He taught a physics course I took at Stanford, and it was clear he was a genius. His exam questions reflected that too.... Much to my dismay.

What's most amazing and touching about his reaction is Andrei Linde's skepticism. Even when presented with concrete proof of his life's work he asks "What if I am tricked? What if I believe this just because it is beautiful?" This is the mark of a true scientist - the commitment not to his own beliefs, but to the reality behind them.

@avatarnang5803

10 жыл бұрын

You sir, have your head screwed on tightly, i respect that :) I totally thought the same thing. I do not to start hate or anything, like everyone has their own beliefs and opinions, but just me, myself personally, couldn't have my faith and belief stored souly on blind faith, and believe something because thats what history has told, humans aren't the most trustworthy creatures, they like to exagurate and lie about things, which effectively leads to history being told differently, just like a big game of 'Chinese Whispers'. i like to have an open mind and think, "what is really out there? beyond just us and our planet, and solar system? what other life is there? surely we cannot be the only inhabited planet?" the universe is a strange, wonderful, mysterious and beautiful place, larger than any of our minds can even begin to comprehend. That is why it facinates me so much, I can't wait for even more groundbreaking discoveries in the future :D

@zombieinjeans

2 жыл бұрын

And clearly he was right to be skeptical.

@hottiesoe87

2 жыл бұрын

@@zombieinjeans why clearly?

@pesimeon

Жыл бұрын

@@hottiesoe87 It came out a few months later that there was a serious error in the analysis. There was no evidence of inflation.

@onebluenineTV

Жыл бұрын

A real scientist!

If I had a dime for every time someone came to my door and said, "Its 5 Sigma at 0.2"

Keep in mind that most scientist don't live long enough to see their theories be proven in their lifetime, this was a HUGE ass deal.

@jordanlewis9822

10 жыл бұрын

thanks official guy to tell us that

@imnotdavid7954

8 жыл бұрын

+Kaleb H this was einstein's theory tho

@lizzyholloway150

8 жыл бұрын

+imnotdavid Gravitational Waves were theorized by Einstein not Inflation

@olivernorth7418

10 ай бұрын

That's just not true at all lmaooooo

The emotion from his wife is just awesome... She's clearly seen first hand how much time and work he put into his research all the time... I don't know whose reaction I like the most...

@vazzmatazz

10 жыл бұрын

This.

@homicidal_duck

Жыл бұрын

I mean she's also a professor of physics - she understands the gravity of the discovery as much as he does

@McWigan

Жыл бұрын

@@homicidal_duck Thank you for telling me, I think I assumed because he seems to specifically want to tell Professor Andrei, but I shouldn't have jumped to the conclusion she didn't know what was being said.

When his wife said "Discovery", it was so much pure emotion in one word, gave me such great goosebumps. That's a one of a kind moment.

Their reaction is so touching. She is clearly brilliant and so warm and when it really hits him, the look on her face is so happy and genuine. And he is just so grateful and thrilled. Chao-Lin Kuo must be happy to be the one to deliver the news first.

In 2021 this is still one of my favorite videos on all of KZread

I have no idea what Kuo was telling him at the door, but the look on his face when he realized his life had changed was just adorable!!

Even as a lay person I understand that this is like telling a blindfolded cartographer circling over an area in a plane for forty years that the island he's been drawing does indeed exist beneath him. I can only imagine the joy of having such a massive theory proven through discovery. The same type of joy seen in Prof. Kallosh a 0:51. Congratulations to you, Professor Linde and the entire research team.

Confirmed or not, Andrei Linde is an adorable person.

i love how he remains skeptic even though he was being skeptic about something that helps prove his theory. that's a true scientist right there

This is absolutely astonishing! My Sincere Congratulations to Andrei Linde, Renata Kallosh & Chao-Lin Kuo ... the look on Renata Kallosh's face ... the momentary look of anguish and gratitude ... Andrei Linde's reaction ... after years of extraordinary toil and believing in something beautiful that may be a myth. An extraordinary moment to see this Redemption! ... Simply Beautiful ...

