2018 Reines Lecture: Exploring the Universe with Gravitational Waves by Kip Thorne

The 2018 Reines Lecture was presented by Kip Thorne, winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for the detection of gravitational waves. The discovery, part of the LIGO experiment, validated Albert Einstein’s longstanding prediction that during cataclysmic events the fabric of spacetime can be stretched, sending gravitational tremors across the universe. Thorne is a graduate of Caltech and Princeton University. His research has focused on Einstein’s general theory of relativity and on astrophysics, and he is co-founder of the LIGO Project. Among his many distinctions, Thorne has been awarded the Albert Einstein Medal, the UNESCO Niels Bohr Gold Medal, the Common Wealth Award for Science, and was named California Scientists of the Year. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences. In addition to his renowned scientific research in theoretical physics, he is involved in writing and movie production. Most notably, he worked on Christopher Nolan’s film Interstellar.
Exploring the Universe with Gravitational Waves: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
There are two types of waves that can propagate across the universe: electromagnetic waves and gravitational waves. Galileo initiated electromagnetic astronomy 400 years ago by pointing a telescope at the sky and discovering the moons of Jupiter. LIGO recently initiated gravitational astronomy by observing gravitational waves from colliding black holes. Thorne will describe this discovery, the 50 year effort that led to it, and the rich explorations that lie ahead.
The Reines Lecture Series honors Frederick Reines, UCI’s Founding Dean of Physical Sciences and co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize for discovering the neutrino.

[@imaseeker100]

No notes, no reading a silly power point. Just a brilliant human speaking from his passion and vast personal experience

[@codered7453]

Kip Thorne: Scholar, Gentleman, Nobel Prize laureate, and award winning author who is so important and intelligent that it takes 2 other professors of physics 9 minutes just to introduce him.....

[@skullynoey6072]

It’s pretty cool how he ALWAYS gives credit to the people around him.

[@user-di9vr1nx5i]

Yes, it's amazing. I have listened this lecture in Moscow State University in 2018 and have learned a lot about my country science from Kip Thorne.

[@danielmorris4676]

Kip Thorne exemplifies the quintessential height of human brilliance. Watching his lecture is seeing the best of humanity.

[@daltonfury6749]

Skip the intro & go straight to Kip Thorne -> 9:08

[@Kyle-jv8qx]

Honestly, the Galileo comparison at the end made me emotional because of just how true it is. Gravitational Wave astronomy is incredible, and in my opinion, is going to be the key to understanding a lot of the most difficult problems in physics. At the very least, it is going to allow us to gain a deeper understand and confirm or disprove a number of hypotheses that would have been basically impossible to test without gravitational wave astronomy. Before I watched this, I was already convinced of the importance and beauty of our new ability to detect gravitational waves. Seeing this now, I realize that at twenty years old, I will likely be alive to see discoveries as earth-shattering as those made by the first telescopes, or by the first large telescopes. I don't think people realize that gravitational waves are truly a new tool with which to view the universe in a way that was impossible before, not just a cool thing for science nerds. The idea of being able to directly observe waves from the beginning of time is so stunningly beautiful that it's hard to not become emotional. Honestly, I think that everyone, not just science nerds, should realize the importance of this new discovery. It really is an invention almost equivalent to the telescope.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Galileo was reincarnated as Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora who returned as Benjamin Franklin who reincarnated as Abraham LIncoln who returned as Albert Einstein ---. This is a BIG part of Seal #7: Reincarnation Theory - 26 Principles. See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ & Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce this. This fulfills the prophecy of Revelation 5:1 and has triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation with "the plague, locusts, economic collapse, civil unrest, storms/floods/hail, fires, etc."

[@Amethyst_Friend]

Sweet comment

[@lorenzmueller2355]

An absolutely breathtaking lecture. I knew about the discovery of grav. waves before, but this has really opened my eyes to what a monumental and promising achievement it has been. Hopefully, LISA and further projects will see realization.

[@juliandinkins2531]

Kip Thorne is the guy many thought that other rather popular physicist was.

