The other end of a black hole - with James Beacham

What would happen if you fell into a black hole? Join James Beacham, particle physicist at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, as he explores what happens when the fabric of reality - physical or societal - gets twisted beyond recognition.
Watch the Q&A with James here: • Q&A: The other end of ...
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James Beacham searches for answers to the biggest open questions of physics using the largest experiment ever, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. He hunts for dark matter, gravitons, quantum black holes, and dark photons as a member of the ATLAS collaboration, one of the teams that discovered the Higgs boson in 2012.
In addition to his research, he is a frequent keynote speaker about science, innovation, the future of technology, and art at events and venues around the world, including the American Museum of Natural History, the Royal Institution, SXSW, and the BBC, as well as private events for companies and corporations, including KPMG, Bain, Dept Agency, and many others.
This talk was recorded at the Royal Institution on 28 October 2021.
1:11 What causes gravity?
4:19 What is space?
7:55 The flow and mobility of space causing black holes
14:33 How do we know black holes really exist?
19:58 How to make a black hole
26:08 Could we be living in a giant black hole?
31:26 The universe-in-a-black-hole idea
36:44 Why the large hadron collider could only make a miniature black hole
45:04 Building a big bang machine in space
47:25 Journey into a black hole
52:41 Our societal black hole
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[@kindredwolves]

This guy is one more acid trip away from going full mad scientist. I like him.

[@Gunni1972]

Whatever he had for Breakfast. i want it to become legal here.

[@donaldsmith9545]

This is not his own theory. It has been proposed by multiple theoretical physicists. They don’t just let anyone work at the Large Hadron Collider. He is one of the top in the field.

[@timothyplanalp1218]

He lost the plot at the end lol. Imagine having a physics degree but not being able to look at crime statistics and realize "racist policing" isn't a thing in the western world.

[@kindredwolves]

@@donaldsmith9545 You realize it was a joke right?

[@mattyy101]

Smart people don't take acid.

[@pecan11]

I love the way some of these present day physicists are incredibly good presenters, and explain it so well to us laypeople

[@iliketurtles2322]

@Phil Jermakian no that's engineering. Astrophysicist live in a made up lala land.

[@1972martind28]

No evidence of Black holes just made up garbage

[@knorkeize]

The less new physicals laws they discover (none in the last decades?), the better their marketing gets

[@pecan11]

Actually they have discovered A LOT in the last 4 decades It’s incredible

[@knorkeize]

@@pecan11 which laws have they discovered?

[@InfoWithheld]

Well....that took a turn there toward the end.

[@TayneBetaSequence]

Not against what he’s saying but kind of detracted from the overall presentation and the information people leave with

[@OneStripeRyan]

It didn’t take a turn, he basically said if we don’t get away from where we are currently headed we will NEVER succeed in exploration of anything outside our world, solar system, or the universe. And he’s right, progress has slowed down due to the factors he talked about, and if we don’t leave those old ways behind we won’t get anywhere.

[@IAmRacc]

@@TayneBetaSequencereally?

[@TB-ni4ur]

He said literal fascism... What did he mean by that? LOL If these clowns want to feel morally superior to everyone else, they need to act morally superior to everyone else. Not just virtue signal nonsense for one minute out of the day while the remaining 23 hours and 59 minutes per is devoted to their own egocentric pursuits...

[@sledgiefd9070]

He’s drinking the coolade, otherwise a great presentation

[@dylan_curious]

I always knew black holes were gatekeepers, but I had no idea they were so exclusive. It's like they're the bouncers of the universe, with a strict one-way policy. But I have to admit, the idea that our entire universe could be inside a black hole is mind-blowing. It's like the ultimate cosmic nesting doll.

[@johnmaynard9722]

I was thinking the universe was the output of a blackhole - what falls into it gets spat out the other side into a universe. I suppose this is essentially what he is saying.

[@remigio7515]

Both of you are just crazy believe in God

[@Duaality.]

​@@remigio7515religion is what you get when you're too lazy to figure out why what happens happens, instead saying "some thing did it, and we shall create a cult to worship an invisible deity to explain the what, but give no explanation on the how. The question of the why is that he loves us. The question of where is in heaven, but where heaven is won't ever be described. The question of how is that he has magic space fingers. The question of when is 6000 years ago, but don't ask the date."

