Science And Exploration (2)

[MyDavidsun]

Interesting video

[pjojin0]

cool video

[TheSanovita]

Happy to have found your video!

[andreeaweed]

awesome

[Spasatcom]

Good Video. Thanks For shared, Very Infomative!!.. GOOD

[directorygod]

Video Yang sangat menarik, Good.

[ngeliatduit]

Greatz!! Good!!

[MyDavidsun]

great stuff

[urbanverificationist]

@wags699

Thanx wags,

Sometimes these popularizers of science play a bit too fast and loose with their terms for the layman like me to keep up. I especially hate it when Brain refers to "empty" space as "nothing." If it were "nothing, then we couldn't exist in it, now could we. ;)

[DKChatha]

I can listen to this man forever, I wish he was my physics teacher. ;)

[AnTr3Y]

stars are factories of the universe

[WWZenaDo]

Har-UMPH!! If humans had a decent "survival" instinct, you'd see all nations of the earth focused on finding NEO, comets, asteroids, etc... Focus on territory - like male dinosaurs fighting over 'turf' - leaves earth woefully unprotected against a potential "extinction event" from space... Unfortunately, there's no protection - yet - against a major "super-volcano" eruption... But the human race would be well-served to focus on those issues, instead of military/religious issues...

[urbanverificationist]

There are no dead stars bigger than 1.4 times the mass of the sun? Define "dead star" Brian.

[Grospoliner]

@urbanverificationist We can properly define a dead star as any star which has exhausted its own fuel supply. They can be white dwarfs, netron stars, or black holes. See stellar evolution or stellar life cycle for further reference.

[urbanverificationist]

@Grospoliner

Thank you Grospoliner. That is my understanding as well. In which case, I am back where I started. Why does Brian assert that there no dead stars with masses 1.4 times that of our sun?

[Grospoliner]

@urbanverificationist This might be helpful, its a short bit of a lecture on white dwarfs. astronomy.ohio-state.ed u/~ryden/ast162_4/notes17.html

[urbanverificationist]

@Grospoliner

Ok. I read the lecture then went to wiki/Chandrasekhar_limit and read up on the Chandrasekhar limit. Now it is my understanding that either neutron stars and black holes are not dead stars or Brain misspoke.

[veers0r]

@hornetpalooza 6% would be awesome already! I think he said .6% or 0.6%.

[elfootman]

creationists... yeah right

[LetsFri]

Know your Inner selfs before you go so far brother. To do that, You have to be Pure and Simple where Hunesty and Goodness Shines From you!! Right Now, with our Leaderships we are so so far from this as Different Galaksies are from each other....!?

[Reggis420]

@LetsFri Please tell me english is a second language for you.

[Oddessuss]

Thats my favourite sagan quote as well

[verkaserduch]

well, If i had such amazing accent, people would listen to me for hours as well... :-) 

[munky000527]

This guy's voice is awesome.

[hyperauxia]

@munky000527 Cox was a musician before becoming a physicist (and science communicator). It's not surprising given his appearance, body language, and voice. =)

[LetsFri]

Offcouse there was no Carbon and Oxigen in the Univers at the Big bang and there was No......!!? It was Made in the stars like that, and then it came back !!?? WOW Strang Stoff, Very Strang

[fuckcarrots82]

@LetsFri

Very strang indeed

[LetsFri]

@fuckcarrots82 :-)

[questionsleadtotruth]

is science was obsessed over as religion is, well, it would be a very different world now wouldnt it.

[sergiomarchelli]

@questionsleadtotruth it will be same. Science itslef doesn't give you the moral.

[CookieMonzta1995]

@questionsleadtotruth That's what people are trying to do get people interested in science and get rid of religious theories

[NIXIMvideo]

I wish my name was Bian Cox, to live a life that is so exciting and full of remarkable experiences would be my dream.

go Brian

[Deviantial]

I love Brian Cox, he has such passion and enthusiasm for science. His LHC video was great too.

[Krumbz2003]

Epic. Science is.

The pale blue dot. We may never have another Sagan but his deeds and memories will live long.

[rehabwales]

@zezba9000 he was quoting Humphrey Davy. They are not his words but the words of a man from over a century ago. Things were different then.

[brmadman4455]

I like this guy Brian Cox, we need more people like him who can reach out to the average individual and speak clearly.

[chrisjoneschrisjones]

@bezunartea stop replying and whining about my replies,dont look at my replies

[dewinthemorning]

It's so interesting to listen about science.