[@handenbramilton]

9:09

[@alenkova30]

the hero we need but dont deserve

[@jandelic1278]

Quark bless you

[@rockbrian8964]

Thanks

[@glassdude6996]

Thanks

[@nullvektor9922]

Thank you

[@pritamdas8855]

I wish I was a member of that team to detect that legendary wave

[@DanielFBest]

would have been great

[@lourdesbelza9520]

Fascinating scientific information. Extraordinary man. I admire him. I wish I had had access to this kind of info some time ago.

[@richardpark3054]

Thank you, Dr Thorne.

[@paulbk7810]

Most fascinating lecture in my life. I'm 72. Nuclear submarine reactor operator. NRC licensed commercial power reactor operator. 40 years in power biz.

[@bgilchrist228]

You can't tell this clown is talking out his ass?

[@mikedc101]

Great lecture!

[@ZeroG]

Excellent. I hope you do a more technical lecture on Quantum Demolition technology sometime

[@whatthefuxxx]

This dude is the best physics speaker I have found by far. Is there any similar to him? And please don’t say neil degrass tyson.

[@whirledpeas3477]

Neil "The Token" Tyson?

[@mateidragosadrian2038]

bit late, but if you havent found yet i recommend brian greene

[@sincereflowers3218]

​@@whirledpeas3477What an absolutely beautiful description of neil

[@edsta76]

Only one comes close was Carl Sagan in my view

[@delatorrecaleb]

When traveling through space, Should we not travel through WHERE the gravitational waves connect? (Other than using the gravity slingshot effects)

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Galileo was reincarnated as Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora who returned as Benjamin Franklin who reincarnated as Abraham LIncoln who returned as Albert Einstein ---. This is a BIG part of Seal #7: Reincarnation Theory - 26 Principles. See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ & Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce this. This fulfills the prophecy of Revelation 5:1 and has triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation with "the plague, locusts, economic collapse, civil unrest, storms/floods/hail, fires, etc."

[@xxnotmuchxx]

And in 2069 we are going to understand the universe 4.2 seconds before the big bang but if u think about it the universe started from a planck lenght so it is more like a small tap.

[@robertthomas4234]

Is our consciousness a gravitional wave?

[@hsniranjanrao]

Most brilliant. Love the "aaiieehh"

[@Majenga]

That drove me crazy ^^ (but didn't want to be the ass to pick on this given he is probably smarter than anyone here :D)

[@joncoutts1330]

A very informative lecture, well presented and engaging. Thank you.

[@stevewyatt9546]

What if we have been witnessing gravitational waves all along? Take "heat haze" could that not be our visual representation of "gravitational waves"?

[@_John_Sean_Walker]

Thank you Kip, for this very interesting lecture!

[@adamforrest5346]

ALL A HOAX, EARTH IS FLAT, OUTA SPACE IS AN ILLUSION

[@FeigerNazi]

How does the wave know at which range it has to bounce off (from whatever that may be?) at the waves high to go down to the waves valley and bounce up again? So how dues a wave know where to bouce, and from what is it doing that?

[@glacieractivity]

The "stuff" it is waving through is space-time itself. Thus to appreciate it you must start with Einstein. It is not water. Nor a planet, star or a galaxy. These are stuff in space-time. General relativity is not hard to understand (in principle) if you have a bit of basic understanding of mechanical physics and geometry. Oh - you may also read up on special relativity too - to get why c is the speed limit of space-time. I am claiming that Einstein is easier to understand than Newton - because Einstein explains gravity (and time) dynamically.

[@FeigerNazi]

@@glacieractivity so far, yes indeed I can/may follow you. But if it is waving, like "pressing its way" through space time it tells us that this "space time", or just space, still MUST be something like "water", a kind of "matter" where it "grows its channel through"?! If space isn`t a kind of matter, any particle, or a wave, would have simply no resistance end therefore go absolutely straight and not bouncing up and down (at something) like a wave; like that a particle logically of course would generate itself into a wave?! Just give it a real consideration, a thought, before answering if you really do understand all the "Einstein stuff! I don´t. Perhaps, only, just a little bit. Just because "we all" do not really understand how that theory works in reality. I am convinced that at least somehow I´m on the right track of trying to understand more than I yet do now. Perhaps space really is a kind of matter? The so called "dark matter" maybe?