[@equinn0208]

​@@remigio7515Believing in a magic man in the sky is what's crazy.

[@Eaglepass]

​@@Duaality.Gatekeepers? Black is stillness & light still exists accelerates in trace amounts. Black□holes don't spin. You mentioned Gatekeeper?

[@Dr10Jeeps]

Another home run by the RI! Thank you Dr. Beacham for a fascinating and powerful lecture.

[@1972martind28]

Ha Ha powerful make believe and it worked on you

[@holyarchon9564]

@@1972martind28 well it’s an effective make believe. How do you know crossing an event horizon almost the size of the universe doesn’t mean entering another? Even if the math is bad it’s a valid guess.

[@michael-4k4000]

He's a married man honey....

[@dadotopic123]

The lecture was very interesting and full of brilliant ideas, Delivery was powerful with enormous courage, passion and skill on display. Very much appreciated.

[@h00k57]

I agree. I loved lectures like these in college. Truely masterful.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

The brilliant ideas part of the lecture is fascinating...but his final, extremely wishful commentary smacks of a political/social leaning, that is going to turn a lot of people off....our problem now, as a species, is that very few of us have the intelligence to even contemplate such thoughts...on the scale of human evolution, it is clear, that we only recently came down from the trees.

[@ZanyJIntPictures]

The Man loves his work!

[@racerx1777]

it was great until the end when he went full on climate change liberal nut-job

[@Mikhail-Tkachenko]

@@curbozerboomer1773 As long as people are dumb enough to vote for politicians such as Joe Biden, humankind will never truly advance.

[@usmccoop]

So glad I found this! This lecture is just what the doctor ordered for explaining the advanced theoretical concepts of what's occurring in astrophysics today in plain language. Thanks for posting!

[@Pouya..]

Thank you really for RI and thank you Dr.Beacham .. the lecture was awesome the ending was on another level

[@viveksv6531]

I wish my teachers were so engaging. Not for a second did I look away or felt bored. Very engaging and informative!!

[@larrybrown1597]

What struck me is presenting the notion that the visible universe is just that, and there's stuff beyond that which we know must be there, and as it crosses over an event horizon and enters into our visible universe it expands our knowledge that much more and now becomes visible to us, but like a black hole we can never see beyond the event horizon. Just like being in a black hole. Absolutely mesmerizing. Bravo.

[@TubularAuric]

Me, too!

[@dusermiginte4647]

Thats also because light speed relative to us, and also because everything is moving away from everything. If I remembering correctly its about 100 stars per second disappering beyond our visable universe 24/7/365.25

[@reasonandlogic1024]

This actually confused me because it's quite the opposite of what is happening; where everything red shifts and makes the observable universe smaller...instead you're saying we should be seeing more (already established) stars or galaxies shifting from infrared into visible light.

[@LiamJW33]

I really enjoyed that. Fascinating stuff

[@brianelliott9861]

One of the most enjoyable presentations I have ever seen .

[@MrMh722]

I've done a fair amount of studying on black holes and astronomy/cosmology in general and I had 2 penny-drop moments during this lecture. Outstanding.

[@blackholeentry3489]

I've long been curious as to what passing through a black hole would actually entail. My current understanding is......if one were to enter feet first, the steeply rising gravitational differencial would tear one's legs off of their body...and probably tear the entire body asunder. This, of course would be extremely painful, but on the positive side, it wouldn't last long. BHE

[@MrMh722]

@@blackholeentry3489 I think that’s correct of a ‘smaller’ black hole. But in the case of a supermassive black hole, where the distance between the singularity and the event horizon is vast, from what I understand it would be theoretically possible for a human to enter and not be spaghettified/survive.

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@MrMh722 Sounds both reasonable and feasible. Where can we test this?

[@MrMh722]

@@blackholeentry3489 haha. Unfortunately, in our lifetimes, we will never know. Fascinating stuff.

