrödinger equation? 15:10 - Many Worlds Theory 17:42 - What are the implications of the many worlds theory? 22:37 - Quantum Entanglement 29:05 - What does the future of Quantum Mechanics look like? 31:26 - Embracing the Many Worlds Concept
#worldsciencefestival #quantummechanics #briangreene #seancarrol #physicsCan Particles be Quantum Entangled Across Time?World Science Festival2024-04-29 | Einstein's "spooky action' describes quantum particles entangled across space, but can such spookiness entangle particles across time? A conversation spanning the origins of quantum mechanics through its leading-edge implications for spacetime itself.
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Participants: Elise Crull
Moderator: Brian Greene
00:00 - Introduction 06:13 - Elise Crull introduction 06:35 - History of the Beginnings of Quantum Mechanics 10:01 - Where are we today with Quantum Mechanics 13:14 - Probabilistic description of the world 17:30 - What is Quantum Decoherence 20:06 - What is Quantum Entanglement? 27:00 - How does Entanglement work? 30:25 - What does Entanglement reveal? 33:13 - Summary
Part 2 | Does Quantum Mechanics Imply Multiple Universes? - youtu.be/JsZ1aB5egEQ
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This program is included in a 3-part series that explores the wondrous implications of gravity pushed to the extreme, tackling dark energy, black holes and white holes. Renowned researchers join Brian Greene to discuss a range of insights–from confirmed to highly speculative–that extend Einstein’s vision of reality and advance our understanding of fundamental physical laws.
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00:00 - What is a White Hole? 02:00 - Carlo Rovelli's introduction 02:56 - Time reversal invariant and white holes 05:03 - 1930's NY times headline "New Radio Waves Traced To Center of the Milky Way" 08:02 - Robert Oppenheimer and white holes 16:02 - The scales of the universe 23:00 - That sounds like dark matter 25:20 - The best way to view a black hole 27:34 - Is it more meta physics than physics? 29:47 - White Holes as Dark Matter
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BEYOND EINSTEIN is a 3-part series that explores the wondrous implications of gravity pushed to the extreme, tackling dark energy, black holes and white holes. Renowned researchers join Brian Greene to discuss a range of insights–from confirmed to highly speculative–that extend Einstein’s vision of reality and advance our understanding of fundamental physical laws.
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00:00 - World War I and Karl Schwarzschild 03:02 - Participant introductions 04:49 - A non-rotating Black Hole 06:29 - How do you take a picture of a black hole? 11:21 - The sound of echo light 18:30 - Sonification of black holes echoes 24:12 - How does the EHT work? 27:50 - How light travels around a black hole 31:22 - Einstein was wrong
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Gravitational Rainbows: Much as a gentle mist can split light waves into beautiful rainbows, dark energy may split gravitational waves into deeply revealing gravitational rainbows. Leading researcher Claudia de Rham joins Brian Greene to explore this compelling possibility.
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00:00 - Introduction 04:11 - Claudia de Rham introduction 05:03 - The early stages of gravity and Isaac Newton 08:53 - Einstein and a new law of gravity 14:43 - The Cosmological Constant and Einstein field equations 21:45 - Probing dark energy 25:55 - Does light have more than two polarizations? 27:42 - Making Einstein Smile
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Participant: Jaron Lanier Moderator: Brian Greene
00:00 - Jaron Lanier Introduction 05:50 - The beginning of AI and Alan Turing's role 14:18 - Is Chat GPT a vital moment in history? 19:47 - Deep learning and how it works 27:30 - Large Language Models vs the human brain 33:14 - Will Chat GPT make doing bad things easier? 40:40 - The systemic challenges of controlling AI 46:50 - Is there utility in AI for creating music? 50:45 - Apple Vision Pro and the history of VR 57:08 - Propmt base world creation 01:00:26 - AI art
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Participants: David Gross Andrew Strominger Edward Witten
Moderator: Brian Greene
00:00 - Introduction 02:45 - Participant introductions 04:16 - Lord Kelvin and the end of physics 10:32 - Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity 18:15 - What is Quantum Field Theory? 26:12 - 1984 and the String Theory breakthrough 32:02 - Understanding the strong nuclear force 40:18 - Summary of String theory through time 48:09 - Where are we now in the journey of String Theory? 53:55 - Can String Theory give incite on Black Holes and the Big Bang? 1:02:12 - Has String Theory inspired breakthroughs in mathematics? 1:08:40 - Anti De sitter space / conformal field theory 1:16:00 - Has thinking changed by what has been found through String Theory? 1:24:00 - Final thoughts on the current state of String Theory
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Participants: Peter Galison Anna Ijjas Paul Steinhardt
00:00 - Introduction 04:08 - Brian Greene Welcome 07:20 - The human urge to understand origins 15:39 - Early issues of the big bang 27:10 - The flatness problem 35:15 - If not the big bang what else could have happened? 40:44 - Resolving the problems of cyclic cosmology 54:30 - cyclic cosmology simulation 1:05:40 - How reliable are the results? 1:17: 10 - Does expanding space eventually contract?