[@Jason-gt2kx]

Do the gravitational waves carry energy (on top of spactime) that make the waves? Or is the "energy" inside of spacetime's fabric propagating out around the universe? I want to know if there is energy riding with the waves or is the energy transferred into spacetime's "fabric" causing gravity that has separated from its original source. Gravity that is independent of mass...

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

The energy is the waves themselves, isn't it? I don't want to sound facetious in that reply, Jason. With Best Wishes! Cheers - Mike.

[@alberteinstein6753]

It wouldn't be a wave if it did not have energy to operate as fuel.

[@The9thDoctor]

@@alberteinstein6753 perfect name. absolutely perfect.

[@rasheemist6013]

Take a sheet of paper and wave it , it is similar phenomena. Maybe work better with cloth sheet if ya want to experiment, better than paper.

[@rasheemist6013]

Also always remember the law of conservation of energy.

[@marcoaureliocardosodias1152]

I would like to understand how is possible the propagation of so much low frequencies waves trough space (vacuum).

[@CarolHaynesJ]

Because it isn't propagated through space ... space-time itself is vibrating. Just as mass deforms space-time and changes the paths of light beams so gravity waves are those deformations vibrating in space-time.

[@marcoaureliocardosodias1152]

@@CarolHaynesJ Thank you for the answer. I was thinking about conventional waves propagation that move trough space. The subject is much more complex, involving space and time. It is not easy to understand this process using traditional Physics. One day those phenomena will be very clear to every body.

[@scottmiller4295]

space is not a vacuum either its very energetic and active. one of the ways our universe dies is for it to fall into a true vacuum state and wipe out all matter.

[@quantumofspace1367]

There is a great idea! For the dark side of the Universe - suppose that it consists of short-term interactions in long-lived fractal networks, the smallest quantum operators in energy, spherical rosebuds, consisting of a large set; 1 - rolled into a sphere, 2 - half collapsed into a sphere and 3 - flat, vibrating quantum membranes relative to their working centers in the sphere.

[@sirvapalot]

this kind of science blows my average sized mind.

[@BradWatsonMiami]

Galileo was reincarnated as Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora who returned as Benjamin Franklin who reincarnated as Abraham LIncoln who returned as Albert Einstein ---. This is a BIG part of Seal #7: Reincarnation Theory - 26 Principles. See 7seals.blogspot.com - only the returned Christ & Albert Einstein reincarnated could produce this. This fulfills the prophecy of Revelation 5:1 and has triggered The Apocalypse/Revelation with "the plague, locusts, economic collapse, civil unrest, storms/floods/hail, fires, etc."

[@GokuBlack-yg5kc]

I need to get the book Gravitation now.

[@Hexanitrobenzene]

Are you sure ? Have you seen the size and contents of that book ? It's one of those books "you can kill a person with". And contents include topics like "hydrodynamics in curved spacetime"... I mean, I'm not discouraging you, but you must understand the magnitude of the challenge it is.

[@GokuBlack-yg5kc]

@@Hexanitrobenzene I have been reading it and working it out for about a week now. It's definitely complicated, but since I'm dedicated and really love theoretical physics, I have been doing well with it.

[@Hexanitrobenzene]

@@GokuBlack-yg5kc "May the Force be with you" then :)

[@phildurre9492]

why are gamma rays and other em waves arriving after the grav waves? they all travel at c, no?

[@irygaev]

Because gamma rays start after the merge while gravitational waves are radiated before the merge. The speed of both waves is c. I think it was confirmed by the neutron star collision event..