@adeshpoz1167

5 жыл бұрын

Truly! 👏👏👏👏👏❤

Also - the cutest professor couple ever! I can just imagine the nerdy physics small talk going on over supper at their home. Hope we get to see both at the Nobel Prize banquet in the near future.

Imagine what the greatest minds in our world could accomplish if they were given the same financial support as the guys who go around shooting things, and destroying everything.

@TalanWH

10 жыл бұрын

Its very true. It is also true that running around shooting things also makes much more money for the greedy elite. If the average man gets too smart the elite lose the money in their pockets.

@mzenji

10 жыл бұрын

somewhat true.. but on the other hand building things that shoot things is how we make sure the things we paid to discover work LOL. I kid of course.

@explodingstardust

9 жыл бұрын

7-Eleven In this

@maximilliandirnfeld2442

7 жыл бұрын

they wouldnt accomplish annything

@deeptochatterjee532

6 жыл бұрын

Maximillian Dirnfeld Except you know complete our understanding of the whole fucking universe. But no, let's focus on the cosmically insignificant rival countries.

Uplifting and magical. How lucky we are to be able to say 'I was alive when people learned how to view the beginning of the universe and time expanding'. His wife's face at 0.50 says it all, so much emotion & joy in discovery & knowledge. It's a beautiful and wondrous thing, this universe we live in.

Most of us have probably already read the news of the discovery of evidence supporting the theory of cosmic inflation. This new found evidence goes a long ways towards validation of the big bang and gravitational waves. The thought that humans have this capacity to theorize and validate such monumental scientific knowledge overwhelms my emotional capacity at the moment. This particular video makes that discovery so personal. Just pay attention to the reaction from Prof. Linde's wife. Absolutely Priceless.

@havz0r

10 жыл бұрын

And he fucking thought of it back in '76!

@codykimmel

6 жыл бұрын

Because of course she is a physicist too. She knows exactly what the moment portends. Beyond beautiful.

I love how Renata Kallosh is immediately stricken by the gravity of the discovery and you can see it just wash over her when she goes to hug the messenger. But even more, I love Linde, at 0:50, questioning, processing, finally comprehending, and then almost passing out on his front porch. Such a beautiful moment of validation. And, I must add, the smile and the "thank you" at 2:24 are among the most genuine things I've ever seen from a human.

To realize such personal fulfillment. I'm honored to witness it.

There's just something magical about this, to be told by your peers that you are right. All those years of hard work culminating in acceptance at last. Few moments like this are ever captured. Very well done.

@symmetriesleonardo

6 жыл бұрын

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The look on his face. Wanting to believe what he heard but questioning it at the same time. What a great moment for him and lovely to witness it as well. Well done Sir!

0:32 - 0:59 Such a powerful, emotional moment. Thank you Stanford and the parties involved for filming this.

These people have changed the course of humanity. Respect!

This is a beautiful moment. And congratulation to those responsible for social media at Stanford University who captured this moment and shared it with us. That's how you make science look relevant and important. Well done!

The reaction of for both him & his wife are absolutely priceless. You can feel the joy as the penny drops. A fantastic moment captured forever.

What I am most impress with the video is that his wife knows and understands what is going on and shows interest. The other day I sat down with my wife to watch the first episode of cosmos with Neil deGrasse Tyson, I was so pump up by the first half hour and when I look to my side my wife was sleeping.

@applerunner

10 жыл бұрын

His wife is a string theorist. That why she knows what going on. Professors tend to marry other the professors.

@bctopper

10 жыл бұрын

True. Scientist's work revolve around themselves 24/7 so it is easier to be with someone who they can communicate similarly with.

@ismaelhayden2916

10 жыл бұрын

Well she'd wake up soon enough if she knew you were discussing her "short comings" online! Also if you treat her with the condescension you show in your first sentence (your impressed are you) it's a wonder she is able to stay conscious at all in the face of such pseudo-intellectual self aggrandizement. I wonder the last time your wife was impressed by you? I imagine she feigns wonder at your intellectual prowess as she perhaps does at your sexual prowess. What a life she must have with you... just wonderful!

