What's Wrong with the Big Bang Theory?

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/23/Marcus_Chown_in_Conversation_with_Fred_Watson

Marcus Chown argues that as more and more ideas are "tacked on" to the original big bang theory, it's becoming apparent that there is "a really, really big idea missing." He predicts "someone in the next...10-15 years is going to come up with the missing idea."

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The two towering achievements of modern physics are quantum theory and Einsteins general theory of relativity. Together, they explain virtually everything about the world in which we live. But almost a century after their advent, most people havent the slightest clue what either is about. Radio astronomer, award-winning writer and broadcaster Marcus Chown talks to fellow stargazer Fred Watson about his book Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Marcus Chown is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. Formerly a radio astronomer at the California Institute of Technology, he is now cosmology consultant of the weekly science magazine New Scientist.

The Magic Furnace, Marcus' second book, was chosen in Japan as one of the Books of the Year by Asahi Shimbun. In the UK, the Daily Mail called it "a dizzy page-turner with all the narrative devices you'd expect to find in Harry Potter". His latest book is called Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You.

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[91Robbedoes]

Whats wrong with the Big Bang Theory? - The hot blond girl wouldn't hang around a group of nerds all day!

[TheZenoEffect]

"All of these things are bolted on in a ad hoc way to the

standard picture [model]

The Big Bang, doesn't work so we {They} tack on inflation

That doesn't work so we tack on Dark Matter

That doesn't work so we tack on Dark Energy"

The Big bang ha to be the single greatest fallacy in the

history of science, eclipsed only by the world being 'flat'

[alhosani1991]

@91Robbedoes

come see your comment ,,,, you got 24 thumbs up !!

[dudejohnny]

@TheHallowed12

You're not very good at maths.

[dudejohnny]

@TheHallowed12

I was taught to be selfish...

[nayanmalig]

I was just banned for saying that "astronomy is suppressed" by "The Atheist Experience". A church organization deceptively disguised as an atheist org. They support the big bang.

This is their comment -

@nayanmalig

- " astronomy is suppressed."

So are you. Blocked!

[nayanmalig]

the term big bang was coined sarcastically by a British scientist who opposed the theory. Fred Hoyle. Now it has got popular. ironic.

[fletchertdf]

@TheHallowed12 1 point for you my good man.

[Blumis2000]

Marcus Clown

[Lucmegamind]

that guy reminds me of billie joe armstrong with his " you know"

[fluffmymuffin1]

Did anyone else think this was about the show "The big bang theory"? But this was actually kinda interesting nevertheless.