[@cymoonrbacpro9426]

phil durre you make a good point but here’s another interesting fact; *Hey, here’s an element of truth about Gamma rays and x-rays* If not form black hole or neutron stars, then from where are these energy bursts coming from? Astrophysicist consider Gamma Ray, x-ray burst a characteristic Natural signature for the so-called neutron stars and black hole, Driven buy a gravitational forces. Yet, they ignore these other facts; X-rays emissions, But x-rays are also radiated in a corona of the sun and are not due to gravitation also lightning strikes here on earth and electric fields associated with lightning storms are strong enough to overcome the drag forces experienced by electrons as they collide with air molecules in the dense lower atmosphere, thereby allowing them to zip around at relativistic speeds and found intense bursts of x-ray. www.scientificamerican.com/article/x-rays-abound-when-lightn/ Gamma rays, but Gamma rays are also created in lightning bolts here on earth and are not Related to gravity. When lightning strikes, electrons are accelerated to very high energies and crashing into air molecules, causing an explosion of gamma radiation, the so-called terrestrial gamma flashes. Bursts of up to a trillion gamma particles can be measured.Oct 24, 2017 phys.org/news/2017-10-lightning-afterglow-gamma.html So in summary; Lightning can produce X-rays and gamma radiation. In the past, researchers thought that this phenomenon only lasted for a very short time, about one ten-thousandth of a second. However, the ionizing radiation of lightning appears to emit much longer than presumed. An afterglow of gamma radiation arises, which lasts up to 10,000 times longer. This is demonstrated for the first time by computer simulations by researchers from Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam. Their article "TGF afterglows: a new radiation mechanism from thunderstorms" has been published in Geophysical Review Letters. This discovery can provide more insight into how lightning develops. *The true source of energy; Plasma discharge* Both of these phenomenon are not caused are gravitational forces, but Is created by the electrical charge of the plasma. And when you considered that the universe is composed of over 90% plasma, ignoring this, would be ignorant to the extreme! *And as far as pulsating energy bursts, this could be due to rotational plasmoid within a magnetic field.* A plasmoid: is a coherent structure of plasma and magnetic fields. Plasmoids have been proposed to explain natural phenomena such as ball lightning, magnetic bubbles in the magnetosphere, and objects in cometary tails, in the solar wind, in the solar atmosphere, and in the heliospheric current sheet. Plasmoids produced in the laboratory include field-reversed configurations, spheromaks, and in dense plasma focuses.

[@rasheemist6013]

Nope they don't travel at c

[@rasheemist6013]

@@irygaev How can it be c? It is not even near visible spectrum.

[@irygaev]

@@rasheemist6013 The speed of electromagnetic waves is independent of their frequency.

[@vashon100]

12:03 observatory, not detector. LIGO vs LIGD

[@qualquan]

3 solar masses were lost in production of GW. What was the form of the mass since it was not photon particles yet travelled at light speed? Couldn't be neutrinos, alpha or beta particles. The mythical graviton? Gluons? Dark matter?

[@whirledpeas3477]

Pure energy ✨️

[@willharrisbass]

God Damn!

[@mehrajkillough1573]

I asked this question directly in one of the lectures of youtube by Brian: How much energy would be required to squeeze 1m length diamond by 1x10^(-12)m. Can it be squeezed without damaging it. Remember they have wedged 2 tips of diamonds to generate pressures equivalent to pressures at the core of Jupiter. I.e. diamond tips can resist pressures greater than 1T atmospheric pressure without damaging the diamond tips! It just does not make sense that gravitational waves would have effect on matter as it does on space(space-time). If it did the earth's crust would fragment so much heat would generate that rock would melt. By suggesting the mater wobbles due to gravitational waves is to suggest it messes with the atomic structure of matter, the force that hold matter together, the space between particles of matter and bonds holding atoms together are governed by forces much greater than gravitational waves. Really can we stretch or squeeze these spaces with gravitational waves. That would mean a whole lot of new physics!

[@scottmiller4295]

your molecules are made of quarks bound by gluons in an EM field. these quarks arrange to present different particles. its the strong force keeps these things bound. over very short distances EM >>>>>>>>> gravity over long gravity >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>EM. but they all are slaves to your local space as well which we all exist in it. they warp and flex and wobble with the space they inhabit. there no friction far as they concerned they just going with the flow of space/time.

