The Edge of Our Understanding with Brian Greene & Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Are humans smart enough to uncover the secrets of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the singularity, string theory, free will and more with theoretical physicist Brian Greene.
Does quantum mechanics prevent an infinitely small singularity in a black hole if nothing can be smaller than a Planck length? Explore with us the mathematical breakdown at the singularity and what we know about what goes on there. Can relativity and quantum mechanics ever truly meet?
We discuss if anything in our universe truly has free will. What is free will to a photon that does not perceive time? We discuss the role of aesthetics in theoretical physics, whether string theory is right, and why it's taking so long to uncover the entire universe.
How is E = mc^2 actually used? We break down the mass-energy equivalence and how it is demonstrated in everyday life. What would a scaled-up atom look like? Is there a geometric center of the universe? Will we ever reach a point where quantum physics can no longer be proven experimentally? All that, plus, we explore what the next major breakthrough might be and whether it will shatter our understanding of the universe as we know it.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction: Brian Greene
7:26 - Does Quantum Mechanics Prevent an Infinitely Small Singularity?
15:07 - Are We Predestined?
19:45 - Why Strings? Why Not Another Smaller Particle?
27:29 - How is Mass-Energy Equivalence Used?
32:47 - What Would a Scaled Up Atom Look Like?
35:48 - What’s At The Center of the Universe?
38:44 - Will We Reach a Point Where Quantum Mechanics Can’t Be Proven?
41:30 - What Will the Next Breakthrough Be?

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  • @StarTalk
    @StarTalk8 ай бұрын

    Want to ask a question of your own? Come check out the Patreon: www.patreon.com/startalkradio

  • @masterklinesslave

    @masterklinesslave

    8 ай бұрын

    😮 0:58 0:58 çggf

  • @michaelccopelandsr7120

    @michaelccopelandsr7120

    8 ай бұрын

    I need help with my new years resolution. I've figured out how to change the stars. My idea for changing the stars includes Orion and Pleiades (Subaru). I figure it's time to put something up there that's relevant to us, don't you think? Take Orion's belt and Betelgeuse becomes the head with a baseball hat. Below the belt are two legs bending at the knee. The feet aligning perfectly under the bent knees. The 3 stars of Orion's belt align perfectly as the 3 fat belt loops on a baseball uniform. The spear pointing at "Subaru" is the bat being swung and "Pleiades" is the baseball flying away after being hit. Put it all together and you get, "THE ALL-STAR." In my case, I see a left-handed batter and I imagine a "7" on the jersey. Which makes him, "Mickey." (As it should be ;-) But you can put any number you want, making, "THE ALL-STAR," any player you want. It'd be wrong of me to not, at least, try. This is me, trying. Pass it on, please and thank you. Don't worry, where I come from, crazy is a compliment. ;-P

  • @michaelccopelandsr7120

    @michaelccopelandsr7120

    8 ай бұрын

    The other thing I need your help with is bigger than Patreon. It's what I used to include with changing the stars.

  • @user-hg2ps3on4u

    @user-hg2ps3on4u

    8 ай бұрын

    I do not have a answer for u. I have a question about time. If god is above time so that means that everything that he will ever do is happening to him all the time so if he is everywhere all the time so how are we here ? And also iif Infiniti happened before us so we never are created ?

  • @dimitri1515

    @dimitri1515

    8 ай бұрын

    My understanding of lucid dreaming is that you can partially impose your will/actions in the dream vs a dream where you have no control.

  • @Sorteal
    @Sorteal8 ай бұрын

    I love it when Brian Greene is on the show. The chemistry between all three of them is great. I vote for more Brian Greene.

  • @Bob-of-Zoid

    @Bob-of-Zoid

    8 ай бұрын

    Are you sure it's the chemistry, and not much deeper, like on the level of quantum physics? Brian Greene sure is an excellent collection of atoms!😜

  • @andreaoricci2422

    @andreaoricci2422

    8 ай бұрын

    Excellent point mate!

  • @chronosschiron

    @chronosschiron

    8 ай бұрын

    he and kaku are fakers just tv men to click bait you its why kaku makes time for ancient alien tv

  • @SStenLL

    @SStenLL

    8 ай бұрын

    neil is the best

  • @chronosschiron

    @chronosschiron

    8 ай бұрын

    @@SStenLL i agree neil is a great man but even he knows what i say about string theory and these string theory click baiters are the worst they are mean spirited and hostile to idea that they failed to prove it THE LHC EXPERIMENT FAILED YEARS AGO THIS IS NOT A TOPIC FOR DEBATE ANYMORE

  • @doesitholdup
    @doesitholdup8 ай бұрын

    Always more Brian Greene, please 🙏

  • @xtins

    @xtins

    8 ай бұрын

    He needs to work 💀

  • @brandona7472

    @brandona7472

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes! Neil and Brian have such great chemistry. With knowledge and personality alike.