[Kalevala87]

Long live Brian Cox

[iamgoddard]

Carl Sagan's 'Pale Blue Dot' : watch?v=8Lm6pEhykhs

[philhellenes]

Clone him, against his will if necessary. Solve the (obvious) global shortage of good science teachers. :)

[ShallowBeThyGames]

@philhellenes I agree he's got that inspirational quality a good teacher should have... if only he could stop that insessant grinning.

[kalsolarUK]

@philhellenes He has a child like enthusiam thats infectious, his series on tv was excellent too. What you say is true, indeed there is a global shortage of his ilk, I reckon its people like him who have more chance of getting through the numbskull creationists and bullshit believers.

[philhellenes]

@kalsolarUK All we need is his hair clippings FFS! ;)

[wubbadubdub]

cool

[MrQuan2u]

well said cox...still cant stand his hair but he has a point! the stars are there....all we have to do is reach out and grab it! The universe is priceless

[Nerusai]

@MrQuan2u

You should move comments on someone's appearance to the end of your comments, since they are least important. Otherwise you're going to set people off on the wrong foot.

[Katalyzt]

Indeed ★★★★★

[chrisjoneschrisjones]

i cant stand this prick and his constantly creepy stupids smiling-why doesnt he just fuck off and do this in away from our screens where we dont have to see his silly twat face

[8DX]

Lolz, science for the win.. Why doesn't everyone talk like this.. I mean even you're ordinary Joe and Mary?

This approach to science seems obvious to me, and yet so many people are shitting on science (because in their small world, they only make use of it, while things like relationships, jobs, children or self-esteem are more important).

[PluralOfEverything]

I wonder about people when even the scientists use language like conquering worlds to describe learning new things. I know he's just being figurative, but it's a violent figurative language that reveals a level of violence buried deep down in even the most idealistic people.

[SpanerMagnet]

@PluralOfEverything The only reason people use language like that, is because it speaks to people more powerfully than passive language.

It's not violence, it's passion, raw unfiltered passion.

THATS GOOD

[PluralOfEverything]

@SpanerMagnet Why does violent language speak to people more powerfully than passive language? Conquer is not necessarily a violent word. Things can be conquered nonviolently, but the thing the scientist said was being conquered was worlds. To conquer a world is to take control of it against resistance by the use of force. The principle of the literal meaning of what he said to gaining knowledge doesn't apply to gaining knowledge. It's illogical. Science is about logic, not passion.

[PluralOfEverything]

@PluralOfEverything "The principle of the literal meaning of what he said doesn't apply to gaining knowledge." That's what I meant to say.

[Nerusai]

@PluralOfEverything

I disagree, science is most certainly about passion. I understand what you mean: the scientific method is not about passion, it's a tool to generate knowledge. But science as a whole is our great search for knowledge, and to reach out for the stars.

It's our greatest achievement, our greatest passion!

The irony isn't lost on me either, oh, the ambiguity ;)

[AleximusMaximus]

@PluralOfEverything

Conquer as used here is clearly about triumph. The resistance, as you put it, is the difficulty in overcoming the limited nature of the human mind, and the mysterious nature of the universe. And 'worlds' here doesn't just mean balls of rock in the cosmos. It's domains of knowledge and understanding.

There's nothing illogical about it, it's a metaphor. And if you think science doesn't need passion, I care not for your version of it. Science both evokes and requires passion.

[PluralOfEverything]

@AleximusMaximus The scientific method is void of all emotion. It is a purely intellectual process. It can be driven by a desire to know something, but once the process has begun, a scientist checks his or her emotions at the door.

You are inferring things that Sagan didn't say. He simply called it conquering worlds. What it is "clearly" about is up to each person hearing it, and when I hear it, I hear a word that evokes violence.

[Snowflake70]

@PluralOfEverything For the most part I agree but gave you a thumbs down because you used the word "evokes" rather than describes. As with the law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest, space is by definition and numerous examples a violent place hostile to life. In that lies the beauty of our singularity or at the very lease our minority.

[PluralOfEverything]

@Snowflake70 You would rather I use a less appropriate word? That's weird, but ok.

[AleximusMaximus]

@PluralOfEverything

I fully agree, the scientific method is void of all emotion. I'm on a science degree myself and am an enthusiastic proponent of science.

The scientific method =/= science. Not the same term at all. The scientific method is the mechanism by which science functions. In the strictest terms passion is not necessary in terms of utility. But it's rocket fuel for science.

What his words meant to him was clear, and I think you are failing to consider their range of connotation.