[@rayagoldendropofsun397]

@@scottmiller4295 "Flow of Space Time " Is that physically possible ? Flow equals matter in motion .

[@scottmiller4295]

@@rayagoldendropofsun397 if gravity is a intrinsic part of space and einstein thought gravity emerges as a property of space also. i also tend to think it exists on the plank even hence mass bends and warps space via its gravity. but your stuck in that space time and that gravity, why we do not feel space warp or twist and if it got the extremes where we would you would be dead because your heading into singularity or something equally deadly. we see gravity bend space and warp photons via lensing einstein predicted. but you headed onto that space you would notice no warping no compression you local to that space that space is normal form your perspective nm what time or gravity is doing. and the vibrations we detecting via these waves are tiny fractions of a second out of a several mile laser bounce and return and we could get better fidelity by only scaling that to larger sizes. so the vibrations are "big" on our space but very difficult to see at all. but if i or you or the poster above could formulate a complete and testable theory of gravity and etc, i think the main issue is testing the energies we need, there might be other higgs even, and we yet to see a gravaton, and if string theorists still got a seat in the game they holding out for supersymmetry particles to be probed out. got way too much time pondering space and gravity of late i might be well into the weeds on this stuff, but i not going to claim to be the end all be all or anything silly. and anyone else claiming to have the end all be all answers on the nature of space gravity and time they blowing smoke that stuff is still very much being explored even today. but i also tend to think the right ideas are out there if we can put them in their proper place.

[@rayagoldendropofsun397]

@@scottmiller4295 Einstein's, and Newton's gravity, are they both from the same apple downward falling motion ?

[@scottmiller4295]

@@rayagoldendropofsun397 yea 9.8 meter per second in 1 gravity our default. same effect via mass and acceleration.

[@notyou6950]

What if they are wrong?

[@notyou6950]

@@mark_huisjes the whole thing

[@kzakaria91]

what is this accent that kip speaks with, i mean where in america people say 'per-spec-teeve' instead of perspective

[@abcde_fz]

Dr. Thorne comes from just across the tracks from the part of the world where people choose not to use capital letters, or punctuation other than maybe the odd comma, a single quotation mark here and there, and a hyphen or two. They choose to write fast, straight from brain to fingertips, or maybe they were dropped on their heads as kids, whereas Dr. Thorne chooses to pronounce "perspective" differently than anyone else in the room. Or maybe he was dropped on HIS head as a kid. I don't know. Just thinkin' out loud... Now I can't get "perspecteeve" out of my head... I'm gonna' have to watch the whole damn video again just to catch it... :-)

[@rickelliott2092]

@@abcde_fz . His speech is a result of a speaking disorder not dissimilar from stuttering! Or a technique he employs to avoid stuttering.

[@brainstormingsharing1309]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@daleygraham844]

9:10 👍🏻

[@jamespong6588]

40:00 So light travels slower than gravitational waves???

[@39717]

no

[@jamespong6588]

39717 who cares, science is gay anyway

[@adampickering5477]

Don't look for science videos if you don't understand it. Ultimately it falls down to poor schooling so don't feel bad.

[@jamespong6588]

Adam Pickering can space travel faster than the speed of light?

[@mariaaliciatolentino8725]

They both travel at the same speed

[@6diot173]

푸워 brought me here.

[@gerryb7859]

really

[@yasatya2002]

This comes close to my "sponge" theory of creation (2005). Lost the response due to wrong key-press combo (happens often with me). Daughter says I should write a book instead of commenting here. [Of course she is conversant with my works] re. "Do the gravitational waves carry energy...". Yes it does because the very space is energy. TIME comes into existence the moment energy changes it state from a static state to a dynamic state. Yes there is also a static state of space, besides the quantum undulations that science has been enlightened with so far.

[@scottmiller4295]

the quantum foam looks very sponge like its the gluons that inhabit space.