  • @real_DrDummkopf

    @real_DrDummkopf

    8 ай бұрын

    I was about to make the same suggestion about the world science festival. Hes practically the king of it. It's my favorite festival.

  • @real_DrDummkopf

    @real_DrDummkopf

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@brandona7472They are really good at making every edge of science appealing to every edge of person

  • @ZeroOskul

    @ZeroOskul

    8 ай бұрын

    "So, ZeroOskul says 'Brian Greene is a charlatan!' Thank you, ZeroOskul. I appreciate that!" -Brian Greene

  • @DaleGusta
    @DaleGusta8 ай бұрын

    Isn't it time for Chuck's graduation as an amateur astrophysicist soon? I'd love to see an episode where Neil and the producers select the questions, and put together a special "Things you ought to know by now"-episode where Neil reads the questions, Chuck replies, and then Neil elaborates. Chuck, we believe in you! 👏

  • @annrobinette
    @annrobinette8 ай бұрын

    Brian Greene is one of the best teachers and my favorite astrophysicist!

  • @eddiecampbell3514
    @eddiecampbell35148 ай бұрын

    I must say that Chuck learning alot and actually retaining it has been fun to watch over the many videos.. he's coming out with the right answers too so we know he's paying really good attention with the explainers with done Neil . It's fitting that he actually was given a diploma of sorts from Neil for how much he's actually learning and showing it too lol

  • @GAMEOVERTBH

    @GAMEOVERTBH

    8 ай бұрын

    Chuck nice he's actually a very good at scientific research. then i do 😁

  • @michael-4k4000

    @michael-4k4000

    5 ай бұрын

    What are you trying to say about Chuck? Chuck or Sir Chuck Nice is the man and has master plan....

  • @outlier2555

    @outlier2555

    2 ай бұрын

    It’s been great to see Chuck learn! He brings such a relatable, light hearted touch to the show and seeing him be able to contribute more and more to the conversations with some top level intellects sets a great example that to the viewer that if you apply yourself, you can increase your understanding of complex topics. Shout out to the whole team on this show!

  • @SamusSelf-Destruct
    @SamusSelf-Destruct8 ай бұрын

    I love Brian Greene always. He’s such a fascinating and compelling communicator when it comes to the weirder and more complicated edges of science.

  • @Jay-ft3xh

    @Jay-ft3xh

    8 ай бұрын

    Doesn't hurt that he is one of the most advanced and accomplished technical minds in our species history.

  • @SirLucidThoughts

    @SirLucidThoughts

    8 ай бұрын

    So long as he doesn't talk politics

  • @induction7895

    @induction7895

    8 ай бұрын

    Because it doesn’t align with yours?

  • @ZeroOskul

    @ZeroOskul

    8 ай бұрын

    "So, ZeroOskul says 'Brian Greene is a charlatan!' Thank you, ZeroOskul. I appreciate that!" -Brian Greene

  • @TheRobGuard

    @TheRobGuard

    6 ай бұрын

    He puts a lot of energy into explaining tough subjects that are very abstract to the uneducated, little like a teacher trying to be pedagogic using a whiteboard, etc.

  • @jimfox8139
    @jimfox81398 ай бұрын

    Neil, I am so glad you gave Chuck a celebratory educational certificate!! 😊.. I love your show and it has been very noticeable how much Chuck has learned over the years!! I can tell by the great questions that he ask. Keep up the great work both of you!! I Learn and Laugh every time I watch an episode!! Knowledge and laughter is a great combination.

  • @triberium_
    @triberium_8 ай бұрын

    Man I just love Brian Greene's ability to explain such complex ideas and concepts. Truly incredible times we live in to be able to witness such insights from a fellow human being.

  • @d.e.7467

    @d.e.7467

    8 ай бұрын

    Interesting comment. I heard NDT read similar statements from books he owns that were written before Einstein revealed the theory of relativity.

  • @ZeroOskul

    @ZeroOskul

    8 ай бұрын

    "So, ZeroOskul says 'Brian Greene is a charlatan!' Thank you, ZeroOskul. I appreciate that!" -Brian Greene

  • @j72ashley
    @j72ashley8 ай бұрын

    Chuck is doing an outstanding job managing the show. Loving it gents!