@TheHydrogen4

10 жыл бұрын

Ismael Hayden Well wasn't that a mouth full for someone who doesn't know shit about the subject he just brought up.

Wonderful moment in history.

Except it was actually just light bouncing off dust. :(

How wonderful for the professor and his wife! You did a good thing, Professor Chao-Lin. Thank you for letting us watch.

Actually, it turned out that the BICEPT 2 data was caused by interstellar dust noise and the discovery was acknowledged as invalid. You should put some updates on that.

Love the associate professor's delivery: "r equals .2, plus or minus .05". I'm teaching writing for the sciences this term, and this is the perfect illustration for precision of language being the most powerful thing we have. "Awesome" or "incredible" or "mind-blowing" don't come close to it. Loved her reaction -- first hug the messenger, then hold up the man when he starts to sag.

@vkauffman4881

10 жыл бұрын

:) lovely

"This is a moment of understanding of nature of such a magnitude that it just overwhelms."-Well said, Andrei Linde. This is the cosmos evolving and becoming aware of itself and gradually understanding its own origins through its children, humans. One of the moments in science which give me goose bumps.

5σ means 5 standard deviations, repeating experiments would give the same result 99.9999% of the time. r is a more complicated term, which is better explained by a comment below. 5σ is the acceptable probability value in physics. Congratulation to them! Also thanks to mogget03 for correcting what r is.

@mogget03

10 жыл бұрын

That's not what r is. It's the tensor to scalar perturbation ratio which is related to the amplitude of of the gravitational waves caused by inflation.

@jsmith5052

10 жыл бұрын

mogget03 Yeah I was like "An R of .2, that data sucks ass..." thanks for clearing that up.

@deeptochatterjee532

6 жыл бұрын

I would say 5σ is more like P(z>5σ) is the probability that their results are insignificant (that the null hypothesis is true)

I can watch it for thousand times I never get tired of....

@karpcalmari4628

7 жыл бұрын

This thing has been proven incorrect: www.space.com/28423-cosmic-inflation-signal-space-dust.html But we haven't seen a follow up video where Standford knocks on the door of Andrei and telling him about that.

@lebasson

7 жыл бұрын

... and then come back a few years later "nope, turns out we were wrong!"

These are the people who change the world, in which their accomplishments hovers under the public view. Thanks for posting this.

@timothylocke-theoldhonkeyr2398

10 жыл бұрын

Lies never create change for the good.

@jamessams1854

10 жыл бұрын

Timothy Locke We know, The Bible and every Holy book proved that, just look at the Crusades.

@Corythosaurus8

10 жыл бұрын

Timothy Locke Yeah, religion does cause a lot of problems with its lies. Think of how many people will read about this discovery and the certainty behind it, and they may even question their faith in an invisible moody toddler. Slowly but surely people are waking up and ignoring the fairy tails and learning more about the universe we live in. It's great.

...inspirational, and also the generous and most beautiful support of Prof Renata Kallosh.

You know, it's REALLY good to see something like this come along every once in a while. It proves that the world isn't chock full of suck ALL the time

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to have an entire lifetime of hard work, meticulous testing and experimentation be confirmed in a single moment? I got a glimpse of that watching this video. Bravo to everyone involved with this discovery!

It must be an indescribable feeling when one's life's work in science is finally validated.

As a former Physics student back in College, this brought tears to my eyes. I remember when I was about, oh, 8 or so and this stuff started being talked about on the Science shows I used to watch as a kid etc. Must have been an incredible moment for both of them. Congratulations!

Who in their right mind would dislike a video like this? Truly wonderful.

@rubengarcia8266

10 жыл бұрын

***** wrong, Christians have no problem with the big bang lol.

@julianaguirre8009

10 жыл бұрын

Christians. www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/03/18/how-did-creationists-respond-to-yesterdays-big-news-in-support-of-the-big-bang-theory/

@rubengarcia8266

10 жыл бұрын

absolutely #ipsilateralful my faith was greatly grown today. man i love science!!!!!

