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Tracing the Abyss: The Spacetime of a Supermassive Black Hole

2025-02-28 Science & Technology
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Nobel Laureate Andrea Ghez joins Brian Greene to explore her decade's long pursuit of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Participant: Andrea Ghez Moderator: Brian Greene 00:00 Introduction 00:46 The Discovery of a Supermassive Black Hole 01:50 Early Influences and Childhood Curiosity 03:01 The Impact of the Moon Landing 04:16 From Math to Physics 05:42 Women in Science 07:30 Falling in Love with Astronomy and Telescopes 09:01 Supermassive vs. Stellar Black Holes 12:05 Overcoming Doubts in Scientific Research 15:33 The Search for the Black Hole in the Milky Way 18:00 Developing Techniques for Infrared Astronomy 21:12 The Long Journey to a Scientific Breakthrough 24:45 The Moment of Discovery 30:20 The Future of Black Hole Research 32:45 Closing Thoughts and Advice for Aspiring Scientists 35:10 Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe 41:30 Q&A VISIT our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com FOLLOW us on Social Media: Facebook: / worldsciencefestival Twitter: / worldscifest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldscifest/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldscifest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-science-festival #worldsciencefestival #briangreene #cosmology #astrophysics

Top Comments (10)

@cybermonkeys 2025-02-28

It always amazes me fellow nerds, how the World Science Festival manages to do this? Every week, they have wonderful guests, thought-provoking chats and the superb Brian Greene in spacetime. My nerd brain is continually expanding with these shows. This time next week, I'll be a universal Ai. 🤓

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@jameshoey303 2025-02-28

Thank you Prof Brian Green for Science Festival an extrodinary generous gift from the best presenter who makes complex subjects accessible to hungry minds… for free… your gift is so appreciated.. thank you seems inadequate

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@robinblankenship9234 2025-03-05

It is just SO satisfying and thrilling to see Dr. Ghez get a Nobel. She has a marvellous way of sharing her enthusiasim and her knowledge and insights with regular people. She’s been a favorite of mine for decades. Bravo, Docdtor.

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@NewMessage 2025-03-01

Everything is awesome with this lady.

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@danielstone869 2025-03-02

This is so awesome! ❤

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@USAFreedomtrain 2026-01-19

A true festival it was! We got a comedian and learned something new! Professor Green tried to ask his questions as serious as possible with the straight face so he wouldn’t provoke a laughing response, but time after time it did not work.

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@DanielThompson-e8l 2025-03-02

An excellent interview and person to interview.

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@QuantumDivergence 2025-10-09

Dr. Ghez absolutely RULES. EASILY one of my favorite interviews yet.

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@SarahElizabethLevin1974 2026-01-04

Thank you very much. I really enjoyed this discussion.

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@ericdickerson4467 2025-04-13

I remember as a young teenager she was on a pbs show or something along those lines ( it was in the 90s ) her discussing this project back then and it’s awesome to see her now

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