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@MrMh722 I grew up under darks skies in rural Oregon and by the time I was 14, I knew the night sky. I've several telsecopes, including a large one I mated a computer to, but do not do anyway near the observing I used to do. In 1980, I drove 1000 miles to see my first total solar eclipse. I was so enthralled, the next year I went to Kenya to see my 2nd. I have now seen ten....the last one from Argentina three years ago. "Once one views a total solar eclipse, a fever emanates from deep within for which there is no cure known to man....except to witness yet another. Author Unknown It's been 16 years, while on a motorcycle trip, I met my wife. We have now been married 12 years, but still live 210 miles apart with San Francisco about midway between us. I'm finally selling out and moving in with her. It's really isolated there, but we have a fantastic view of the ocean from 1100' and can watch the sunset every clear night, always looking for that ever elusive green flash. BHE

[@andydonnelly8677]

Wow, the concept that the universe is the interior of a black hole has just floored me.

[@drewg2403]

Unlikely since we experience time in our universe and theoretically black holes are regions of no space or time.

[@kristjan304]

I think it could not be because the black hole is probably extremly hot due to pressure from matter, you know... So hot that quantum particles get deconstructed or something. The equation for compessing visible universe into a black hole prroducing a black hole such and such bigger than the observable universe is just weird and unexplained to me...like the observable universe would be already more compressed than a black hole ftw

[@XXveny]

@@kristjan304 Black hole can be defined as an object with escape velocity higher than speed of light. To use the equation for escape velocity calculation, with radius 50 billion Ly, our universe would have to have mass of at least 3*10^53 kg to have escape velocity higher than the speed of light (= be a black hole). We cannot really see the light leaving our universe so either this equation is some subtle way of nature that shows us that universe expands faster than speed of light AND nothing can leave it. Or, this whole equations does not work universally for very large object with very low density (but huge mass in total). Question is, can we even think about Universe itelf as 3D object and apply on it same equation that we apply to stars and planets. In the end, the density of the universe is like... super close to zero. When put together, the mass would be huge, but in any random space in universe, you could feel no effect of it. Funny part happens, if you think about the amount of mass as being constant. What will happen once universe expands so much it stops being a "black hole". Which should happen if the radius reaches over 160 bilion Ly (if the mass of universe is 10^54 Kg as in video). Btw. i hope my math is correct, take it with the grain of salt :D This whole looks like a semanthic to me about what is/is not a black hole, rather than real science :D

[@tomatodamashi]

It could simply be that the calculation for the mass of our observable universe is grossly inflated or that the calculation simply don't work at such a grand scale

[@XXveny]

@@tomatodamashi I would really love to know how do they know the mass of our universe :D Lets sum it up: Universe has billions of galaxies, billions of stars. Different star have different mass so you cannot really say 1 star = 1 sun. And stars are the easiest part, because you can detect them easily. Star system has planets, planets have satelites. Universe is full of trash from nebulae, asteroirds, dust, very small and very invisible matter. Even vacuum, believe or not is full of particles that have mass. Sure, it is only few particles per 1 m^3 but if you consider the size of f.e. our solar system, you can easily get tons and tons of particles. You can find the amount of matter varying from 1^52 to 1^54 but still that is just the estimate. Anyway, problem propably lies outside of the weight of all matter. I would say that used equation is wrong and cannot be applied to huge object that have huge mass, but also super low density. I wonder if Schwarzschild radius was ever proven. I think it is just a theory with no real proof.

[@user-mx9sm7ib5k]

What a fantastic lecture. Making science interesting and fun

[@0.618-0]

James Beachem you are the consumate Physicist, walks and talks the talk of Physics so coolly. I like it!

[@colonelkurtz2269]

Albert Einstein made contributions to physics. His brother Frank made, well, he made a monster.

[@majorjackhole4436]

Humor was not expected...thanks I literally laughed out loud

[@cnuon0105]

Oh dang

[@Mobilemobile-gl9kj]

The Black hold mean you life is finish one time born many times death and reborn again no many what human tired of them selves to manifest what are already had the answers. . we will live for another billions of years then it's finished... and then live SS goes on... that is. .no Father no cried..😢

[@lesleyplowman4762]

😂😂😂

[@CP_BlessedDad]

Nice 😂

[@dis7ant607]

Fantastic right up until the end.