  • @peterp5889

    @peterp5889

    7 ай бұрын

    Since Photon has no concept of time and yet it exists and is teleporting tunneling Information=single Photon becomes a stream of photons=multiples as it moves, without any prejudice physically speaking Photon is God ! and this is an informational purpose fact✓

  • @ambition112
    @ambition1128 ай бұрын

    0:00: 🌌 Astrophysicist Tyson and physicist Brian Green discuss cosmic queries and their popular demand. 5:40: 😮 The speaker discusses their experiences with lucid dreaming and how they became aware that they were dreaming. 10:44: 🔬 The Plank length is a very specific number that represents the smallest possible length in the universe, and equations indicate that going smaller than this length is beyond the reach of today's equations. 15:49: 🌟 The concept of time passing for a photon traveling at the speed of light is explored in this video. 20:22: ! Theoretical physicists use mathematical aesthetics, observation, and experimentation to drive their ideas. 25:33: 🔬 We have a limit on how well we can understand the deep walls of the universe, just like dogs have a limit on how well they can understand quantum mechanics. 30:35: 🔬 Energy input increases the overall mass of an entity, such as a pot of water, as seen in the example of an electric car gaining weight on a full charge. 36:08: ! There is no geometric center of the universe, but if we include the time coordinate, the center would be back in time to T equals zero. 40:44: 🌌 The next major breakthrough in our understanding of the universe may involve a refined understanding of the Big Bang. Recap by Tammy AI

  • @brianli995

    @brianli995

    8 ай бұрын

    You forgot to add the slur Chuck let out by accident at 15:36😂

  • @peterp5889

    @peterp5889

    7 ай бұрын

    It's really going beyond the Planck measure=beyond spaceTime mathematics and that's the point where he said laws of mathematics break down=because There's no longer space=no-measurement possible=nothing to measure except incomprehensible temperature of trillion of trillions degrees that explodes into new spaceTime Expansion of Light BEING source of Universe and everything in it upon lowering frequency=energy=temperature✓

  • @GuilleVQ
    @GuilleVQ8 ай бұрын

    I'm a huge fan of Brian Greene's books. "Until the End of Time" was an amazing journey of learning for me. Love the idea of using the empire state as a graphic reference of eons passing. For the past 5 years, I've been exploring the hobby of learning about relativity and how the universe actually works, and I've read all of Brian Greene's books and also many other authors. Thanks for having him on start talk again.

  • @ZeroOskul

    @ZeroOskul

    8 ай бұрын

    "So, ZeroOskul says 'Brian Greene is a charlatan!' Thank you, ZeroOskul. I appreciate that!" -Brian Greene

  • @dachannien
    @dachannien8 ай бұрын

    On the lucid dreaming topic: I once had a lucid dream in which I realized I was dreaming, and the dream was kind of creeping me out, so I wanted to wake myself up. When I woke up, it turned out that I didn't really wake up at all - I dreamt that I woke up, but was still actually asleep. That also broke the lucid dreaming effect, since I thought I was awake. I was super convinced that I was awake, too, until a few minutes later when I woke up for real. ....Or did I???

  • @666MaRius9991

    @666MaRius9991

    8 ай бұрын

    🤨🤔

  • @usuariocelular8065

    @usuariocelular8065

    6 ай бұрын

    yeah. that happened to me like 10 times . 😂

  • @miramira055

    @miramira055

    5 ай бұрын

    Same here, seems like it's not so atypical

  • @jhe9521

    @jhe9521

    21 күн бұрын

    has happened to me a few times, and the 'awake' part of my dreaming was so good, waking up for real was disappointing!

  • @kingdemon26
    @kingdemon268 ай бұрын

    Always a pleasure to have Professor Brian Green come on and enlighten us

  • @ZeroOskul

    @ZeroOskul

    8 ай бұрын

    "So, ZeroOskul says 'Brian Greene is a charlatan!' Thank you, ZeroOskul. I appreciate that!" -Brian Greene

  • @kingdemon26

    @kingdemon26

    8 ай бұрын

    @@ZeroOskul Professor Brian Green

  • @ZeroOskul

    @ZeroOskul

    8 ай бұрын

    @@kingdemon26 Yes! I got him to say it on a livestream.

  • @Infernalucky

    @Infernalucky

    Күн бұрын

    Enlighten us about what ? Crackpot physics that hasn’t done anything in 30 years ? How much more time and money are going to waste on string theory before you guys stop glorifying these marketers and pay attention to the more proven kind of work that actually works

  • @kingdemon26

    @kingdemon26

    Күн бұрын

    @@Infernalucky So I guess we should just give up on physics and say “god” did it? Not very scientific or even remotely logical

  • @thrivebox
    @thrivebox8 ай бұрын

    Can’t get enough of this. Incredible guest. Great comedian. Incredible brains. Ridiculous conversations that make your neurons twitch. Been watching start all for some time now. Thank you gentlemen

  • @pranavkrishnasamy763
    @pranavkrishnasamy7638 ай бұрын

    Brian greene is an absolute treasure to our generation gifted by the universe

  • @mudassarm30
    @mudassarm308 ай бұрын

    I like to see the people and discussions at the edge between the known and the unknown ... Neil is great when he talks about the universe, philosophy, astrophysics and science ...