@rubengarcia8266

10 жыл бұрын

***** hahaha sorry brother ive been a christian a long time and always thought the big bang as probable.

@MarkfromNewYork

10 жыл бұрын

***** ISLAM

What a great time to be alive, seeing all these amazing discoveries by amazing people. Scientists like this are the type of people I look up to instead of sports people and singers.

@johncheves4740

10 жыл бұрын

Great point. It shows that most "famous", (as in widely known), people are not important, and that most truly important people aren't famous. 1000 years from now, who will know or care about the artists and athletes that people follow right now? On the other hand, Linde, whose name is now etched in stone, is now virtually unknown to the masses.

His reaction is so wonderful. The disbelief turned to happiness. After he asked for the 3rd repeat, I was smiling from ear to ear. What a victory for science, to see Professor Linde get the recognition he so clearly deserves, and has had coming to him for 30 years. Congratulations Professor!

This almost brought tears to my eyes.

@sherryw1919

10 жыл бұрын

Yes c.s., really enjoyed this myself. So happy for him! Think it may still be sinking in lol :D

@casschambre1974

10 жыл бұрын

Want to know what he means when he says "It's 5 sigma r at point 2"? check this out The Theory of Everything...A Little Bit Closer

@sherryw1919

10 жыл бұрын

I knew critically needed info (proof) was just reaching us from the initial cosmic inflation, but I learned more from this vid you linked. Thnx c.s. briar!

I can't stop rewatching this. Thanks so much to the good guy who thought of bringing a camera to document this!

I wish Stanford would update the video description.

"Dust in the wind, Everything was dust in the wind" (Kansas) 2019, and still r

Congratulations Professor, . . . and now the Journey continues to discover the Universe's beyond the range of our human senses.

@winghong8072

6 жыл бұрын

Yes congratulations indeed. Science done by publicity is most effective....

AAAHHHHH,This makes me SO happy! After all of those years,he has finally found hardcore proof of his theory,he looks so happy! This is what the science community needed,this is what the secularists needed,this is truly a wonderful day :3

Two things i have to say: 1. stop answering the guys who talk about god. the only reason why they spam every scientific video is because we respond to them. And we all know talking and arguments wont change their mind, 2. What a great discovery and what a great thing to see the joy of an humble man like him.

No idea what the guy is talking about, but dammit, I love the emotion. Validation comes so rarely in life, especially to those that spend a lifetime int he mathematically plausible.

@ShonkyAdonis

10 жыл бұрын

Roberto Cantú Wow, thanks for that impressively concise explanation. It was very helpful.

Congratulations to Andrei Linde on the coming 2014 physics nobel price!

Science, beauty and humanity :-) And the joy!

When Professor Linde breaks it down in layman's terms it totally makes sense…

Did I just witness scientific history in the making? :o :o

Real great people always look modest. Congratulations profesor Linde and experimental team at South Pole, thanks for this gift of knowledge.

I just love how at 0:39 both of their faces get serious.

I love that his wife knew what the guy was talking about immediately. that's the sign of an amazing marriage.

@crazycarolyn

10 жыл бұрын

Funny that was the exact same thought I had! what a smart pair

@mkitahara

10 жыл бұрын

She’s a professor of physics at Stanford, just like her husband.

@AudoricArt

10 жыл бұрын

shared interests = an amazing mariage

@EehAmanda

4 жыл бұрын

@@AudoricArt She herself is a Physics professor. It's far more than a shared interest.

Priceless reaction and so heartwarming! Congratulations, Professor

What have 409 people POSSIBLY have seen wrong in this video. This is as PURE joy, achievement, happiness and a work done right as it gets.

Most of all, I admire his honesty in emotions.

"It's 5 sigma at .2" "Discovery?" "yes." *hugs* This is freaking awesome.

Nothing is more meaningful to a scientist than knowing that your life's work has been validated. Beautiful human moment to add to this momentous discovery.

How awesome! Professor Linde was about to cry at :52 and held it together! The joy on his face to know the theory he helped propose was vindicated! I love science.

