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Max Tegmark - How Vast is the Cosmos?

2023-03-14 Education
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Everyone knows that the universe is huge, but no one could have imagined how staggeringly immense the universe, or multiple universes, may actually be. It stops your breath. How to get a measure of the size of the cosmos? What would it mean if the cosmos were literally infinite? Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Watch more interviews on the size of the universe: https://bit.ly/428alhw Max Tegmark is Professor of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds a BS in Physics and a BA in Economics from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. He also earned a MA and PhD in physics from University of California, Berkeley. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.

Top Comments (10)

@thoughtsurferzone5012 2023-03-24

The universe isn't just bigger than you think it is, it's bigger than you can think.

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@mickeybrumfield764 2023-03-14

If the past is any indication of what the future holds, it would appear that we are destined to forever underestimate the size of our reality.

54 17 replies
@clownworld-honk410 2023-03-15

Like listening to Max. A charismatic academic AND with a good haircut... A rare phenomenon!

39 3 replies
@leonreynolds77 2023-03-15

This man is so brilliant, I highly respect him. Max Tegmark is a brilliant man.

26 4 replies
@snappycat_times_ten 2023-03-15

I love this conversation. Flowing, intelligent and enjoyable. Added to my favourites.

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@gregjhill 2023-03-15

“Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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@michaeltrower741 2023-03-14

That long pause and moment of deep silence between them at 13:07 is truly unnerving -- like they've reached the edge of everything and aren't sure what to make of it.

16 1 replies
@benjamintrevino325 2023-03-25

The moral of the story is that we're the only friends we have that can get to us in time to save us, so we should try being a little nicer to each other.

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@z_temy 2023-04-08

Max is 56 years old so good genetics indeed.

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@denislemenoir 2023-03-14

Tegmark seems like he’s got ants in his pants throughout this interview

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