Brian Greene: Why is our universe fine-tuned for life?
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http://www.ted.com At the heart of modern cosmology is a mystery: Why does our universe appear so exquisitely tuned to create the conditions necessary for life? In this tour de force tour of some of science's biggest new discoveries, Brian Greene shows how the mind-boggling idea of a multiverse may hold the answer to the riddle. TEDTalks is a d... Read more
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- -: Brian Greene: Why is our universe fine-tuned for life?
April 23, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com At the heart of modern cosmology is a mystery: Why does our universe appear so exquisitely tuned to create the conditions necessary for life? In this tour de force tour of some of science's biggest new discoveries, Brian Greene shows how the mind-boggling idea of a multiverse m...
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April 3, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Alexander Lazutkin is a Russian cosmonaut. His first spaceflight was Soyuz TM-25, on which he was the flight engineer. Lazutkin was aboard the Mir Space Station when the collision with the resupply vessel occurred. During a personal account of this event, he stated that it was clear that the air ...
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April 5, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Writer, researcher and presenter Oleg Shishkin shares his feelings about perception of outer space as a person born in 60-s when all he was dreaming about were interstellar journeys. TEDxVorobyovy-Gory - "Cosmos" - took place on Saturday, March 19th, 2011 at Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in M...
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- -: Mary Evelyn Tucker - Journey of the Universe
May 27, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Mary Evelyn Tucker of Yale University introduced "Journey of the Universe," a new multi-media collaboration inspired by Thomas Berry's "The New Story." "Journey of the Universe" weaves together scientific discoveries and humanistic insights to create a new narrative of the evolution of the unive...
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- -: TEDxBratislava - Norbert WERNER -- Beating hearts of galaxies
June 30, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Norbert is from Roznava, Slovakia, and he conducts an astronomical research of black holes and cosmic webs at Stanford University in California. He's one of the few recipients of the prestigious NASA grant. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, T...
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- -: Richard Dawkins on our "queer" universe
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- -: Sir Martin Rees: Earth in its final century?
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- -: Brian Greene: The universe on a string
April 23, 2008 (about 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com In clear, nontechnical language, string theorist Brian Greene explains how our understanding of the universe has evolved from Einstein's notions of gravity and space-time to superstring theory, where minuscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle ...
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- -: John Hodgman: A brief digression on matters of lost time
October 21, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfect memory of falling in love.
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- -: TEDxSkolkovo - Vladimir Lipunov - Looking for a new Gagarin or upgrade of Russian Space Art
November 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Vladimir Lipunov - Professor of astrophysics, Moscow State University Our future comes from our past. Rethinking of our space achievements can influence our perception of the world we live in. About importance of this concept speaks Vladimir Lipunov. About TEDx, x = independently organised ev...
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