There is certainty in uncertainty: Brian Schmidt at TEDxCanberra

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When a Nobel Laureate speaks, you listen.
At TEDxCanberra 2012, Nobel Prize for Physics recipient, Professor Brian Schmidt, provides a live, engaging and practical demonstration of just how uncertainty works in the real world.
With a little help from some students in the audience, Professor Schmidt explains how uncertainty operates in our daily lives, including inaccurate media coverage of political polling and efforts to understand climate change.

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@nishanks93 11 жыл бұрын

These talks aren't necessarily meant to teach concepts (in this case statistics), but to show the importance of something so simple. Many who know of advanced concepts tend to forget where it all came from.

@infomysteria5845 3 жыл бұрын

Uncertainty is the real essence of worlds going on

@skiptaker 11 жыл бұрын

there is Certainty in uncertainty !!!

@killdatguy41 11 жыл бұрын

that kid seems like the smartest in the school, or close to. Do you know these guys in person?

@etienne7774 3 жыл бұрын

In God's mind there is no uncertainty. Only in yours. Read the KJB!

@killdatguy41 11 жыл бұрын

okay

@xylos16 4 жыл бұрын

I love Plinko! 😆

@nix207 12 жыл бұрын

what you did there.. i see it. but maybe not.

@maddrk3724 11 жыл бұрын

pretty low level lecture, that can be taught in pre-school basically, but not worthy of ted or a Nobel laureate. It was basically a first lesson in probability/statistics, even the demos were not that good.

@pascalstraetmans5598 5 жыл бұрын

look at the people, everyone is so confident about its own view .. I think it would be great if more people would understand what this man was trying to say

@bahadirozer 6 жыл бұрын

this doesnt help at all.

@ed4183 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I now I understand what they meant, about knowledge is power. Keep on watching it over and over again, this is gold.

@sofiamajewski 11 жыл бұрын

"Me and my fellow Nobel Laureates" should have been "I and my fellow Nobel Laureates" Not that, as a Speaking Coach, I would ever criticise a Nobel Laureate. However, what I would always say is - when you speak in public it's a good idea to rehearse your opening and closing lines!

@patrickholmes9743 6 жыл бұрын

Well said!! I immediately noticed the same. Very sad. And nobody is above criticism, we're all equally human! Btw, Nobel prizes are always very political (who wins, etc)!!! So it's not always a reflection of intelligence and talent, as we can see in this unimpressive talk.

@mindmatters7926 4 жыл бұрын

Actually he should say what he likes the purpose of communication is to communicate and to be understood. If you wish to be pedantic then he may choose "My fellow Nobel and me". If he were the Queen of England he would say "My fellow Nobel Laureates and I" but "I and my Nobel Laureates" is grammatically incorrect. You always put the 'other' first in your speech as a mark of respect. Hence " My husband and I". This is the Queen's English which, is a dying art. On the whole I find that he articulates well.

@leematthew2424 5 жыл бұрын

One second you’re talking about inability to measure chaotic systems,and the next you are saying you can measure and keep our emissions to under 2%,which is it? Ya can’t have it both ways!

@bibiayube677 4 жыл бұрын

When did you get a PhD fucktardds