[@Hellouni5]

Hello Universe! 👨‍🚀🌟👩‍🚀

[@jasonhayward5526]

gravitation is one of those things that still only can provide equations, it seems to have it all figured out but still coanot make gravity, defy gravity, created gravity, and some of the real probelms can be the facts... like first our planet ,,, did it come form the outer area , was it caught up in juptiuers orbit and rolled smooth the lost to the sun, are we form the sun duirng the purge, or slag like metals that were thrown onto earth, are all the other creatures no more then aliens like ourselves, has anything evolved on earth but form maybe plankton, or grass and moss, becuase all of this needs to be factored into the solving of gravitation.

[@AcmeAstro]

Brilliant talk. However what happens if the starting assumptions are incorrect? The big bang is not actually well supported by theory anymore. There are light travel issues, cooling issues, it requires ad hoc solutions to work such as inflation, and there is not enough time for light from opposite sides of the galaxy to reach opposing sides of the universe. There is also the thermal issue when looking at the CMB. I am not saying it did not start in some sort of singularity but we will never know what happened. We cannot drag this event into a lab to test despite whatever "models" we create in a computer. Its like writing science fiction. Either way if you believe in purely naturalistic causes or supreme intelligence you must go outside the metaphysical at the point of creation. The laws of physics break down in a singularity and we can never look inside. Despite all this, brilliant man and most excellent science.

[@RH3D]

UEAAAAH

[@azizulislamashiksm-1842]

Oh my god finally someone mentioning this!!! Lord he makes that sound so many times! Drink a shot everytime he says that. Good game.

[@alenkova30]

lol: history (brief) ends up being the most of his talk

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Kip Thorne was my pupil.

[@Jesusismykin]

Men is trying to discover how a almighty all knowing and present everywhere Created the physical dimension.

[@roberthutchison8197]

Now that gravity waves have been discovered and the universe at the beginning has infinite energy, maybe it's time to think about particles that are faster than light, like tachyons, another theoretical particle!

[@kaumysleyor6790]

I respectfully disagree with the black hole being made of warped space time, the warping is a cause of the following phenomenon. The gravitational wave is a byproduct as is sublimation occurring during the supercooled helium changing states of matter. The black hole expands and contracts during sublimation due to the intense gravity fighting against the spinning of the black hole. The spinning causes two forces to fight, counteracting each other, centripetal and centrifugal forces are the source for the expansion and contraction of the black hole and gravitational waves which results in the sublimation of the helium outer shell, this sublimation allows the continual supercooling of the black holes outer surface. It should also be noted that flux lines are continuously cutting through its galaxy which should be yet another source of detectable gravitational waves. The black hole may be spinning near, at, or possibly faster than the speed of light. The outer shell of helium is also a byproduct, it is a result of the decaying radioactive inner core. The black hole is made of multiple layers of the heaviest elements that were not shed during the birth of the galaxy surrounding it. the death of that star or birth of a Galaxy, whichever one chooses to acknowledge while both should be observed to fully understand the bigger picture. A newly formed black hole acts as a massive rotor while its shed elements or galaxy act as the stator. Gravitational waves are formed during collisions with other black holes as well as the shedding process when the giant star dies and births its surrounding galaxy. A black hole itself is in a supercooled state at its actual surface while the region known as the event horizon becomes super heated, due to shedding the outer surface that became the galaxy surrounding it, along with the rapid production of helium rejecting leftover heat with its outer shell aided by sublimation. While it produces a vast amount of helium from the rapid decay of the remaining radioactive elements and after the half life of its nuclear furnace occurs. Helium being a very light element is held in place by the extreme gravity of the black hole. The rapid spinning of the black hole drags its newly formed galaxy with it which is evident in the observable spiral shape of its surrounding galaxy, this spinning also keeps the galaxy from falling back into the black hole under its emmence gravitational pull due to the forementioned battle of centrifugal and centripetal forces. The absence of these competing forces will result in canabalization of its surrounding galaxy. The counter forces from dragging its galaxy will slow it enough over a very long duration, at which it will eventually canabalize. The rapid spinning of the black hole within its surrounding galaxy generates vast amounts of electrical energy while the supercooled helium clinging to the surface of the black hole acts as a giant super conductor. This combination is the largest engine and generator known, yet it still follows the same laws that govern our know universe. The resistance of a black hole dragging its shedded outer contents or galaxy will eventually slow the spinning, supercooled, super conductive rotor enough for its gravity to consume its own galaxy known as the feeding state. Once it is full or no longer an imbalanced engine, it becomes a static version of its previous state, or another stage of the life of a blackhole. Perhaps it will become a free roaming black hole that drifts unchained silently through space until the remainder of its radioactive half life is spent, or it is joined by others, becoming a supermassive black hole, which will also result in detectable gravitational waves. F Howell

