Darkness Visible: Shedding New Light on Black Holes

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Black holes may hold the key to understanding the most fundamental truths of the universe, but how do you see something that’s, well, black? Astronomers think they have the answer. Thanks to a global array of radio telescopes that turn the Earth into a giant receiver, we may soon have the first picture of the event horizon of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. And, with the power of math, scientists are going even further, using equations to “look” inside black holes, peering at the central singularity where general relativity and quantum mechanics collide. Join Brian Greene and other leading physicists and astronomers on a journey to make darkness visible.

Find out more about the program and the participants: www.worldsciencefestival.com/programs/darkness-vis…

MODERATOR: Brian Greene
PARTICIPANTS: Shep Doeleman, Andrea Ghez, Vicky Kalogera, Cumrun Vafa

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The Big Ideas Series is supported in part by the John Templeton Foundation.

Filmed live at the 2018 World Science Festival

コメント (21)

@alexsanderbushov3484 1年前

Brain Greene is my favorite moderator and really breaks down things into the most simple terms where anyone can follow
@joetaylor486 3年前

I am startled that some people have clicked 'thumbs down' for this. How? This was a fabulous canter through current bleeding edge science on the most enigmatic and fascinating celestial objects. What's not to like?
@anuragchatterjee6466 2年前

Andrea won the Nobel prize in 2020 for the discovery of the super massive black hole she descibes here. What a privilege to see this video where she describes what is it like for her and her team as they make the ground breaking discovery! No wonder she is so excited...
@craigwall9536 3年前

I like it when Brian is talking to his old friends. It's scientifically cozy... I mean it's like the best times I can remember talking to people who were interested and knowledgeable in the science I was interested in.... just a set of memories to be treasured.
@24x7teja 6年前

These discussions are so enjoyable for people (like me) who are into Astrophysics and Cosmology. There’s nothing better than to relax with a cup of coffee listening to Dr. Greene and other physicists debate and reflect on our current understanding of the Universe.
@MarcoRoepers 3年前

And now Andrea Ghez has won the Nobelprize!
@shirleymason7697 2年前

I, a woman, age 87, with no science training or background, really appreciate this, and what you are doing, Professor Green.
@jacquelinewashington7851 3年前

Wonderfully spoken to, I really enjoyed this discussion! Thank you!
@ISILENTNINJAI 3年前

I loved how humble all the guests here were. All of them acknowledged that it wasn't just them alone making these breakthroughs but their "team".
@gieltemolder8264 3年前

This is the best use of the internet imo. Just putting out truly educational content, that can also reach a lot of people that might not have been able to get the type of education they would want.
@owaisahmad7841 2年前

Very well done program. Great scientists and Brian Green asked all the pertinent questions and explain stuff in order to make it easy for everyone to understand.
@sarkaragha 3年前

And Andrea Ghez won 2020 Noble prize in physics. What a wonderful woman she is.
@alentrav 4年前

There's nothing I like better than listening to a real passionate and enthusiastic scientist. This lady is great!
@durio_ 4年前

I didn't even remember what I had done with my life before I found this channel
@shiftylad9938 3年前

I watch these. Don’t understand them but keep coming back and try again 😂😂👍
@AsteroidsBG 2年前

I was listening to this podcast while I sleep and thought to myself, what if the speed of light is not a constant, it does make a lot of sense, what do we observe is a really small fragment and for our perception, the speed of light seems to be a constant, but on a bigger scale it should be loosing speed
@benbernanke7244 5年前

Andrea Ghez's enthusiasm is just so infectious. Good work all. The World Science Festival videos are amazing. Especially when Brian is hosting.
@fatearther1548 3年前

Very interesting discussion. Really wish they had programs like this when I was a kid, I might have studied physics.
@jasongarcia3943 3年前

I literally listened to these people talk science on a stage, for almost 2 hours AND ENJOYED IT!!!
@alinabaklz 3年前

I fell asleep and this played on autoplay and it bled into my dream and I swear I was so smart in my dreamland