[@MrJohnnyseven]

Yup started spouting BS like the oceans are burning...which they are not...

[@Reid.The.Drummist]

100%. I was all in on that great lecture…BUT as soon as he brought up that lefty snowflake BS, I was done.

[@bradonhassell5567]

He didn’t say anything inaccurate.

[@Ajajambo]

What an incredible lecture, easy to follow and understand even for the modest mind with no universe background. 🤠 📴

[@obsidian7644]

Loved this talk, i would love to see more of this guy hes brilliant

[@johngerald8281]

One the best and most thought provoking lectures I have ever witnessed - superb

[@muazarooj7769]

This is quite possibly the best explanation that I have ever come across. Kudos to you man!

[@thoticcusprime9309]

nah

[@jimnutter6901]

This cat is bringing it all back home 🌹j.

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

@@thoticcusprime9309 The OP said: “This is quite possibly the best explanation I have ever come across.” Your reply, “nah.” How is anyone but the OP in a position to disagree with the OP’s personal opinion? Do you live in his/her head? Have access to OP’s personal experiences? 🙄🙄🙄

[@auditamplifier8493]

​Commenter ~ "This is my favorite explanation." ​@Thoticcus Prime , dumbAF ~ "No, it isn't."

[@shamorezegaming4080]

Greatest 1 hour lecture on black hole I have ever listened

[@atiqrahman7289]

Yes, this lecture ----INTERSETING, INSTRUCTIVE, and PRIVOCATIVE.

[@d.e.7467]

While I'm asleep, my ship downloads upgrades and realizes that the course is heading towards danger and makes the necessary corrections.

[@cmddraven7539]

The prospect of each Black Hole containing it's own Universe is something I've believed since high school. The way I saw it, Time, Energy and Matter get pulled in- but Time, Energy and Matter don't just disappear; they have to go somewhere, so the existence of multiple universes (and of White Holes) has been something I have suspected for the better part of 17/18 years. I'm feeling a mixture of vindication, that my theory is shared by minds in the scientific community, and regret that I was never good enough with mathematics to actually JOIN that community and contribute from within.

[@Auxend]

Don’t let the regret stop ya!

[@user-fd2ez7es5g]

Fantastic Lecture. 100% enjoyed it.

[@fatmanoverlanding]

What a fascinating concept. It certainly has some merit to the idea and requires further thought.

[@em8066]

The way he explained crossing the event horizon, a terrifying point of no return, felt like me facing the consequences of procrastination. Ironically, I started watching this while procrastinating. But ended up galvanized and inspired by his vision of inching forward toward progress on a cosmic scale even though we'll never cross that horizon. It's about the daily millimeter forward, both for its own sake and for the infinitely larger long term goal of broader awareness, knowledge, and benefit to others beyond my current capacity to imagine.

[@devinlmoore]

motherfuckers are craZy you should invest all that money in people that are in need

[@carlsondarlson3020]

@Moms B trippin man I understood what he was rambling about

[@princew.k9310]

@Moms B trippin man I believe its about your mum 🤣🤣🤣

[@PhillipKnoll]

I'm procrastinating now with this comment. So, I'd better stop writing.

[@XOXOX4242]

Yesss, I like it!🤩✌

[@TheFos88]

I tried falling asleep listening to this and 57 minutes later I was shocked that it was over already. Lol this was incredibly engaging

[@KieranCrown]

I did the same and had to pause half way through to resume in the morning!

[@marc416]

The funny thing is, people use this to fall asleep to hahaha

[@TheFos88]

@@marc416 yeah I like to fall asleep listening to things like this, but I think this guy was just so animated in his speech that it had my attention too much 😆

[@xShawn117x]

Felt asleep too first time, it was still running when I woke up!

[@Meg-cc6yc]

@@marc416 I’ve fallen asleep to this video a lot

[@jamierobinson1923]

Loved this ❤ ... The whole concept could also explain the linear nature of time 😮😮😮😮😮

[@Aengus42]

Of course! All timelines have the centre as your future. One way time flow inside the event horizon. Also, couldn't it explain the universe's acceleration of expandion? Not gravity becoming repulsive at large scale, but simply our universal black hole devouring more mass, pushing our event horizon further away?

