Distinguished Lecture in Astronomy: Steven Beckwith

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Distinguished Lecture in Astronomy: Steven Beckwith

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16 жыл бұрын

The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Distinguished Lecture in Astronomy
"The Dawn of Creation: The First 2 Billion Years"
Steven Beckwith, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, University of California, Office of the President
Modern technical wonders like the Hubble Space Telescope have made it possible to look back to a time when the universe looked very different than it does today, when the first galaxies were created and the universe developed structure seen as patterns in the galaxies apparent today. This years Sackler Lecture will look back to the first 2 billion years.

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@zook2k5 6 жыл бұрын

I stumbled onto a Beckwith talk a few weeks ago and a little disappointed that there arent' more talks to watch. What a great speaker!

@nicophobia 13 жыл бұрын

I've watched hundreds of these lectures now, physics, astrophysyics, theoretical physics, particle physics, I love physics. These are some of the smartest people on the planet, at the forefront of science. Is there really no one who can sort out a lapel mic, this happens at a scary percentage of these lectures. Amazing.

@rapperzondernaam 14 жыл бұрын

I like the part about the language, it's true that although we all seem to 'understand' each other, it still takes a lot of effort and words to explain yourself... when in your head you know what's going on, no words, no effort..

@Time364 13 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the download and the link and, of course the lecture is great.

@shananagans5 14 жыл бұрын

The first 2 billion yrs. I sure hope this is a summary !! :)

@LuciFeric137 3 жыл бұрын

Great speaker.

@skippercharleston689 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Berkeley

@Raekwon941 14 жыл бұрын

I keep watching these lectures, but i'm British and have to remember that when he says, for example '500 Mpc, 1,500 million lightyears, 1.5 billion lightyears' (15:50), he means 1,500,000,000 and not 1,500,000,000,000. I think. Well i hope anyway. It's only a few extra zeros but it makes a huge difference.

@String425 14 жыл бұрын

@TheOGTripnotist No, because it still takes time for light to reach you from any direction so no matter what you're always seeing into the past.

@Alwaysrite 14 жыл бұрын

if you look farther away from were middle of the universe(whereever that is) ur looking back in time. then if you look towards the middle do you peek into the future?

@greencap1 14 жыл бұрын

@TheOGTripnotist No! It takes light time to travel, so everything you see have already happened. The further away it happened the longer the light had to travel to reach you and therefore the further back in time you are watching. Long distance = far back in time Short distance = more recently This is true in all directions.

@maxwellsdaemon7 12 жыл бұрын

@pseudorandomly Thanks. What if the two "dots" are, say, two stars in a binary, or a nucleus and an electron in an atom. Then stretching the space between them increases the distance, and implies an increase in potential energy, do you agree?

@rapperzondernaam 14 жыл бұрын

there is no purpose, no begin no end. we humans have outgrown the universe and seek for things that are not ment to be understood. They just are.

@ultradevon04 14 жыл бұрын

@nilesh1nilesh That is a really interesting point and perhaps you are right. I;'ve thought of it like that. I think there needs to be something to control people in general because smart people do crazy things too.

@rapperzondernaam 14 жыл бұрын

I have been looking deeper, much deeper. just check out my favs, its full of it.. but what I ment with it is that we look at quantum mechanics and the universe(s) from our point of view which makes everything pretty complicated and rational..

@maxwellsdaemon7 12 жыл бұрын

@pseudorandomly Thanks for the insight. Does that mean that galaxies and planets and other objects get "dragged" by the expanding space, and doesn't this imply a force?

@k0nn0r 14 жыл бұрын

@MrMarijuanasmoke420 You say that as a religious person, so as a convinced atheist, let me agree wholeheartedly. Religion and Science do not argue on the same level. For me personally, it's not possible to be religious simply because I believe that god is a construct, but science is about what you can prove, where as religion is basically faith in the unknown. You cannot prove religion wrong with science, or prove science wrong with religion, those who do have no idea what they are talking about

@keen125 14 жыл бұрын

Modern language may also be a boundary in exchanging critical thinking. We cant really think how it could be any other way.. but do you ever wonder why it takes so long to explain yourself using language. These languages were created hundreds if not thousands of years ago Plus, to also add to your comment, if you could describe something to me in a way that I may understand it, I could learn anything. The universe is simple but not obvious. "Thinking" is what separates us from everything else.

@vladamirrrr 13 жыл бұрын

@attilaclark i agree because buddhism is all about expanding your consciousness, which definitely helps with your imagination, which is something astronomers should have. but of course, that doesnt mean you have to be a buddhist to expand your consciousness ;))) astronomers have to be well rounded, just my humble opinion

@AntonioTENEBRION 13 жыл бұрын

it could happen another big bang if this continues to grow?

