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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- -: Michio Kaku: A Solar Revolution?
April 25, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://bigthink.com/ Solar is the Energy of Tomorrow. Fusion is the Future. Directed / Produced by Elizabeth Rodd and Jonathan Fowler
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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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- -: How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries
March 13, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849. (Launc...
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- -: Michio Kaku: How Physics Got Fat (And Why We Need to Sing For Our Supper)
March 8, 2012 (about 12 years ago)~~~~~~~~~ http://bigthink.com/ ~~~~~~~~~ Scientists need to engage with the public and make statements about the great political issues of the day - because it impacts not just our science budget, but actually on our way of life. Directed / Produced by Jonathan Fowler & Elizabeth Rodd
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- -: Interstellar Travel: Will We Ever Get Out of the Solar System?
January 12, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/02/Martin_Rees_Lifes_Future_in_the_Cosmos Astronomer Royal Martin Rees examines the various options for colonizing worlds beyond our own solar system, and expresses skepticism that humanity will ever achieve faster-than-light travel. "There are hypotheti...
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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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- -: TEDxUW - Krister Shalm - The poetry of physics, dancing and life
January 8, 2012 (over 12 years ago)An experimental physicist by profession, Krister is interested in unlocking everyday applications for quantum physics. His challenge? To demonstrate that technologies based on the science of quantum physics have the potential to unleash the next technological revolution. And if that wasn't enoug...
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- -: The Art of Nothing: Recreating a Black Hole
December 14, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/03/Remaking_the_Universe Christian Gonzenbach, artist-in-residence in the lab of Martin Pohl, discusses his attempt to represent the physical properties of black holes in art through the use of negative space. ----- While physicists attempt to understa...
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- -: Claude Theoret - TEDxMcGill - Measuring Zeitgeist and the Digital Future of Humanities
December 13, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Content comming soon
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