[PluralOfEverything]

@AleximusMaximus I haven't failed to do anything. I've seen a connotation that nobody else wants to admit could be there. It's what happens when someone who a lot of people admire gets criticized. I think Sagan was a great guy too, but I still question his use of the word conquer.

[michalchik]

@PluralOfEverything Everythings?

[PluralOfEverything]

@michalchik How many everythings are there? Aside from that question, there is no need for the word everything to have a plural form. Having a contradiction for a screenname makes me cool.

[michalchik]

@PluralOfEverything "How many everythings are there?"

I estimate (sqrt (-1))/0

[PluralOfEverything]

@michalchik I can't count that high.

[michalchik]

@PluralOfEverything Yeah it sucks it you start counting at 1. You get there quicker if you start at negative infinity and go down.

[ShallowBeThyGames]

@PluralOfEverything I find it sad that you've been able to attribute a negative connotation to it. Brian Cox's entire presentation was about human endeavor, as was Humphrey Davy's quote. How many people conquer Everest, these are triumphs, the will to conquer the unsummountable is what drives human endeavor.

[PluralOfEverything]

@ShallowBeThyGames You find it sad? Really? Why do you have an emotional reaction to my criticism of someone else's choice of words?

[ShallowBeThyGames]

@PluralOfEverything Thanks for your response.

I wouldn't go as far as to say "an emotional reaction" I can't say I have any vested interest in whether you find these words inspirational or militant.

I simply find it sad for you, that throughout that entire presentation you've found one word, in an already absurd language, to tie militant characteristics to. I can only assume your glass is half empty.

[PluralOfEverything]

@ShallowBeThyGames Would it be better if I had found more words to disagree with? Just because I only commented on that word doesn't mean that I only heard it and nothing else. It's just the only thing that I had any comment to make about. I understood and agreed with the rest. That's why the word conquer struck me as so odd. It didn't seem to match the rest of the message.

[ShallowBeThyGames]

@PluralOfEverything It's despite the rest of the message, for you "conquer" attributed notions of violence for which you made comment upon.

[zezba9000]

@PluralOfEverything I felt exactly the same way about that last word.

It just was not right.

If we are to conquer anything, it should be our mislead drive to conquer things. We should be seeking out things, not only for the benefit of us, but also to the benefit of what we seek, as to make a connection to it.

IDK if I said that right, but you know what I mean.

[AleximusMaximus]

@zezba9000

He uses the word conquer here in the same way I would if I said "I've conquered my fear of spiders!" or "I've conquered my lack of confidence with maths!" or "I've conquered my lack of understanding of quantum physics!".

I really fail to see how people can fail to see that there is a *range* of connotations to this word, and that in the context of his speech the ones he had in mind are obvious.

If I say "I destroyed that maths paper!" quite clearly I don't mean I ripped it up.

[zezba9000]

@AleximusMaximus No I fully understand what he men't & liked what he said. I just personally felt it could have been worded slightly different.

It seems so much of the world is focused on blindly conquering each other, it just has a negative ring in my mind.

[zezba9000]

@AleximusMaximus Words can make a melody, & that word 'conquer' sounded a little off key, if you know what I mean.

Maybe not for you.. but we all have slightly different taste.

[Krumbz2003]

@zezba9000

He meant it as in... conquering the moon. Conquering derives from the word "conquest". It would absolutely be a conquest if we were to ever land on Mars.

Don't be so quick to take it out of context.

[deauvillimus]

Simply breathtakingly beautiful!

[Exile1a]

a first and second rule of science. (or at least what I was taught. :P)

1. Our knowledge is but a drop in an ocean.

2. Nothing made is ever perfect.

[UTubeBrowzer]

@Exile1a Nothing is perfect. It is or it is not but perfection is completely subjective. So made or otherwise, nothing is perfect.

[Zak00r]

this was very articular and nice

[MelleB90]

The quote of Sagan gave me waves of goosebumps.

Beautiful

[Kakashinoor]

He is a very good speaker.

[darkosminos]

@Kakashinoor Indeed he is!

[BBMix]

Best talk by Brian Cox. Well done Sir.

[Sanngot]

What does TED stand for?

[xinlo]

@Sanngot

Technology, Entertainment, Design

[Sanngot]

@xinlo Thanks! ;)

[Saukko31]

The stars died for us. :)

[jamesharrel]

@Saukko31 Just great!

[LBTennis]

@Saukko31 And we'll die for some other future civilization.

[moyga]

I am totally for this cause.

[Blue2Scripter]

this is relevant to my interests

[diotecktec2]

@Blue2Scripter Need moar