How Many Universes are There?
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The fact that no one knows the answer to this question is what makes it exciting. The story of physics has been one of an ever-expanding understanding of the sheer scale of reality, to the point where physicists are now postulating that there may be far more universes than just our own. Chris Anderson explores the thrilling implications of this ... Read more
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- -: How Many Universes are There?
March 12, 2012 (about 12 years ago)The fact that no one knows the answer to this question is what makes it exciting. The story of physics has been one of an ever-expanding understanding of the sheer scale of reality, to the point where physicists are now postulating that there may be far more universes than just our own. Chris And...
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Michio Kaku: What If Einstein Is Wrong?
January 12, 2012 (over 12 years ago)We'll have to recalibrate everything -- the age of the universe, the age of stars, the distance to the stars, the basic structure of modern electronics, the GPS, nuclear weapons -- all of that would have to be recalibrated and rethought ...
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- -: TEDxABQ - Rex Jung - Creativity and the Brain
May 19, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Rex Jung explains how creativity works in the brain. A leading scientist in the emerging field of positive neuroscience -- the study of what the brain does well. As an Assistant Professor at the UNM Health Sciences Center Department of Neurosurgery, his groundbreaking research led to the first ...
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- -: Murray Gell-Mann: Beauty and truth in physics
December 7, 2007 (over 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Armed with a sense of humor and laypeople's terms, Nobel winner Murray Gell-Mann drops some knowledge on TEDsters about particle physics, asking questions like, Are elegant equations more likely to be right than inelegant ones? TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best ta...
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- -: Sir Martin Rees: Earth in its final century?
April 15, 2008 (about 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com In a taut soliloquy that takes us from the origins of the universe to the last days of a dying sun 6 billion years later, renowned cosmologist Sir Martin Rees explains why the 21st century is a pivotal moment in the history of humanity: the first time in history when we can ma...
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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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- -: Einstein the Parrot: Talking and squawking
August 29, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com This whimsical wrap-up of TED2006 -- presented by Einstein, the African grey parrot, and her trainer, Stephanie White -- simply tickles. Watch for Einstein's moment with Al Gore. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, wher...
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- -: David Hanson: Robots that "show emotion"
October 14, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com David Hanson's robot faces look and act like yours: They recognize and respond to emotion, and make expressions of their own. Here, an "emotional" live demo of the Einstein robot offers a peek at a future where robots truly mimic humans. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of th...
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- -: NASA's "Beyond Einstein" Program: Exploration at the...
October 9, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Google Tech Talks August, 30 2007 ABSTRACT Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity predicted results that were so incredible that even he did not accept them: space is expanding from a Big Bang, space itself contains an energy that is pulling the Universe apart from within, and deep chas...
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- -: The Baby Einstein Controversy - Susan Linn
July 16, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/05/Susan_Linn_The_Case_for_Make_Believe Director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Susan Linn talks about her FTC complaint filed against Disney's Baby Einstein as "false and deceptive marketing." ----- From the author of Consuming Kids, ...
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