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Steven Weinberg - Why a Fine-Tuned Universe?

2022-10-13 Education
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How can so many numbers of nature—the constants and relationships of physics—be so spot-on perfect for humans to exist? Coincidence and luck seem wildly unlikely. This question causes controversy, among scientists and among philosophers. Beware: there is more than one answer lurking here. 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 Watch more interviews on fine tuning: https://bit.ly/3EyyJQh Steven Weinberg is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his contributions to the unification of the weak force and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP 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)

@thomasdequincey5811 2022-10-13

It was a sad day when Steven Weinberg died. Physics lost a great man.

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@numericalcode 2022-10-13

It’s criminal how few people know anything about Steven Weinberg

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@salmanzafar86 2022-10-14

Steven Weinberg was a great physicist

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@focalplane3063 2022-10-13

One of your best episode’s. Thanks.

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@ALavin-en1kr 2024-03-09

R.I.P. Mr. Weinberg. You were always a pleasure to listen to and a decent human being.

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@chargersina 2022-10-13

I wish we knew the date of the videos. You see Robert with dark hair and I know Steven Weinberg passed away in 2021.

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@Carfeu 2022-10-19

This guy is a very smart man

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@allenanderson4911 2022-10-14

If all space (actually "empty" or not) is filled with annihilating matter-antimatter pairs...why isn't measurable background gamma radiation ubiquitous?

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@donnacabot3550 2022-10-13

It’s all about the sound.

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@krischnakrischna 2022-10-14

..." and matter will play a very little role "....🙏.... excellenty crisp and clear discourse... thank you...

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