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This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Participants: Jo Dunkley Eva Silverstein Adam Riess
00:00 - Searching For Cosmic Origins 02:57 - Brian Greene Introduction 05:00 - Participant Introduction 10:22 - The beginning of modern cosmology 16:57 - measuring the expanding universe 23:15 - What was the first indication of dark matter? 28:22 - What percent of the universe is made up of Dark matter? 35:00 - Do we understand gravity? 42:29 - The Casimir effect 51:05 - Black holes and dark energy 56:28 - What sparked the big bang? 01:08:58 - Measuring the CMB 01:17:16 - The future of observing the universe 01:23:48 - Will we ever understand gravity that will give us more insight to the universe? 01:30:38 - Credits
00:00 - Brian Greene Introduction 03:55 - Welcome Stephen Wolfram 07:59 - How powerful are Wolfram's tools? 13:30 - What is it like to be the weather? 19:32 - Computationally bounded observers like us 29:24 - Are all possible mathematical outcome out there somewhere? 33:15 - Where is the Wolfram software at today? 50:30 - Heisenberg, Bohr, and Einstein thought space was discreet 01:00:25 - When we look back at Einstein's field equations it become obvious 01:13:41 - Is the an early primordial node in the Ruliad? 01:22:24 - Is the universe only three dimensional for observer like us? 01:29:45 - How big is the elementary length? 01:39:50 - What happens to black holes in the model? 01:46:43 - Is it Everett's and the many worlds approach to Quantum Mechanics? 01:56:08 - How do you think about GD6 in the multi way graph? 02:04:22 - How does time dilation work in Wolfram's models? 02:10:49 - What is the ultimate goal? 02:22:00 - The bridge to string theory
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00:00 - Introduction 07:32 - Yann lecun Introduction 13:35 - Creating the AI Brian Greene 20:55 - Should we model AI on human intelligence? 27:55 - Schrodinger's Cat is alive 37:25 - Sébastien Bubeck Introduction 44:51 - Asking chatGPT to write a poem 52:26 - What is happening inside GPT 4? 01:02:56 - How much data is needed to train a language model? 01:11:20 - Tristan Harris Introduction 01:17:13 - Is profit motive the best way to go about creating a language model? 01:23:41 - AI and its place in social media 01:29:33 - Is new technology to blame for cultural phenomenon? 01:36:34 - Can you have a synthetic version of AI vs the large data set models? 01:44:27 - Where will AI be in 5 to 10 years? 01:54:45 - Credits
00:00 - Introduction 02:40 - Welcome Juan Maldacena 06:40 - How does Einstein want us to think about gravity? 16:00 - Entanglement and quantum mechanics 23:47 - How does string theory fit into quantum mechanics? 30:48 - The mathematics of extra dimensions 38:07 - Predicting what universes are of higher measure 45:07 - The Entropy of black holes 53:36 - Does string theory shed light on foundations of quantum theory? 01:03:06 - What do you think about loop quantum gravity? 01:13:33 - Einstein's and ER = EPR 01:21:40 - Is quantum mechanics where you thought it would be today?
