Accessing the Cosmos | Charles Liu | TEDxCUNY

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Have you ever wondered what stars are really made of? Dr. Charles Liu, Astronomer and science communicator, joins 9 year old science enthusiast Emma to explore some of the most magical corners of our universe.
Charles Liu is a professor of astrophysics at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island, and an associate with the Hayden Planetarium and Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He received the 2001 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award for his book One Universe: At Home In The Cosmos, and is a profound inquiry-based educator. More recently, he is the author of The Handy Astronomy Answer Book (2008, Visible Ink Press). He and his wife, who is way smarter than he is, have three children.
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[@talytasbarcelos]

Charles Liu sounds likes a awesome professors. Loved this

[@michaelrichetti2849]

Charles Liu is a science rock star.

[@lucypakurar2281]

omg! it's emma! i'm such a big fan!

[@khurramqasir6815]

Liu seems like a great teacher. I am thinking about taking an astrophysics class with him

[@johnyepthomi892]

Thinking? You should be doing it lol.. good luck 👍

[@sammeo]

wow he has a great voice

[@had1908]

"و تحسب أنك جرمٌ صغيرٌ و فيك انطوى العالم الأكبر" -الإمام علي بن أبي طالب (ع) "You presume you are a small entity but within you is enfolded the entire universe" -Imam Ali Ibn Abi Taleb (as) (Sorry the translation butchered the beautiful poetry)

[@kateschneider4205]

I know her!!!!

[@roshanhemrom4906]

Where is emma now what is she doing in life?

[@theheavyweight2008]

Charles and Neil degrasse Tyson would be an awesome combination of conversation