Multiverse: One Universe or Many - World Science Festival 2013

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This is an interesting and lively/fun debate, even if you are not technically up on
the jargon, on the current multiverse theory debating the pros and cons as of june
2013.....

Andreas Albrecht makes a good point at the end from the alternate view when he
talks about the Taxi driver who drove him to the presentation, and how the internet
is waking people up to fields only available to academics..


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Multiverse: One Universe or Many - World Science Festival 2013

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Published on 15 Jun 2013


Reproduced from the WSF Livestream page: http://new.livestream.com/WorldScienc...

Multiverse: One Universe or Many
World Science Festival 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

The inflationary theory of cosmology, an enduring theory about our universe and how it
was formed, explains that just after the Big Bang, the universe went through a period of
rapid expansion. This theory has been critical to understanding what's going on in the
cosmos today. But now, this long-held notion—which seems to suggest as-yet-unproven
and perhaps unprovable features such as the multiverse—is under increasing attack.
Through informed debate among architects of the inflationary theory and its prime
competitors, this program will explore our best attempts to understand where we came from.

This program is part of the Big Ideas Series.

Panel:
John Hockenberry (Moderator)
John Hockenberry is an award-winning journalist with twenty-five years experience
in radio, broadcast television and print. He is the host of WNYC and PRI's The
Takeaway, a correspondent for PBS Frontline, and a noted presenter and moderator
at conferences such as TED, Aspen Ideas, and the World Science Festival.

Andreas Albrecht (Theoretical Cosmologist)
Andreas Albrecht is a leading theoretical cosmologist. He received his Ph.D. from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1983 where, with Paul Steinhardt, he wrote one of the
original papers on "new" or "slow roll" inflation.

Alan Guth (Cosmologist)
Alan Guth is a professor of physics at MIT, and world-renowned for his discovery of
inflationary cosmology, the dominant cosmological paradigm for over two decades.

Andrei Linde (Cosmologist)
Andrei Linde is one of the authors of the inflationary universe scenario, which is
gradually becoming the standard paradigm of modern cosmology. He invented its most
popular versions: new inflation, chaotic inflation, and hybrid inflation.

Neil Turok (Physicist)
Neil Turok develops and tests fundamental theories of the cosmos. He pioneered the
open inflation and cyclic universe models, as well as observational tests for dark energy
and the nature of the relic perturbations using the microwave sky, both subsequently
confirmed.

Reproduced for educational purposes only and for no material gain.
©2013 Science Festival Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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Planck reveals an almost perfect Universe

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o8tbg63bffk/UVHijmdEhqI/AAAAAAAAUcU/yW6vfBqMuUo/s1600/Planck_CMB_node_full_image.jpg


New cosmic recipe...

http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2013/03/planck_cosmic_recipe/12584020-4-eng-GB/Planck_cosmic_recipe_medium.jpg


read more...
http://www.astrowatch.net/2013/03/planck-reveals-almost-perfect-universe.html

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String theory - Brian Greene explained in a light hearted, 'almost' understandable way..LOL


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Published on 9 Aug 2013

Physicist Brian Greene explains superstring theory, the idea that miniscule
strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle and force
in the universe.

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Some more interesting questions from the World science festival 2013


Is Time Real?

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Published on 1 Nov 2013


Time seems to pass us so quickly, just flying by. But does it really?
Physicist Paul Davies explains the illusion of the flow of time.

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I don't agree with all Richards outlooks on life but wanted to know about him,
in this interview he talks about his childhood in Africa and from there,
Some amusing anecdotes and thought provoking........



Richard Dawkins and Brian Greene: Does God Exist?

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Published on 16 Dec 2013


Richard Dawkins and Brian Greene discuss their views on God --
if one exists, and in the context of evolution and science.


Richard Dawkins and Brian Greene: Do We Live in a simulated Universe?

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Published on 16 Dec 2013


Richard Dawkins and Brian Greene discuss the notion that our universe might
be simulated - even created by a pimply teenager in his garage from the future.


The full interview......

Richard Dawkins and Brian Greene in Conversation at 92Y

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Published on 16 Dec 2013


Does God exist? Could our universe be a simulation? Watch WSF co-founder Brian Greene
and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, in a lively discussion on philosophical ideas of
atheism, science and religion. Recorded in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd
Street Y, www.92Y.org.

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STRING THEORY.....Chart for myself....LOL


Matter/object

http://brocantejouenne.free.fr/deco/bougeoir_argent.jpg


Molecules

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Atoms....


http://skullsinthestars.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/faradayatoms.jpg


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Inside the atoms are electrons swarming around the neutrons and protons
which are attached nucleus.

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inside neutrons and protons are Quarks

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inside a Quark
http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/2012/quarkmatters.jpg



Object made of matter made up of molecules, which are made up of Atoms , inside
the Atom are electrons swarming around the nucleus,which the neutrons & protons
are attached, inside the neutron are Quarks,

Conventional science stops and the new theory begins

Inside the Quark are dancing filament of energy that looks like a piece of string...