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Mather delivered this year's "On the Shoulders of Giants" address, honoring the generations of groundbreaking scientists furthering Newton's observation that “If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” With this discussion, the World Science Festival invites audiences to stand on the shoulders of a modern-day giant, John Mather.
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Presented in partnership with the New-York Historical Society, as part of their Reddoch Family Lectures on Science History.
This program is also part of the World Science Festival’s Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
WSF Landing Page Link: worldsciencefestival.com/programs/until-the-end-of-time-mind-matter-and-meaning - SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel and "ring the bell" for all the latest videos from WSF - VISIT our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com - LIKE us on Facebook: facebook.com/worldsciencefestival - FOLLOW us on Twitter: twitter.com/WorldSciFest #physics #briangreene #explorationRevealing the Cosmos: A Startling New View from the James Webb Space TelescopeWorld Science Festival2023-07-07 | #JWST #Telescope #BrianGreene Breathtaking images from the James Webb Space Telescope are providing new clues about the formation of stars, galaxies, and even the universe itself, while also raising tantalizing mysteries. Nobel Laureate John Mather, the Webb Telescope's chief scientist, joins Brian Greene and other leading astronomers and astrophysicists to discuss the latest findings and grapple with some of the deep puzzles that are emerging from the telescope's remarkable new images.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
The live program was presented at the 2023 World Science Festival Brisbane, hosted by the Queensland Museum.
Participants: Michele Bannister Jessie Christiansen Karl Glazebrook John Mather Stefanie Milam Benjamin Pope
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This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
The live program was presented at the 2023 World Science Festival Brisbane, hosted by the Queensland Museum.
Participants: Masaki Fujimoto Kirsten MacDonell Aude Vignelles Thomas Zurbuchen
#space #NASA #Artemis #exploration #Telescope #Astronaut #Moon #Mars #explorationMemory: The Hidden Pathways That Make Us HumanWorld Science Festival2023-06-23 | Memory defines us. Memory is the basis of our sense of self. But how do the structures of the mind store memories? What changes do memories imprint on the brain? And what is the role of emotion in determining the quality of our memories? Brian Greene explores these and related questions with four top researchers--Veronica O’Keane, Tim Bredy, Gail Robinson, and Oliver Baumann—who unravel myriad mysteries of the human capacity for memory.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
The live program was presented at the 2023 World Science Festival Brisbane, hosted by the Queensland Museum.
#BrianGreene #Memory #Neuroscience #PsychologyRewriting the Story of HumankindWorld Science Festival2023-06-09 | What attributes set our species apart? Taming fire? Expressing artistically? Solving problems creatively? Recent discoveries that have already upended humankind’s origin story by expanding our family tree, are now challenging long-held assumptions about what makes us special. Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger is a leading figure in these breathtaking developments and he joins Brian Greene to discuss how new discoveries are now rewriting human history.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
The live program was presented at the 2023 World Science Festival Brisbane, hosted by the Queensland Museum.
#leeberger #briangreene #homonaledi #scienceBrave New Prehistoric WorldWorld Science Festival2023-05-04 | Recent breakthroughs in dating ancient samples of DNA and human remains have led to a radical reassessment of human origins. At least ten other early human groups–some with the cognitive capacity to make art, jewelry and herbal medicines–occupied the planet at the same time as our ancestors, Homo Sapiens, and some of their genomes live within us today. Leading archeologists and paleoanthropologists join Brian Greene to discuss how these surprising new insights are transforming our understanding of early Humans.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Participants: Rebecca Ackermann Thomas Higham Sheela Athreya Viviane Slon
Moderator: Brian Greene
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Participants: John Krakauer Takao Hensch Brett Wingeier
#JohnKrakauer #TakaoHensch #BrettWingeierVisual Illusions: Catching the Brain Creating RealityWorld Science Festival2023-02-02 | #briangreene #illusions #science Visual illusions, from magic tricks to images that have sparked internet feuds, are providing scientists with evolving insight into the complex act of seeing. Illusions play with the way our eyes and our brains work together and help establish that what we “see” is shaped by everything from light and eye movement to the influence of expectation, memory and desire.