[@chunkychops]

Not sure how the last couple of minutes related to the previous 55 minutes, but otherwise this was very interesting.

[@1112viggo]

Yeah when it comes to sports and science i could do without the political messaging... After all they are our last bastions of refuge where logical rules and verifiable facts are held higher than the absurd emotions and subjective opinions that governs politics.

[@kenlandsman6289]

I lost all respect at that point...

[@EnPee91]

Change will never happen if people ignore the problems out there and don’t look for solutions.

[@renotseng4809]

Yeah, it took a weird turn at the end, lol.

[@1112viggo]

​@@renotseng4809 Yeah, its like being offered a tarrot-card reading at the end of a doctors appointment.

[@LMoose28]

God what I would have given to witness this lecture live in person man. People complained about him stumbling over his words but I think he did a phenomenal job and couldn’t applaud him enough. And I hope he does plenty more lectures like this. He could make it basic and more so general knowledge and talk to children about this stuff and have them understand or he could talk to doctorates about the more intricate and in depth concepts. I’m rambling now but I just fully believe he could stand in front of anyone to give a lecture. Well done 10/10 will watch another

[@Joeysaladslover]

You rambled the whole time

[@gorillanobaka9772]

​@@Joeysaladslover He did not. Perhaps you just lack the necessary neurons to fully comprehend what he was trying to convey.

[@Joeysaladslover]

@@gorillanobaka9772 you’re not a thesaurus, speak like a human, maybe you’ll make a friend lol

[@gorillanobaka9772]

@@Joeysaladslover Oh dear, buthurt much? how's that for speaking like a human?

[@mohammedomar4652]

anyone complaining is an idiot. well said moose

[@ggggia]

Such a charismatic speaker. I could listen to his stories forever. Thanks, Royal institution. Please bring on Dr. James Beacham as often as you can. Beacham could be our next Brian Greene.

[@garrethenderson9695]

Nope. Guy doesn't come close to Brian Greene.

[@ggggia]

@@garrethenderson9695 well, Brian Greene is much older and accomplished than Dr. Beacham. He has the kind of charisma. Give him time and more exposure.

[@scottwebb7477]

He kind of reminds me of Christopher Walken

[@cobaltusa]

This is Awesome. Great work thank you

[@isobelpirie1823]

What a brilliant spellbinding presentation.Please have James Beacham again,

[@snapped223]

Stop that

[@cbalexander4444]

Awesome lecture! Learned much about gravity, black holes and the potential for mini-black holes. Thanks. Hope to see more from Beacham.

[@ericcraig3163]

As nicer bloke that he is, he works at CERN. 666(see their Logo) & It’s the one thing that I dread & he just admitted that they’re now attempting to make a Black Hole. Guess what Black Holes eat.”Oh yes it was light. Our SUN !!

[@ericcraig3163]

“Lovely bloke though”. I’ll remind you all of that !

[@michael-4k4000]

I like the speaker, but let the professionals like Trump handle the politics

[@cbalexander4444]

@@michael-4k4000 You mean criminal fascists like T. 😜

[@JumprsOfficial]

@@michael-4k4000that’s the guy who rewrites geology with sharpies right?

[@Ryliehorstag]

Excellent sir excellent. Ty for your passion and this talk :-) genuinely thank you and keep on keeping on brother.

[@OakhillSailor]

Love the message. Thank you.

[@hengky753]

Very informative and insightful. A scientist with an excellent story telling skills. I really enjoyed it.

[@theCombinator]

I watched this now for the second time, after a few months realizing how true this could be. I gotten very fond of the thought we are in one and hope to find more connections over time. It even gives me hope it´s solvable, it´s all very encouraging. Somehow i have a feeling we are not gonna need a collider to proof things. We speed things up in another and much smaller device. Thanks for the presentation, very well put.

[@spacecowboy9265]

read my comment and see if you think it is another connection?

[@theCombinator]

Perhaps we sit on the eventhorizon of a huge one. Observable universe is a eventhorizon of a black hole If space can warp what is want. Time and light bend along with it, space appears straight...but it might be very warpy.

[@calebdeming5515]

If it is this it would make so much more sense than something like string theory.