  • @fxthe1st
    @fxthe1st8 ай бұрын

    Brian Greene plus Neil plus Chuck equals curiosity at it's finest

  • @grawl69
    @grawl698 ай бұрын

    Brian fits perfectly here. Humor sparks, the talk is fluent and relaxed. Interesting topics. Real pleasure.

  • @ZeroOskul

    @ZeroOskul

    8 ай бұрын

    "So, ZeroOskul says 'Brian Greene is a charlatan!' Thank you, ZeroOskul. I appreciate that!" -Brian Greene

  • @nab626
    @nab6268 ай бұрын

    21 minutes approx. String theory and language. Music is a language too . I am a string player therefore I am a string theorist right? Another theoretical form of organizing sound waves . I love this. Just proves how much FUN science is!

  • @mikesandell
    @mikesandell8 ай бұрын

    The way you bring intelligence and inspire us all to see the intelligence in us all is so inspiring. From the bottom of my heart, thank you all!

  • @Nihilian
    @Nihilian8 ай бұрын

    This is the first time I’ve heard someone share my exact thoughts on free will. I’ve explained this several times to many people, so this is pretty awesome! Thanks!

  • @phazerave

    @phazerave

    8 ай бұрын

    Same, it's nice to have the validation from someone so vastly more intelligent than me. Haha

  • @skywatcherextraordinaire7014

    @skywatcherextraordinaire7014

    8 ай бұрын

    I dont get it. Do you mean how Greene said that we dont have free will and everything is preordained by the laws of physics? So why arent the laws of physics completely capable of answering all our scientific questions? Wheres the "more powerful" laws of physics they talk about that combines quantum physics and einsteins relativity? And would that change their answers? Because if we have a law of physics thats not complete then how can we know if our every moment is predestined? And why dont our laws of physics work sometimes? Also in the many worlds theory, and multiverse theories its possible that we live out every choice and combination of choices that we can possibly make so is that really predestined or just another universe?

  • @jdecicco91

    @jdecicco91

    4 ай бұрын

    Pretty sure this is the predominant view amongst any physicists if you asked me

  • @danielwest2186
    @danielwest21868 ай бұрын

    i cannot imagine great teachers that are more interested and caring about their science as you two wise human beings, and all of your guests that I have heard in your discussions. Thank you sincerely for all you do to educate people in your lives as teachers. Kudos

  • @JesseSwaney
    @JesseSwaney8 ай бұрын

    Chuck learning a lot of physics makes me so happy.

  • @py2pw
    @py2pw8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for translating universe's language to a simple man like me, I really appreciate your show !!!

  • @hansegilhansen8383
    @hansegilhansen83838 ай бұрын

    Brian Greene should be a regular on the show I think. This is great!

  • @ZeroOskul

    @ZeroOskul

    8 ай бұрын

    "So, ZeroOskul says 'Brian Greene is a charlatan!' Thank you, ZeroOskul. I appreciate that!" -Brian Greene

  • @Silverdragon517
    @Silverdragon5178 ай бұрын

    Thank you for bringing Brian Greene on the show

  • @JamieSmith
    @JamieSmith8 ай бұрын

    Love when Tyson and Green are together and determinism comes up 😂 Whether it's my choice or not, I'd watch that all day

  • @lawrencebaker1811
    @lawrencebaker18113 ай бұрын

    This is brilliant. Having humour to break up the fantastically difficult and thought provoking "problems" is great.

  • @charlesminckler2978
    @charlesminckler29788 ай бұрын

    I'm glad a scientist / mathematician finally said that infinity doesn't apply to reality.

  • @gnomishviking3013

    @gnomishviking3013

    8 ай бұрын

    Why doesn’t it?

  • @charlesminckler2978

    @charlesminckler2978

    8 ай бұрын

    @@gnomishviking3013 Did you watch the episode? Infinity is a limit of mathematics, not a solution. Like the KZread video saying infinite $20 = infinite $1. Show me infinite $20 and I'll show you it is finite. Even the universe has a finite number of molecules to print money on. Infinity is a crutch until better math and better theories solve it.

  • @moonshoes11

    @moonshoes11

    8 ай бұрын

    @@gnomishviking3013 It’s theoretical. Not demonstrable.

  • @skywatcherextraordinaire7014

    @skywatcherextraordinaire7014

    8 ай бұрын

    Seems like it is. And why would it make you happy if it didnt? I dont get it.

  • @ytb40

    @ytb40

    Ай бұрын

    His string theory does not apply to reality. And that is far worse, because they burnt so much money with that nonsense...