Neuroscientists Susana Martinez-Conde and Rodrigo Quian Quiroga and psychologist Emily Balcetis are among those using illusions to catch the brain in the act of interpreting and sometimes misinterpreting what the eye takes in. In conversation with Brian Greene, they discuss illusions involving everything from celebrity photos to police dash cam tapes to mind bending images that broke the internet.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
For centuries, humans believed the deep sea was lifeless, but new technologies have revealed that this previously hidden realm is home to rich ecosystems, mineral treasures, and an astounding kaleidoscope of life. Oceanographer Dr. Vicki Ferrini, marine biologist Dr. Helen Scales, and explorer Victor Vescovo join Brian Greene for a journey to Earth’s final frontier where for the first time we are discovering what lies beneath the oceans.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Participants: Dr. Vicki Ferrini, Oceanographer Dr. Helen Scales, Marine Biologist Victor Vescovo, Explorer
#science #noaa #abyss #thedeep #oceanographyThe Dreaming Pen: From Lucid Dreams to Waking ArtWorld Science Festival2022-11-30 | Meet Dave Green, a London-based artist who “creates” drawings in his lucid dreams, interacting with and depicting dream characters he meets along the way. From an early age, Dave (no relation to Brian Greene!) was a spontaneous lucid dreamer, employing this gift as a tool to deal with recurring nightmares. Now, as an adult, he’s shifted his focus to lucid dream art, exploring the intersection of imagination, perception, and reality during his nocturnal adventures.
This WSF Short is part of a wider conversation about dreaming featuring physicist and World Science Festival co-founder Brian Greene and researchers Deirdre Barrett, Ken Paller, and Antonio Zadra.
#luciddream #dreaminterpretation #luciddreaming #art #outofbodyexperience #science #briangreene #dreams #dreamingTo the Moon, Mars, and Beyond: The Next Step in Space ExplorationWorld Science Festival2022-11-22 | #briangreene #artemisi #spacex The successful launch of Artemis I marks the first step toward humankind’s return to the moon in half-a-century, and is vital to the yet more ambitious plan of landing a crew on Mars. Join Brian Greene in conversation with NASA’s Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen and MIT professor Dava Newman as they explore the Artemis mission and its promise to lift humanity to the moon and beyond.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Official Site: worldsciencefestival.com Twitter: twitter.com/WorldSciFest Facebook: facebook.com/worldsciencefestival Instagram: instagram.com/WorldSciFest #Science #WorldScienceFestivalThe Dreaming Mind: Waking the Mysteries of SleepWorld Science Festival2022-11-17 | #briangreene #dream #science Where do our dreams come from, why do we have them, and what do they mean? Can we harness them to foster creativity, solve problems, and prepare for the future? What’s happening in the brains of so-called lucid dreamers, and can new developments in this cutting-edge field of research help us unlock the mystery of consciousness itself? Researchers Deirdre Barrett, Ken Paller, and Antonio Zadra join Brian Greene for a discussion about the mystery and power of dreams and where our minds go after midnight.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Participants: Deirdre Barrett, Psychologist Ken Paller, Neuroscientist Antonio Zadra, Psychologist
Brian Greene – moderator
Official Site: worldsciencefestival.com Twitter: twitter.com/WorldSciFest Facebook: facebook.com/worldsciencefestival Instagram: instagram.com/WorldSciFest #Science #WorldScienceFestivalSacred Nature with Karen ArmstrongWorld Science Festival2022-11-10 | #briangreene #scienceandreligion #nature Bestselling author and religious historian Karen Armstrong joined Brian Greene for a conversation exploring humankind’s evolving relationship with the Earth, life, and the cosmos. To save ourselves and the planet, do we need to reestablish our sense that nature is sacred?
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Co-Presented with, and filmed at, the New-York Historical Society.