I've watched this a few times because for a geek like me this is a great feel good movie. But I can never decide who more excited, Chao-Lin to give the news, Andrei or his wife.

@chrisgurney2467

10 жыл бұрын

It is brilliant innit? I saw this thru Sci-Show and I did have a moment :)

Absolutely fantastic! I was elated to see such fervent joy.

I love the reaction of this humble man. What a wonderful moment to witness as a common human being.

You can feel the happiness in this guy. Brought tears to my eyes. Great, great moment caught on video.

One more brilliant scientist who moved abroad cause our country cannot support science

@ec0n1n0thuman

10 жыл бұрын

Stanford weather is also a bit nicer than Moscow.

@KateeAngel

10 жыл бұрын

Mwhaah! Putin invests only in his PR and gazprom company, which uses resources of the country

@KateeAngel

10 жыл бұрын

Economy based only on gas and oil cannot be always stable. Plus the gazprom doesnt care about well being of people or about preserving nature. And our oligarchic government too. We are richer in terms of GDP per capita, but it doesnt take into account the unevenly distributed wealth. Many people are very poor just because wealth is concentrated among few richest groups of people. Plus, for a country with relatively big GDP per capita we still have enormous mortality rate, very small life expectancy, big percent of alcoholics and drug addicts etc

@charliefoxtrotthe3rd335

9 жыл бұрын

If it doesn't get me more channels on my satellite, or cures cancer, or makes my erection last twice as long, then good riddance. This is the kind of science that is meaningless, because it has no effect on anything at all. I met a "scientist" once who specialized in the study of the mating habits of the African horned beetle. Not the Asian horned beetle, but the African. He is living his life in utter peace and harmony, soaking up valuable grant money so desperately needed by real problems. And when one grant runs dry. he cons another university onto funding more of his "research". And there are thousands more like him out there, just kicking back, skating through life without a real purpose. If you're country is losing these purveyors of snake oil, then you are fortunate. We here in America are supporting too many of these deadbeats.

@MrGreFunky

9 жыл бұрын

Danny Criss I think everything new we discover is worth it. Every bit of knowledge we can gather will only better us as a species. When you really think about it, everything in this Universe is beautiful. Galaxies, Stars and Planets. Seas, Storms and life itself. To think that today we live in the craziest most unimaginable place ever, where the particles that form the person you are and everything you see around you were created in the center of stars. Thoughts and ideas that spark out of nothingness, which then manifest into the technology we see in our every day world. I don't see anything better to spend the money on.

Congratulations! Professor Andrei Linde.

both of there faces when they clicked brought a tear to my eye

The ultimate lesson in why you don't get full of yourself and celebrate and claim victory before you're sure.

This right here is why I wish I paid attention in science. No but seriously I wish I had the intelligence level to be able to work on and be a part of this kind of amazing discovery.

Her reaction was priceless... it truly lightens my heart to see such joy, such relief, on not one, but two people's faces. I wish, with everything that I am, that I get to feel that kind of joy one day...

Watching their reaction and especially Dr. Renata's face brought me to tears. Congratulations! And much respect.

I cannot imagine the joy and relief that come with knowing that your intellectual efforts, of such magnitude, have been validated. Their body language says it all.

So funny the video transition between the professor saying "POINT 2" and the popping of the wine. AWESOME! They might have felt that same way when the Higgs boson was found. :)

@exscape

10 жыл бұрын

The professor in question is famous for his predictions about inflation, so this is probably way bigger for him than the Higgs! Hell, he might even win a Nobel prize, who knows?

@akositonton

10 жыл бұрын

Ya! :D

I truly enjoy scientists reactions to discovery or validation. This was great

I like how at the height of his joy - he still doubts his results. That right there is true, admirable skepticism. Congratulations and thank you for pushing us farther!