@1WaySafe 6 жыл бұрын

look at this gif of a black hole , consider what you see as somewhat like the big bang , jila.colorado.edu/~ajsh/insidebh/front_640x360.gif

@TalkinNews 6 жыл бұрын

You cannot look back and see the first galaxies created. Simply because they've always been. Not only that the universe is a billion times bigger trillion times bigger maybe even infinitely bigger than you can imagine

@vladamirrrr 13 жыл бұрын

@attilaclark well, since you're saying it (i know this isn't the place for it:) but buddhism rules, it's not even a religion in a common sense, it's pretty scientific and makes a lot of sense, no dogmatic bullshit in buddhism

@cc123456789 13 жыл бұрын

take audio from the sound board! that way you don't have 3 mics

@saultube44 13 жыл бұрын

Great Astronomy Lecture, can I study Astronomy online for free at Berkeley?

@jus1haz2 15 жыл бұрын

Yay Science!

@saultube44 13 жыл бұрын

@imontellano "your words and thoughts are useless", likewise.

@Chaguarama75 13 жыл бұрын

Dude!!! Thats Will Ferrel.

@retoblubber 11 жыл бұрын

@53:19 he ment "dark energy" and not "dark matter"

@jontibloom 14 жыл бұрын

Science is the fucking future !!

@merrittolsen 14 жыл бұрын

the pictures at about 0:31:00 looks exactly like the neural connections in the brain...

@ANDROID697 14 жыл бұрын

Atomic silence is more apropriate to a big bang theory.

@olishant 14 жыл бұрын

wow, this Beckwith must really be someone special. He got TWO introductions. XD

@Goetterhand 15 жыл бұрын

Grüße aus der Oberlausitz!

@tocalpianix 15 жыл бұрын

Some scientists think at the other side of every black hole there is a white hole - in other words, a big bang. So black holes would create new universes.

@eyeAMtwinkEE 14 жыл бұрын

@eyeAMtwinkEE I mean 23:30.

@rampantlion103 15 жыл бұрын

What is the BIG BANG? What consist of BIG BANG. Could you explain how BILLIONS OF GALAXIES and GAZILLIONS OF STARS can be contain and hold in limited amount of space in BIG BANG? The force of holding the BIG BANG? Are there many big bangs privously? Is Big Bang like THE BLACK HOLE?

@ananiasacts 14 жыл бұрын

@bobean991, but if religion is selectively encumbering those least able to recognize it's absurdity, then it might be a good thing for humanity overall. One way to artificially enhance our collective ability is to convince the people least likely to be helpful to opt out of participating. Perhaps it's no accident that shortly after the codification of scripture, and rise in literacy, humanity discovered the scientific method and began to seriously empower itself. Religion works like fly paper.

@orbsandtea 15 жыл бұрын

Why would someone introduce the introducer? That's... Weird... XD

@kroon275 10 жыл бұрын

to avoid the bullshit intro's scroll to 7.00 mins for Beckwith's appearance ;)

@hjembrentkent6181 9 жыл бұрын

@kroon275 9 жыл бұрын

Hjembrent Kent ur welcome ;) did u enjoy? i thawt he was excellant, 1 of the very best astronomy lecturers ive heard

@hjembrentkent6181 9 жыл бұрын

K Roon Yes super lecture very interesting and watchable, im going to watch it again now xD

@rbolo29 14 жыл бұрын

'What is the purpose of the Universe?'

@Guitcad1 12 жыл бұрын

And yet the universe is still over 13 billion years old.

@PadraigM46 14 жыл бұрын

There is no middle, the whole universe is the middle...crazy huh!

@eyeAMtwinkEE 14 жыл бұрын

0:23:20 "A few farts in a million". Hahahahah.

@MarceloDiCocco 11 жыл бұрын

I think any cult is not the direct cause of hate and ignorance. But it fits to ignorant, naive and single-minded people (and often passionate and violent ones), because it gives them all the answers they need (such as purpose, ways to behave, explanation from origin to the end), all packed-up and with no effort. If something "scientific" is different from the dogma, then the whole pack is in danger and thus, they cannot allow themselves to doubt, nor others can neither. It is sad.

@Bear-form 14 жыл бұрын

+/- 30:00 minutes: So interesting

@Videos4USArmy 13 жыл бұрын

@romano444 That is a unknown question. And it's still being tested. I hope you don't bring in God of the gaps.