  • @strider_hiryu850
    @strider_hiryu8508 ай бұрын

    this was such a thought provoking, eye opening, and funny episode.

  • @Esteb86
    @Esteb868 ай бұрын

    Always love listening to Brian Greene. He always speaks so elegantly and eloquently.

  • @Flying_Blind
    @Flying_Blind8 ай бұрын

    Finally, some one knows about being awake in your dreams. A guy was on I think Johnny Carson a long time ago and talked about how to be awake in your dreams. He talked about how to train yourself before you go to sleep to realize when you're in a dream and wake up inside of the dream. I started thinking about waking up in my dream before and while I was going to sleep. 3 weeks in I was dreaming, realized I was dreaming, started interacting with everyone and everything. I did it a few more times and life took over, I've never done it since. This is the 1st time I've ever heard anyone talk about this since then. g

  • @greghorne1201

    @greghorne1201

    8 ай бұрын

    A technique that helped me dream every night and remember them was to keep a cheap digital camera next to my pillow. My brain always knew it is there so when I wake up from the dream and reach for it then start recording when I remembered. Week after week it just kept happening over and over. The power of suggestion is helpful and so always thinking you're going to dream before bed and knowing you can record it when you wake up seems to be key for me. Another helpful tip is to go to bed and wake up at the same time and to try to wake up naturally. This can be forced by drinking a lot of water before bed, but I've also found animals making noises outside or buses will kick me out of a dream in just the same way and then I start remembering. After a while you'll get a lucid dream. I remember them more often and lucid dream rarely. A couple of my friends have been lucid dreaming since their childhood and it seems to be connected to having a parent who lucid dreams and gives them the suggestion that they can lucid dream anytime they want. I rarely hear people talk about this and so I got excited with this podcast because these are all brilliant people.

  • @freedomofmusic2112
    @freedomofmusic21128 ай бұрын

    I love this show so much. I share it with all my friends who like science and/or Dr. Tyson

  • @phazerave
    @phazerave8 ай бұрын

    That was thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. More please! I must say I'm impressed y'all were able to even move past question 3 with the calibur of discussion they sparked. Any one of those would have been an all-nighter for me and my armchair scientist buddies 😅

  • @DaellusKnights

    @DaellusKnights

    8 ай бұрын

    For as long as I have been watching and listening to all of these shows, I have to say this may very well be the best set of questions to happen together ever... Easily could make an entire two hour video on each one without it getting boring 😻

  • @phazerave

    @phazerave

    8 ай бұрын

    @@DaellusKnights yeah some really great guests on lately. I'm gonna have to join the patreon to start asking my burning questions

  • @vidyashastry6335
    @vidyashastry63353 ай бұрын

    Dr Greene is one of the very very few participants in the Star Talk show that can quell Dr Tyson’s and Chuck’s exuberance in such a polite, humorous and entertaining- not to mention intelligent - manner! But then I’ve always followed and loved Dr Brian Greene for years!

  • @barrywhite8747
    @barrywhite87475 ай бұрын

    I've always loved people like Neil and Brian. The way they can explain complicated science in a simple way that the common person can understand is amazing. Most scientists ether can't or don't want to take the time to do it, or just look down on us unknowledgeable folks who genuinely want to understand what's going on in the universe and how it works.

  • @u2rkillingme
    @u2rkillingme8 ай бұрын

    Love these guys. Always waiting for Brian or Niel to come out with the next video

  • @Corvaire
    @Corvaire8 ай бұрын

    Not only did I have lucid dreams as a kid (before I even heard of it) I could jump back into my favorite or even scariest dreams at most times. My favorite was me being a deer running through waste high grass at the edge of a tree line and would try to keep my leaps as high and long as I could. My scariest dream was me slowly running through a cornfield with spinach in my eyes that both slowed me down and made it hard for me to see. (like wearing a jack-o-lantern head running on sole sand in minecraft [as an example.])

  • @IslandGirlKelly

    @IslandGirlKelly

    8 ай бұрын

    That is fascinating, Corvaire. What do you attribute to your abilities to lucid dream? Does it just happen, or do you go through a ritual of sorts? I have remote viewed but never have had a lucid dream.

  • @Corvaire

    @Corvaire

    8 ай бұрын

    @@IslandGirlKelly I'm sure a stress mechanism initiated the ability but escape helped hone the skill. It's as simple as picturing the scenario as I fall into sleep (provided I'm sleepy enough.)

  • @HumorouslyAlien

    @HumorouslyAlien

    8 ай бұрын

    I too have lucid dreams where I gain control of my actions and body.. when I was young, I had a nightmare that reoccurred and one night I was able to generate a sword into my hands and the following nights I was able to defend myself in this reoccurring dream that I slow transformed from a nightmare to a triumphant dream.

