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'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009

Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science · 2.6M views · 2009-10-22 · 1:04:52

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Overview

Lawrence Krauss's 2009 talk on the current picture of the universe, how it will end and how it could have come from nothing. It covers the expanding universe, cosmic background radiation and the cosmological constant.

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HN regards it as a famous, mesmerizing talk, especially for the point that distant galaxies will become unobservable.

Recommended by 7 HN people across 7 months · HN mentions 2009–2024

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Cosmology & astrophysicsReligion, belief & skepticism
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atomi · 2020-12 · Strong recommendation

There is also one of my favorite talks tangentially related by Lawrence Krauss. He explains that eventually a civilization exploring the universe around them will only see it's own galaxy and likely believe that's all there is. We are living in an extraordinary time where we are still able to see other galaxies. [VIDEO]

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ZenzerNet · 2009-11 · Strong recommendation

I feel this video is apt for this topic - Laurence Krauss - A universe from nothing. [VIDEO] It had me mesmerized and mystified for the whole run.

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Isinlor · 2021-12 · Recommendation

Everything from 3 blue 1 brown: [LINK] Visualization of Quantum Physics (Quantum Mechanics): [LINK] history of the entire world, i guess: [LINK] TIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time (4K): [LINK] Humanity was born way ahead of its time. The reason is grabby aliens. and Grabby aliens: when we'll meet them, how big they are, and other predictions [LINK] [LINK] Everyday Astronaut videos (he has 90 min documentary on Soviet rocket engine): [LINK] Cool Worlds - a lot of 25-35 min very nice astronomy explanations: [LINK] 'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss: [VIDEO]

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