The other end of a black hole – with James Beacham

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Published 2022-06-16
What would happen if you fell into a black hole? Join James Beacham, particle physicist at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, as he explores what happens when the fabric of reality – physical or societal – gets twisted beyond recognition.

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James Beacham searches for answers to the biggest open questions of physics using the largest experiment ever, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. He hunts for dark matter, gravitons, quantum black holes, and dark photons as a member of the ATLAS collaboration, one of the teams that discovered the Higgs boson in 2012.

In addition to his research, he is a frequent keynote speaker about science, innovation, the future of technology, and art at events and venues around the world, including the American Museum of Natural History, the Royal Institution, SXSW, and the BBC, as well as private events for companies and corporations, including KPMG, Bain, Dept Agency, and many others.

This talk was recorded at the Royal Institution on 28 October 2021.

1:11 What causes gravity?
4:19 What is space?
7:55 The flow and mobility of space causing black holes
14:33 How do we know black holes really exist?
19:58 How to make a black hole
26:08 Could we be living in a giant black hole?
31:26 The universe-in-a-black-hole idea
36:44 Why the large hadron collider could only make a miniature black hole
45:04 Building a big bang machine in space
47:25 Journey into a black hole
52:41 Our societal black hole


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All Comments (21)
  • @kindredwolves
    This guy is one more acid trip away from going full mad scientist. I like him.
  • @PamaPamapop
    As soon as you were born you passed the event horizon, there is no going back. And when you pass away you will experience singularity no space and time.
  • I've listen/veiwed many physics lectures on youtube. Mr.James Beacham just gave one of the best I've heard. Especially the importance of us, the responsibility of us. THE DARE to Value the future of our species,and our place in it . A new way of being, one that's not just a mediocre existence. I hope for this future. THIS INCREDIBLE WORLD, THIS MAGNIFICENT UNIVERSE WE ARE BLESSED to be an observer and participant of. THANK YOU MR.JAMES BEACHAM FOR THIS LECTURE. 🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️.
  • @InfoWithheld
    Well....that took a turn there toward the end.
  • @pecan11
    I love the way some of these present day physicists are incredibly good presenters, and explain it so well to us laypeople
  • What struck me is presenting the notion that the visible universe is just that, and there's stuff beyond that which we know must be there, and as it crosses over an event horizon and enters into our visible universe it expands our knowledge that much more and now becomes visible to us, but like a black hole we can never see beyond the event horizon. Just like being in a black hole. Absolutely mesmerizing. Bravo.
  • @rushman2k3
    18:51 this dude has been keeping an apple in his back pocket for nearly 19 minutes for thats lol
  • @usmccoop
    So glad I found this! This lecture is just what the doctor ordered for explaining the advanced theoretical concepts of what's occurring in astrophysics today in plain language. Thanks for posting!
  • @viveksv6531
    I wish my teachers were so engaging. Not for a second did I look away or felt bored. Very engaging and informative!!
  • Wow, the concept that the universe is the interior of a black hole has just floored me.
  • @0.618-0
    James Beachem you are the consumate Physicist, walks and talks the talk of Physics so coolly. I like it!
  • @Pouya..
    Thank you really for RI and thank you Dr.Beacham .. the lecture was awesome the ending was on another level
  • @MrMh722
    I've done a fair amount of studying on black holes and astronomy/cosmology in general and I had 2 penny-drop moments during this lecture. Outstanding.
  • @Dr10Jeeps
    Another home run by the RI! Thank you Dr. Beacham for a fascinating and powerful lecture.
  • @LiamJW33
    I really enjoyed that. Fascinating stuff
  • @user-mx9sm7ib5k
    What a fantastic lecture. Making science interesting and fun
  • @dadotopic123
    The lecture was very interesting and full of brilliant ideas, Delivery was powerful with enormous courage, passion and skill on display. Very much appreciated.
  • @cmddraven7539
    The prospect of each Black Hole containing it's own Universe is something I've believed since high school. The way I saw it, Time, Energy and Matter get pulled in- but Time, Energy and Matter don't just disappear; they have to go somewhere, so the existence of multiple universes (and of White Holes) has been something I have suspected for the better part of 17/18 years. I'm feeling a mixture of vindication, that my theory is shared by minds in the scientific community, and regret that I was never good enough with mathematics to actually JOIN that community and contribute from within.
  • @EricHorchuck
    This is the first time I understood how we could possibly be living in a black hole. Simple, to the point, explanation. Bravo!
  • @obsidian7644
    Loved this talk, i would love to see more of this guy hes brilliant