[@gemmel3197]

1k

[@spiralsun1]

The thing that I find most frustrating about science and scientists is that they aren’t aware of where their ideas come from. The reason they are not aware is because they have fear and ego blinders on. They are horses pulling a chariot who respond to things without knowing why. Then they cover up this process by making logical rationale, narrowing their focus, establishing a territory where other people can’t even get a word in edgewise to open them up to larger views. I guess this is necessary-as necessary as the functional symbols of the natural world- but if you are trying to build something beyond all that quickly enough to avoid the pitfalls of symbols as an entry point for chaos and death, then they can also ironically be quite the obstacle. It’s the same with everything tangible. It’s all a stairway but the steps offer such beautiful views that at every turn we can think we have arrived. Perhaps this is the fundamental problem with life and why we see the Fermi Paradox in this universe. To really move forward, you need to completely remove the blinders. This is the hurdle of humanity that I have been out here to get us through. ❤️Kip Thorne!!

[@johntavers6878]

jesus

[@Jesusismykin]

The Bible is the book that speaks about the creator of the physical dimension. God is the greatest scientist and creator. No one knows more than God.

[@_TheMax_]

Private fission energy company, sounds discouraging and dangerous.

[@gerryb7859]

neutrino....lol

[@gerryb7859]

dark matter?...lol

[@stephenharrison8724]

The hungry lisa subcellularly number because history logistically connect next a rural magazine. sneaky, jumbled gum

[@gijesteroif]

Doing God's work

[@vanderdole02]

2:27 start of the lecture... skip the blah blah..

[@Finkardop]

The real mvp.

[@rubenanthonymartinez7034]

*This LIGO detection device is ultimately driven by software.* LIGO equipment records terabytes (1000's of gigabytes) of data every day, then by using computer software ( a search engine ) which searches through this vast database for the expected preconceived signal (data pattern) called template. And who created the templates? Answer; these templates were created by the scientist the mathematical theoreticians. In totality there are 250,000 templates. Some would say this is a point were scientific bias is introduced into the experiment. It could be argued, that the signals were created before the phenomena was observed . *Dubious methodology susceptible to misinterpretation* *The LIGO selected output is susceptible to misinterpretation* because the so-called chirp is actually a typical decay signature. In fact this type of signature can be replicated by a spinning coins experiment. Then the question should be asked; is it possible that this chirp could have been generated by something other than a black holes merger? I suspect that this frenzy for these detection could be a prelude to a scientific debacle! The epicycles of the 21st century.

[@gerryb7859]

these folks are no smarter than u...or me

[@marekmynarczyk9800]

Too early trumpeted success, there is no confirmation with visual observations. There are no clear rules about what is noise and what is signal. A lot of such signals which are noise are registered and someone chooses which is the real signal. One must be scientific and until there is confirmation with visual observations, do not take this discovery seriously.

[@XGD5layer]

I don't think you watched it lol. There is visual confirmation to go with the LIGO data on the merger of two neutron stars (43:00)

[@GlobalResistanceCoalition]

2 Black Holes dating back to earths infancy are responsible for the Cosmos Gravitational Waves. This is a joke right?

[@stevenmohr9863]

It's a sick joke. And the sad part is that the public swallows all this metaphysical malarkey.

[@adamforrest5346]

ALL FALSE

[@jaed2630]

Love his slick remark about bullets hitting ligo. In comparison to Italy. Intellectual nonsense

[@stevenmohr9863]

Pure fantasy...