This is where the term String theory comes from apparently.

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I wish I found this chart before I spent an hour trying to find the pictures above LOL.


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Multiverse: In the Beginning

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Published on 20 Dec 2013


What if the big bang that produced our universe wasn't
the only one? Is it possible that universes are being
created all the time? Some scientists suspect a theory
supposing a collection of universes—dubbed the
multiverse—could answer many of the questions
surrounding our origins and the nature of space-time.
But the notion of multiple universes is not without its
opponents. Take a visual tour from the beginning of
time all the way to the roiling debate amongst physicists today.


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Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo ........& the 'NUTTY' professors....

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Snowball, the world famous dancing cockatoo, with owner, Irena Schultz. Watch as
Snowball gets down to his favorite song, from the World Science Festival
event, "Avian Einsteins". Joining in on the fun are Faith Salie, Erich Jarvis, Irene
Pepperberg, Nicola Clayton, Ofer Tchernichovski and David Rothenberg.

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This is thought provoking presentation..........


Universe or Multiverse - Documentary

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Published on 19 Jun 2013


Universe or Multiverse - Documentary

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Another discussion from last years science festival , sounds
heavy but worth a listen even if some of it goes over your
head, it is still a good debate about the current views of
the holographic nature of the universe or not...

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A Thin Sheet of Reality: The Universe as a Hologram (Full)

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Published on 18 May 2013


2011 World Science Festival panel discussion on the holographic principle.
http://worldsciencefestival.com/video...

What we touch. What we smell. What we feel. They're all part of our reality. But
what if life as we know it reflects only one side of the full story? Some of the
world's leading physicists think that this may be the case. They believe that our
reality is a projection—sort of like a hologram—of laws and processes that exist on
a thin surface surrounding us at the edge of the universe. Although the notion
seems outlandish, it's a long-standing theory that initially emerged years ago from
scientists studying black holes; recently, a breakthrough in string theory propelled
the idea into the mainstream of physics. What took place was an intriguing
discussion on the cutting-edge results that may just change the way we view reality.

Featuring:

John Hockenberry:

John Hockenberry is an award-winning journalist with twenty-five years experience
in radio, broadcast television and print. He is the host of WNYC and PRI's The
Takeaway, a correspondent for PBS Frontline, and a noted presenter and moderator
at conferences such at TED, Aspen Ideas, and the World Science Festival.

Gerard t'Hooft:

Gerardus 't Hooft was born on July 5, 1946, Den Helder, the Netherlands. When he
received his doctorate in theoretical physics in 1972 at Utrecht University on "The
Renormalization Procedure for Yang-Mills Fields", this work would later earn him,
together with his advisor Martinus Veltman, the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics.

't Hooft has been Professor in Theoretical Physics at Utrecht for most of his
professional life, doing research and education on the topics of the electro-weak
interaction, the strong interaction and later also the gravitational forces in the world
of the sub-atomic particles. Member of the Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW) as
well as other institutions and academies, his work led to a number of honorary
doctorates and international prizes such as the Wolf Prize of Israel, the Pius XI
Medal, and the Franklin Medal.

Leonard Susskind:

Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch Professor of Theoretical Physics at Stanford
University, and one of the discoverers of string theory, a candidate for a theory that
unifies all laws of physics. An award-winning author, he is a proponent of the idea
that our universe is one of an infinite number.

Herman Verlinde:

Renowned for his influential contributions to string theory and its application in
mathematics, particle physics, cosmology, and black hole physics, Herman
Verlinde's research has been recognized through several awards and fellowships
from the Packard Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, and the Royal Dutch Academy
of Science.

A professor of physics at Princeton University, he is a leading member of the High
Energy Theory group. In 1988, Verlinde received his Ph.D. at Utrecht University
under the supervision of Gerard't Hooft. From 1994 to 1998, he was professor of
physics at the University of Amsterdam, where he founded its Center for
Mathematical Physics. In 2008 and 2009, he was a visiting member at the Institute
of Advanced Study in Princeton.

Herman Verlinde is the twin brother of Erik Verlinde, who is also a prominent string
theorist and professor of physics at the University of Amsterdam.

Raphael Bousso:

Raphael Bousso is recognized for discovering the general relation between the
curved geometry of space-time and its information content, known as
the "covariant entropy bound." This allowed for a precise and general formulation of
the holographic principle, which is believed to underlie the unification of quantum
theory and Einstein's theory of gravity. Bousso is also one of the discoverers of the
landscape of string theory, which explains the small but non-vanishing value of the
cosmological constant (or "dark energy"). His work has led to a novel view of
cosmology, the multiverse of string theory. Bousso is currently professor of physics
at the University of California, Berkeley.


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