  • @IslandGirlKelly

    @IslandGirlKelly

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@VVAdventures So interesting, VV. The closest that I have come to defending myself in a horror type dream happened very recently. I was surrounded by 3 men with guns. One had one pointed right at my head. The second before he could pull the trigger, I was shook awake. A definite shake to my shoulders. I felt it. I live alone. I love unexplained occurances such as that. We don't know, what we don't know. There is so much to this beautiful universe.

  • @sagarkumaragrahri5212
    @sagarkumaragrahri52128 ай бұрын

    Please keep bring Dr brian greene on your show forevere coz i love him as much as i love you dr neil de grasstyson🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

  • @nyreekrikorian
    @nyreekrikorian8 ай бұрын

    In my lucid dreams, to check if I am really dreaming, I try to fly. Then if I can, I know I am dreaming. I am the opposite of these gentlemen because I want to stay in the lucid dream as long as possible and do things I can't do in real life, like breathing under water, flying, etc.

  • @piumisandarenu9110
    @piumisandarenu91108 ай бұрын

    Brian Greene is one of the best! 🤩

  • @exco_preacher
    @exco_preacher8 ай бұрын

    Loved this episode!

  • @medicalphysics-lt2wo
    @medicalphysics-lt2wo8 ай бұрын

    I did what Brian did, as a physics student I knocked doors to learn some advanced math from my teachers in university BUT nobody did anything, nobody cared, so I learned it on my own.

  • @jarnop9184
    @jarnop91848 ай бұрын

    Laws of the universe makes me love Brian.

  • @skeller61
    @skeller618 ай бұрын

    Great conversation, thanks! I just had a thought about the center of the universe question: because time is integral to space-time, whenever we look across distances in space we are observing objects at various ages, so all of the objects occupy a different space time. In other words, we have no ability to see the present, except for things in our immediate vicinity. Even then, the speed of light means very close things we observe are not truly in the present, which means that none of what we observe is what’s happening in the present.

  • @DaellusKnights

    @DaellusKnights

    8 ай бұрын

    Even our own thoughts take time to happen. So the concept of an "absolute NOW" can get a bit mindbending if you take it far enough 😳😅

  • @metazock
    @metazock8 ай бұрын

    Chuck is incredible!

  • @reXdownhamOG
    @reXdownhamOG8 ай бұрын

    I’m currently 67 years old and I’ve been a lucid dreamer since early childhood. Recently, I’ve gained a new level of control over my ability to fly while in this dream state. For years, I would always wake myself up because I feared accidentally hitting the power lines. This was frustrating. Now, I’ve overcome this fear. I can jump from very high places and fly from there, whereas in the past, I didn’t have that level of confidence. I also was able to help someone (in the dream) learn to fly, simply by suggestion; instead of ‘teaching’ them to fly, I only needed to suggest they try it themselves. It’s an interesting time for me in my dreams, that’s for sure. -Love you guys. My favorite podcast!!

  • @suyapajimenez516
    @suyapajimenez5168 ай бұрын

    Professor Green has the gift to transform hard topic any beautiful and easy understandable capsules. The three of you were a delightful combo. 😊

  • @sherylbegby
    @sherylbegby8 ай бұрын

    Brian is awesome. More on string theory, please!

  • @spnhm34
    @spnhm347 ай бұрын

    One of the best ever episodes. Everyone is great in this. My biggest reaction was to learning that many scientists think they are smarter than Einstein. That was a real jaw-dropper

  • @michael-4k4000

    @michael-4k4000

    5 ай бұрын

    Chuck Nice for president of the United States of America

  • @JamesDavid074
    @JamesDavid0748 ай бұрын

    I used to watch Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe DVD to go to sleep. Such a great scientist.

  • @michaelccopelandsr7120
    @michaelccopelandsr71208 ай бұрын

    Neil and Chuck for 2024

  • @johnyepthomi892
    @johnyepthomi8928 ай бұрын

    Great watch as always. Dr. Greene is always a great guest to have.

  • @jonathanspruance4502
    @jonathanspruance45028 ай бұрын

    Brian Greene's 'Fabric of the Cosmos' book is what really allowed me to wrap my head around general relativity. Great teacher!

  • @renediaz3308
    @renediaz33084 ай бұрын

    I usually watch these videos to help me sleep. But I stayed awake for this whole segment (minus damn ads). Now I am going to wake up late for work. Thanks guys! Great work.

  • @nickhodgkins7318
    @nickhodgkins73188 ай бұрын

    It’s sitting right here! Love ya Chuck. Another informative and mentally stimulating episode. Thank you Neil, Brian and Mr Comedy.

  • @norcalpacific
    @norcalpacific8 ай бұрын

    FYI- They originally tried to do this interview in person, but Brian and Neil's brain mass together in one room caused spatial distortions.

