The edge of the Universe from the ends of the Earth | Keith Vanderlinde | TEDxToronto

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. From dark days to lethal frigid temperatures, one might wonder where lies the appeal of visiting the South Pole. Cosmologist Keith Vandelinde provides insight into such a journey, as he discusses the experience of living in this part of the world for six months in the pursuit of scientific discovery and tells us about the birth of the universe. In this TEDxToronto talk, Keith shares his stories and astonishing images of the South Pole and reminds us that our universe is only one of many - and that secrets to the past can often be found by examining the skies overhead.
Prof. Keith Vanderlinde is a cosmologist based at the University of Toronto, where he develops astrophysical instrumentation and studies the Large Scale Structure of the Universe. Born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Keith traveled south to obtain his BSc from MIT, followed by a PhD from the University of Chicago. Following a year-long Antarctic sojourn operating the South Pole Telescope, Keith returned to Canada to pursue postdoctoral research at McGill University, which coincided with a Global Scholar appointment at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Working with a number of CIFAR collaborators, Keith is part of a team building the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), the first new research telescope to be built on Canadian soil in almost 40 years.
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[@Funandconsciousness]

Glad he went & shared. I have very little desire to experience what he went through. Perhaps in another lifetime ...

[@jinhaozhang8619]

MY PROF IS THE GOAT

[@anu11280]

great

[@akshayjadhav5150]

thank you thank you

[@enquire422]

For what, don't you understand they are behaving like the masters of the universe. They hide the truth from the masses!

[@altazero]

correction: that person didn't "just miss" the last piece of coconut shrimp. the other 59 wankers ate it all while he was keeping their electricity on and water purified. Expletive laden diatribe was the result in any case.

[@dianesalovey9267]

Bang up presentation!

[@genkidama7385]

So the south pole is a frozen desert with no penguins :(