@deepwinter77 12 жыл бұрын

@holzpusher kinda weird comment who exactly is this jesus some competing scintist or something?

@swagger93 14 жыл бұрын

haw haw haw

@mrarches 15 жыл бұрын

pardon ?

@GeoffreyRoper 11 жыл бұрын

Finally, an educated comment on this chain, haha.

@EltonJThe 13 жыл бұрын

@AgilitySeed Really, really, smart people who don't want to be excommunicated and banished to Germany.

@zeromancer-x 14 жыл бұрын

@Pig560 Are you kidding??

@vintagedesert 13 жыл бұрын

Wow. All these comments, not a one having to do with the video. Did anybody actually watch it? Anybody? At all?

@Alvonsanklasikpspgaming 15 жыл бұрын

God is great..

@Alwaysrite 14 жыл бұрын

yes that makes sense so we must be behind the times then haha. maybe thats why other alien civilizations are more advanced.

@Hollywood1898 13 жыл бұрын

Did he die?

@String425 14 жыл бұрын

@xp0nd3r Every astronomy teacher since the doppler gun came out has used that analogy

@KyleStonehouse 11 жыл бұрын

I wonder which version of the Bible was printed when they edited that part in. Lol.

@snappy452 13 жыл бұрын

@Zurround100 The infinite regress is the enemy of both science and religion.

@2222badger2222 11 жыл бұрын

because deep down they question their faith

@Videos4USArmy 13 жыл бұрын

@Zurround100 Such a troll jhahaha

@dominator120397 13 жыл бұрын

Keep religion and Science separate. No need to hate!!

@imjinc2k 14 жыл бұрын

nothing 'just is', look deeper.

@robertstevens7427 10 жыл бұрын

@Pig560- Religion attempts to explain why we are here. Science attempts to explain what here is, where it came from and where it is going.

@MarceloDiCocco 11 жыл бұрын

Simple: because a religious video does not interest you at all, but any science video may have proofed statements (in any degree) against their "revealed truth". But instead offering a disproof (in any degree), they likely quote some sacred book and interprets on that behalf. You cannot even think to argument "because Newton said so!", although you "believe" Newton laws to be truth next time you check. Big difference: you do not believe facts in authority bases.

@mrarches 15 жыл бұрын

Genesis,verse 9,chapter 3,and god says He who doubts i made the universe in 7 days will be hit by the plague.

@joeshmo1979 13 жыл бұрын

Hate the way religious people take offense when you talk about the big bang. God and the big bang theory are NOT mutually exclusive. What was there before 13.7 Billion years ago? What was the catalyst for the big bang? Where does dark energy come from?

@RavensfordSMs 11 жыл бұрын

hmmm, I do wonder why so many religious types come to offer opinion in a subject that should hold no interest for them. I for one am never to be found commenting upon religious context video's, be it positive or negative. The subject just holds no interest for me as my faith is centered upon laws of a more physical nature; and so I ignore the other offerings. Why can these commenters not understand their vitriol only alienates them further?

@keen125 14 жыл бұрын

When you give faith to some higher energy you trade questions and intelligence for control, and become weak-minded based on the ideologies that someone somewhere is making the decisions for you. Sadly, over time, you lose the ability of creative thought because you have sealed your fate based on a false interpretation of why life was created in the universe. Religion is the illusion that there is a better place, and that your purpose is not to think, but accept evil in the world as unchangeable

@KyleStonehouse 11 жыл бұрын

Looks like one of the people who actually revised and altered the Bible was King James. Whoops.

@carlkuhl8490 11 жыл бұрын

I think you have to look at what the Bible has to say about all this sort of thing...and for an ancient document to allude to everything science is confirming today it cant be just coincidence

@mrarches 15 жыл бұрын

luke verse 9 chapter 10,and god says he who takes the lords name in vain will be struck down by a thunderbolt.

@brandonlueschen6770 2 жыл бұрын

None of it is clear because, GOD created the world and us. Please stop lying

@vinizz11 13 жыл бұрын

@Zurround100 a devout atheist lol

@cryingoutloude 13 жыл бұрын

@Zurround100 Keep Religion away from politics and science

@eurogeorge 11 жыл бұрын

Sir, were you there when God created the Earth and put it in dead-center of the Universe? How do you know God did it if you were not there?

@mrarches 15 жыл бұрын

your a bit sad looking that up,of course i was being sarcastic,i wouldnt go within a million miles of a bible.

@fraOppland 11 жыл бұрын

A massive star died to make you possible. Think of it as Jesus Christ the Son of God if you like. But without Supernovae you wouldn't exist in order to be the feeble minded religious follow you are. Operative word: follower.