A beautiful moment for Linde, for humanity and for science. This man questioned his own work for 30 years, even though the conclusions he came to back then were beautiful and likely incredibly fulfilling. Still, he insisted on evidence because he knew his own mind was susceptible to "being tricked," as he put it. It was a very pure and human moment to see the look on his face when he finally got his validation. We should all hold our own theories and beliefs to such a standard.

0:52 The exact opposite of the Ralph Wiggum "you can see his heart rip in half" moment

This breakthrough is going to make mankind excel so much and change everything. Wow such breakthrough very physic much benefit

The excitement and happiness in their voices is so contagious :)

You have to feel for Professor Linde. He devoted 30 years of his life to this, and he was misled with this discovery.

@NeedsEvidence

9 жыл бұрын

Linde's prediction still stands but hasn't been discovered as yet. BICEP2's result was premature (the background due to dust was underestimated), but Planck did not rule out primordial gravitational waves but set an upper sensitivity limit.

@jayanthkumar7964

9 жыл бұрын

Yup, i mean he felt it was discovered, and must have been let down.

@AustinPinheiro_uniquetexthere

8 жыл бұрын

+Jayanth Kumar at the end, i think he knew it couldve been wrong, i know its a but dissapointing but it was prematuire for a reason, most scientists dont live long enough as anohter comment saud (sorry for bad speling#)

@MrDulguN

8 жыл бұрын

+Austin Pinheiro Rejoice! Its coming!!!! ITS COMING!!!

@redners11

8 жыл бұрын

I think his let-down would've been easily accepted by himself. even in this video, he clearly knows it could bullshit. that's my favorite part about scientists, even when their own work is purportedly proven, they still think it's bullshit. nothing is more humble than that

Can you please upload the whole doorstep video? It cut right when it was beginning to sink in, which is sad.

This was beautiful. Can't imagine what they must feel.

Their faces just convey such a radiant joy that even if I had no clue (and I have very little) I would be happy just because they are. It is so happy it is like watching puppies.

I have just watched the most brilliant person ever to be featured on youtube. Congratulations Professor Linde!!!! "5 sigma at .2" is the new e=mc2

@filipegomes8592

10 жыл бұрын

5 sigma at .2 isnt an equation. 5 sigma means that if they did 5 million experiments, only 1 of them would be a false positive. It's just a way of saying they are 99.999% sure

@jpracingph

10 жыл бұрын

Filipe Gomez Yes Filipe, I knew that. :) What I mean is that 5 sigma at .2 will now permeate into the vernacular of non scientific people much as e=mc2 has.

I first was struck by the positive reaction of his wife/partner, then by the look of almost disbelief on his face! It quickly became joyful while he explained what was happening in the model. This was almost as wonderful as Peter Higgs being told his boson did, in fact, exist. I love old scientists learning that they were right all along, their reactions are so happy to see! Cheers!

Awesome! Anyone who was involved in this - great job, guys! Hopefully this will bring us one step closer to unifying relativity and quantum mechanics. Would love to see that in my lifetime. Thanks again

I love the way he still doubts, distrusts his motives and goes only where the evidence takes him!

I'm so happy they thought to capture this moment on film so we could all share in it. So beautiful.

I hope to one day know this feeling... Congrats Professor!

What is wrong with people? I cannot believe that 390 people did not like this fantastic moment.

@cobosnaker

10 жыл бұрын

if you believe in science, you have to believe that there are many ignorants in this world ;)

@ashertaz

10 жыл бұрын

Guillermo cobo vegas your "if" and "then" are totally unrelated. What you said makes no sense in the same sentence. Try again.

This is how all Theoretical Physicists should get news that they have found evidence that their theory is true. It's just beautiful.

That was beautiful! How fabulous to be able to share that moment. :)

Gente como esta son las que realmente le dan sentido a la humanidad.

here because of Scishow

@MrSingh1430

10 жыл бұрын

***** same here lol

How fantastic for them to still be alive to hear the conformation of an old idea, and for us that we got to watch them enjoy the moment of discovery. Too cool.

What I like most on this video is the fact that a Chinese-born guy tells a Russian-born guy about the breakthrough discovery they've made together on American soil. It's not about nations - it's about spirit!