  • @Sorteal

    @Sorteal

    8 ай бұрын

    🤣

  • @daarom3472

    @daarom3472

    7 ай бұрын

    they agreed to do the conversation in the same room experimental evidence for string theory was gathered. But they couldn't find any sadly.

  • @norcalpacific

    @norcalpacific

    7 ай бұрын

    @@daarom3472 sabine hossenfelder would say the same lol

  • @jmanj3917
    @jmanj39178 ай бұрын

    4:20 Absolutely. That's why I always preferred subjects like physics and mathematics over subjects like philosophy, where you're taught to talk yourself in circles. 😮

  • @msjadhav5192

    @msjadhav5192

    8 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @jacobharris5894

    @jacobharris5894

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah. I have so many pop science books on my bookshelf I haven’t read and have little interest in reading at this stage but I’m always hyped to learn from one of my textbooks. It’s the only kind of book where reading is an activity rather than a passive action. The unfortunate reality is if you don’t actively study physics you’ll never know it, you’ll just think you do.

  • @FreemanPresson

    @FreemanPresson

    8 ай бұрын

    You need to listen to actual philosophers (Sean Carroll being a great example) instead of sitting with your distaste from the initial serving of philosophy from school!

  • @lexy304
    @lexy3048 ай бұрын

    "Well there's a lot of evidence for that!" I love Chuck XD

  • @andrewrodriguez5451
    @andrewrodriguez54518 ай бұрын

    I learned, I laughed, I cried😂 amazing episode

  • @ChristinaGuzik
    @ChristinaGuzik8 ай бұрын

    How many more years before a university awards Chuck an honorary doctorate degree?! Certainly between Dr. Tyson and Dr. Greene, they can pull some STRINGS!!! 😂

  • @philipberthiaume2314
    @philipberthiaume23148 ай бұрын

    The way I understand it: A planck length is the minimal amount where outside forces can influence something. Any less is the equivalence of having nothing at all. I'm not a physicist and so I can be very wrong, but that is the way it was explained to me.

  • @Lisared023
    @Lisared023Ай бұрын

    I learn so much from the 3 of you whenever you do an episode!! So blessed to be able to hear these! TY for being willing to share your knowledge w/us!!

  • @kaileysecor3172
    @kaileysecor317217 күн бұрын

    i love startalk, being able to be goofy while being straightforward is the highest level❤

  • @Cuckold_Cockles
    @Cuckold_Cockles8 ай бұрын

    The people in this video that dont make me cringe: Brian Greene The people that do: everyone else

  • @kickinghorse2405
    @kickinghorse24058 ай бұрын

    A singularity is anyplace where our mathematics (or any attempt to explain via physics) breaks down. This is an interesting concept. The poets and prophets of old knew that an attempt to use language to name or describe the infinite was a futile effort. The Daoist states "the Dao that can be told is not the Dao (eternal constant)." And yet, the poets of old attempted to bend the meaning of words and "speak between the lines" to reach toward the infinite. This is interesting to me.

  • @center__mass
    @center__mass8 ай бұрын

    i lucid dream, i go to sleep listening to pysics and ended up having a personal tour of a conference walking alongside brian and Laurence,how lucky was i?

  • @sricharannch4075
    @sricharannch40753 ай бұрын

    I love how NDT adds to the questions to get the best possible answers out of Brian Green. Loved the episode ❤️

  • @StayCurious.
    @StayCurious.8 ай бұрын

    First view, like, comment 😍

  • @davidpereira5303
    @davidpereira53037 ай бұрын

    Come in for physics , end up learning and laughter to tears 😂 the best of the best , thank you !

  • @joseleon8235
    @joseleon82357 ай бұрын

    Brian is a source of meaning itself. Thanks to you all.

  • @luciojpfilho
    @luciojpfilho8 ай бұрын

    first

  • @NiX_aKi
    @NiX_aKi8 ай бұрын

    1st

  • @hassanhafeez5234

    @hassanhafeez5234

    8 ай бұрын

    You are truly the first ✊

  • @shanelle639
    @shanelle6397 ай бұрын

    That’s what chuck looks like!! Omg! I never quite thought about it when I listened to the podcast. It’s been a year of listening and this is the first time I’ve seen a video. It’s great to put a face to the voice!!!!!

  • @archy2j
    @archy2j8 ай бұрын

    Oh. Two of my favorite astrophysicists together. First 2 mins are hilarious 😄

  • @BlackFireTunes
    @BlackFireTunes8 ай бұрын

    I’m 5th to comment so please note that …Orion Luminiferous is 5th🙂👍

  • @imdiyu

    @imdiyu

    8 ай бұрын

    Noted

  • @jamiestanley9234

    @jamiestanley9234

    8 ай бұрын

    Noted 😊

  • @jd-zr3vk

    @jd-zr3vk

    7 ай бұрын

    Beethoven

  • @user-le1ts4gp7e
    @user-le1ts4gp7e8 ай бұрын

    Neil, Brian, and Chuck..... I'm a fan of your work Chuck, can't wait until you have the experience of your peers. This has been a chord which refurbishes the resonance.