Official Site: worldsciencefestival.com Twitter: twitter.com/WorldSciFest Facebook: facebook.com/worldsciencefestival Instagram: instagram.com/WorldSciFest #Science #WorldScienceFestivalQuantum Entanglement: 2022 Nobel Prize in PhysicsWorld Science Festival2022-10-05 | #QuantumEntanglement #nobelprize #BrianGreene The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for their groundbreaking work in Quantum Entanglement. Here is a brief visual summary of the essential physics.
Official Site: worldsciencefestival.com Twitter: twitter.com/WorldSciFest Facebook: facebook.com/worldsciencefestival Instagram: instagram.com/WorldSciFest #Science #WorldScienceFestivalPsychedelics for the Frontlines: A Police Officer on the Healing Potential of MDMA for PTSDWorld Science Festival2022-09-26 | Sarko Gergerian, a lieutenant and psychotherapist in the Winthrop, Massachusetts Police Department, believes MDMA and other psychedelics could be game-changing tools for treatment-resistant PTSD. His commentary is part of a wider conversation about psychedelics featuring physicist and World Science Festival co-founder Brian Greene, activist Rick Doblin, neuroscientist Gül Dölen, and musician/comedian Reggie Watts.
Could psychedelics make you more creative? Shift your mind, connect you to others, and help you access a younger, more malleable version of yourself? Activist Rick Doblin, neuroscientist Gül Dölen, and musician Reggie Watts join Brian Greene for a mind-bending and multidisciplinary conversation about the promises and pitfalls of these "magic" molecules and their impact on creativity, connection, and consciousness.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Participants: Rick Doblin Gül Dölen Reggie Watts
Moderator: Brian Greene
Thumbnail image courtesy of: William Horton Photography
Official Site: worldsciencefestival.com Twitter: twitter.com/WorldSciFest Facebook: facebook.com/worldsciencefestival Instagram: instagram.com/WorldSciFest #Science #WorldScienceFestivalFirst Images: James Webb Space Telescope’s New View of the CosmosWorld Science Festival2022-07-12 | #briangreene #jwst #jameswebbspacetelescope Scientists have waited a generation to see the stunning images that the James Webb Telescope is now delivering. In a live online Q+A, Brian Greene will speak with Nobel Prize-winner John Mather and other key project scientists about the telescope’s first full color images, looking back in time farther than ever before and providing unprecedented observations of the birth of stars and the formation of galaxies. Join us to see these captivating first images and learn how our understanding of astronomy could be changed forever.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Participants: John Mather Marcia Rieke George Rieke Rene Doyon Pierre Ferruit
Moderator: Brian Greene
Official Site: worldsciencefestival.com Twitter: twitter.com/WorldSciFest Facebook: facebook.com/worldsciencefestival Instagram: instagram.com/WorldSciFest #Science #WorldScienceFestivalSchool’s Out, but Science Never Stops: Live Discussion with Brian GreeneWorld Science Festival2022-06-30 | #briangreene #livestream #science School’s out, but science never stops. High School students around the world: bring your curiosity and your questions for a live Q+A with Brian Greene covering black holes, time travel, the big bang, the multiverse, and whatever else–and wherever else–your imagination soars. For this AMA, the sky is surely not the limit.
This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, which is supported, in part, by the John Templeton Foundation.
