I have watched a couple of talks by Greene before, and once again he does a good job of explaining the complicated. This time, how String Theory works.
Category: Notes
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Brian Cox: CERN’s supercollider
Cox presents a good overview of the quantum physics as he talks about the reason for the experiments at the CERN.
He also shares a beautiful “creation story” that pieces together all the beautiful learnings science has brought together in the past several decades.
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Allan Adams: The discovery that could rewrite physics
Shortly predating the discovery of gravitational waves, Adams briefly explains why it matters that we were able to detect the very, very faint echoes of the Big Bang.
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Allan Adams: What the discovery of gravitational waves means
This news was a big deal recently and Adams tells us why.
Interestingly, we found the gravitational waves because we were exploring the universe in a completely different way. Instead of trying to “see” things like our telescopes do, we were “listening”. This technique will allows us to discover new things about the universe that we would otherwise never be able to know.
Allan Adams: What the discovery of gravitational waves means
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Kio Stark: Why you should talk to strangers
Some key points about talking to strangers:
- It helps us build a sense of connectedness
- Liberation comes from connecting to individuals
- Strangers often “get” us simply because we do not expect them to read our minds and so we explain the details to them
- We can safely open up to people with whom we will have no further interactions with
- There is joy in “fleeting intimacy”
Kio Stark: Why you should talk to strangers
It is funny to hear someone lecture other people on talking to strangers. Funny to me because my parents have done this my whole life, and so I have too. Just as Stark encourages connectivity with strangers, I can also attest to learning some wonderful fascinating things about people and the world by talking to strangers.