  • @doryds
    @doryds8 ай бұрын

    That was one of the best demonstrations of public scientific explanation I have seen in a very long time...possibly since I last watched the Elegant Universe. Thank you for making this possible.

  • @knowpassword
    @knowpassword8 ай бұрын

    I love the banter between Neil and Brian! Also, run the math with the assumption that this reality is really a extremely complex simulation.. it should put them on the right track..🤔

  • @johnieduran7872
    @johnieduran78728 ай бұрын

    Glad Chuck got some recognation for his contribution to the show.

  • @wjack89
    @wjack8922 күн бұрын

    Brian Greene was also in my science class vcr tapes. Always great to see him

  • @Chaotician69
    @Chaotician698 ай бұрын

    Once you become aware in your dreams .... instead of waking yourself up, take control of the dream, and make whatever you want happen. I've lucid dreamt my entire life, and it's what I do. The amazing creative stories I can generate because of it is astounding.

  • @TheRobGuard
    @TheRobGuard6 ай бұрын

    These guys are great, using humour in a very intelligent way and making an otherwise perhaps kind of "dry" topic more vibrant of ideas, thoughts and feelings. I hate listening to dry professors that barely show any emotions at all while "spewing" very complex science that is always vary vague, etc. This is a more fun format for science imo but need the right people ofc. I'm glad I stumbled upon this video, couldnt stop listening! 👌

  • @bangkok_as_is
    @bangkok_as_is8 ай бұрын

    great video with brian greene, as always. would also love to see new videos with paul steinhardt and david helfand on startalk. it's been a few years since we've seen them last time on the show. thank you

  • @troymosher4877
    @troymosher48777 ай бұрын

    I love Brian Green. This stuff fascinates me but it can be overwhelming. I love the way they spoon-feed it so I can grasp the concept.

  • @WBradJazz
    @WBradJazz8 ай бұрын

    Brian Greene’s videos and books introduced the world of string theory to me.

  • @SarelPrinsloo-jx3fr
    @SarelPrinsloo-jx3fr8 ай бұрын

    Dr Neil inspired my love for Space and Planets...thanks Neil

  • @sensualchocolate4928
    @sensualchocolate49288 ай бұрын

    The Elegant Universe is one of my favorite books. It is an excellent read.

  • @satoshinakamoto3342
    @satoshinakamoto33428 ай бұрын

    I'm a Finance graduate, but I love these discussions. I wish everybody gets such brilliant teachers

  • @mickeybrumfield764
    @mickeybrumfield7648 ай бұрын

    So many good books out there. I think you guys are the best.❤

  • @telsner100
    @telsner1003 ай бұрын

    Yes! More Brian Greene !! He is so brilliant but also good natured!

  • @Roguescienceguy
    @Roguescienceguy8 ай бұрын

    Chuck, for what it's worth. Your presence and Ad rem jokes make the presence of Neil actually bearable.😜

  • @jaimel2037
    @jaimel20378 ай бұрын

    I really enjoy Brian cause he gets to the answers asap and doesn’t ramble and get too obnoxious with cringey forced humour

  • @ShawnRavenfire
    @ShawnRavenfire8 ай бұрын

    I remember one time, I "sensed" that I was dreaming while in a dream (I don't remember the specific dream), and decided to "will" myself awake, which I did. I them immediately regretted it, because it was too early, I was still tired, and now I couldn't get back to sleep.

  • @thiagoschreiner4601
    @thiagoschreiner46018 ай бұрын

    This more relaxed version of Neil is so much better to watch, keep that vibe in other shows Neil and tone down the "know-it-all-let-me-blow-your-mind-and-interrupt-you-with-it" mode.

  • @user-tc1fw5ms5s
    @user-tc1fw5ms5s8 ай бұрын

    Chuck deserves that ST deploma. This guy is so knowledgeable at this point. His smarts dont get enough credit. And hes so funny. What a co-host

  • @ShroudedDay
    @ShroudedDay5 ай бұрын

    Brian is my fave! Thanks for having him on!

  • @holisticaustralia
    @holisticaustralia7 ай бұрын

    Loved it fellas, great to see Brian Green, so chuffed, I miss him so much, especially when he says, "I was right" Who else can say that and not be labelled a narcissist ❤

  • @jonathanclark5240
    @jonathanclark52408 ай бұрын

    Thanks, as always, for exanding my mind--got a good stretch with this one!

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