This program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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- FOLLOW us on Twitter: twitter.com/WorldSciFestBlack Holes: Seeing the UnseeableWorld Science Festival2022-06-17 | A century after Einstein's mathematics suggested the possibility of black holes, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is finally observing them. The project's latest achievement is the first image of the supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Join Brian Greene and the EHT's Founding Director Shep Doeleman to explore these stunning breakthroughs that are taking us ever closer to seeing the unseeable.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Participant: Shep Doeleman Moderator: Brian Greene
00:00 - Introduction 05:14 - Participant Introduction 06:12 - The first image of a black hole 08:18 - Where are the telescopes located? 14:58 - How do get the image of a black hole? 18:08 - Einstein and black holes 23:09 - Karl Schwarzschild and his black hole equation 29:26 - Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel's won the Nobel Prize for black holes 35:42 - Testing Einstein at the boundry 39:40 - M87 and Srg A black holes comparison 45:25 - Will there be videos of Black holes? 47:33 -Why do we see super massive black holes at the center of galaxies? 51:33 - Where is imaging black holes going from here? 56:20 - The sharpest image ever made in the history of astronomy
#briangreene #blackhole #eventhorizontelescope #einstein #science #suppermassiveblackholeRiddles of Reality: From Quarks to the CosmosWorld Science Festival2022-05-19 | #BrianGreene #FrankWilczek #TempletonPrize
As our quantum mechanical understanding of the microworld is refined, deeply puzzling mysteries persist. In this vibrant and wide-ranging discussion, Brian Greene probes current insights in the field and what they may mean for our future understanding of reality with Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate and 2022 Templeton Prize winner.
Participant: Frank Wilczek Moderator: Brian Greene
#Templeton #Axions #WilczekLifespan Expanded: The Scientific Quest For A Fountain Of YouthWorld Science Festival2022-04-28 | #BrianGreene #Lifespan #Longevity We’re born, we grow old, we die. It’s a rhythm long considered inevitable. But is it? Or is aging merely a disease awaiting a cure? Will science one day stave off aging or even reverse it? Join us as four top scientists explore the biology of aging and recent breakthroughs that, according to some, could have people living healthfully to 120 or beyond by the end of this century. Would you want to?
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Participants Elissa Epel David Sinclair Laura Niedernhofer Nir Barzilai
Moderator Brian Greene
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#ElissaEpel #DavidSinclair #LauraNiedernhofer #NirBarzilai #science #GerontologyDecoding the BrainWorld Science Festival2022-04-14 | #BrianGreene #Neuroscience #Brain How does the brain retrieve memories, articulate words, and focus attention? Recent advances have provided a newfound ability to decipher, sharpen, and adjust electrical signals relevant to speech, attention, memory and emotion. Join Brian Greene and leading neuroscientists György Buzsáki, Edward Chang, Michael Halassa, Michael Kahana and Helen Mayberg for a thrilling exploration of how we're learning to read and manipulate the mind.
The Kavli Prize recognizes scientists for their seminal advances in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience - topics covered in the series “The Big, the Small, and the Complex.” This series is sponsored by The Kavli Foundation and The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Participants: Michael Halassa Edward Chang Michael Kahana Helen S. Mayberg György Buzsáki
#brainscience #brainpowerEinstein and the Quantum: Entanglement and EmergenceWorld Science Festival2022-03-31 | #BrianGreene #blackholes #AlbertEinstein #quantummechanics With his General Theory of Relativity, Einstein illuminated the grand expanse of the cosmos, but he was also instrumental in developing quantum mechanics for describing the microworld. In Einstein’s day, these advances were considered unrelated but recent insights suggest that they may be secretly connected–significantly advancing our understanding of quantum threads that may stitch the fabric of spacetime. Leonard Susskind, Ana Alonso-Serrano and Mark Van Raamsdonk join Brian Greene to examine this newfound link and explore its implications for uniting the laws of the large and those of the small.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Participants Leonard Susskind Ana Alonso-Serrano Mark Van Raamsdonk
#LeonardSusskind #MarkVanRaamsdonk #AnaAlonsoSerrano #QuantumEntanglementScience, Life, and Purpose: a Conversation With Francis Collins and Brian GreeneWorld Science Festival2022-03-13 | #BrianGreene #FrancisCollins #livestream Francis Collins – leader of the Human Genome Project, Director of the National Institutes of Health across three presidential administrations, and President Biden’s newly appointed Science Advisor – joins Brian Greene for a spirited and wide-ranging conversation on scientific exploration, the nature of life, and the perennial quest for purpose.
This program is presented as a premiere online event for the 2022 World Science Festival Brisbane. The local airtime in Brisbane is March 13 at 10:30 AEST.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
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This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
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This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
Participants: - John C. Mather - Natalie Batalha - Adam Riess - Ewine van Dishoeck
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