[@abc-music]

I learned a lot today, thank you!

[@mrghulamrasool]

Thank you for an amazing talk.

[@expatexpat6531]

I though this might be a rehash of the usual black hole videos on YT, but happily I was disappointed in this as James gave a fresh view on the topic - very entertaining and informative.

[@TimberStiffy_]

is there a time stamp for when it gets good?

[@srgkzy1294]

@@TimberStiffy_ mehh start at zhe middle xd then it gets good

[@elguinolo7358]

@@TimberStiffy_ from around the middle up to the last dozen minutes, when the guy becomes a democrat mouthpiece.

[@t.b.a.r.r.o.]

@@elguinolo7358 I hate it when that happens...

[@chalcedonv6997]

I thought this might be the usual kind of overenthusiastic, kind of I-know-all-just-listen-to-me BH talkshow that you can easily find on YT. And indeed it was.

[@7msali]

This is the easiest-to-understand description of black hole I have ever listened to... at the same time, I learned many new things around this topic... loved it

[@kathyb2562]

Heard it b4 in high school 50 years ago! What goes around comes around.

[@MelonEsuk]

@@kathyb2562 Hi grandma

[@HoangAnhNguyen-yp7dy]

This is truly mind-blowing...

[@karrihankins1747]

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.❤

[@adamsliger1316]

this was a very interesting presentation. So many questions that still have no answer . Dr. James is amazing. I'm just now getting into the science of our universe. Every video I watch and every book I read it leaves me wanting more and more every time!

[@michaelflanagan8881]

Well said!

[@kibanu2480]

Actually, the answers to these have been found in more recent Quantum research. Check out Dr Nassim Haramein.

[@mattorr2256]

That’s great to hear!!! Keep at it! We need more people like you involved in learning science

[@landrover8327]

In a world of KZbin videos that get skipped after minutes as they don't hold interest, it was great to watch this one all the way through. Fantastic information presented in an engaging way, fantastic speaker and plus points for looking like Gaius Baltar 👍😁

[@dznutts2]

This was absolutely fascinating 😮

[@bearofthunder]

I really appreciate that people who are certifiably smart raise their voices about society.

[@seditt5146]

What he did was blind you with his fancy knowledge of one subject before feeding you bs about another in attempt to get you on the same side of politics as him. Its gross and politics getting into science like this has utterly destroyed it and destroyed societies trust in it. What you just witnessed is not a good thing, it's one of the leading causes of the societal issues he is trying to reference. He IS the problem he wants to solve.

[@NathalieCwiekSwiercz]

​​@@seditt5146nope, YOU and people like you are the problem, if you think fighting against destroying our planet, space and each other is "bad politics" that shouldn't be talked about every chance we get. If you took some time to educate yourself more on the subject you would see how the subjects he talked about absolutely relate and go into each other.

[@Kevin-ju1kb]

@@seditt5146yesssss thank you!! Say it louder!!!

[@unknowndefaultguest]

Well, I'm smart, and I'm raising my voice that society's tolerance for celebrity scientist rant-and-moan sessions is wearing a bit thin.

[@unknowndefaultguest]

​@@seditt5146extremely well put.

[@vanders1200]

the biggest shock to me out of this whole experience is that auditorium has empty seats .... outstanding .. just brilliant.

[@bjchandler8937]

It was full until 52:58. Everyone left when politics materialized out of nowhere and babble ensued.

[@Red-gk3kr]

Not a single chuckle at his dry jokes haha.

[@PRH123]

It just seems to be empty, the fabric of the auditorium just expanded… :)

[@sevenstarsofthedipper1047]

@@bjchandler8937 The hall was never full. Go back to to the beginning of the video and check. Why would you misstate the easily verifiable just because you disagree with his societal views? Such an unscientific response to a scientist’s lecture.

[@passintogracegoldenyearnin6310]

His presentation skills are at a high school level. It's a broad overview of some existing models and theories, sprinkled with unverifiable conjecture and wishful thinking. The most interesting part of the entire speech was the testable portion at the beginning: If there is evidence for a dark body of substantial mass in the solar system, we could in fact try to intercept its estimated path and measure any gravitational deflection of the probe's course. I had hoped for more focus on this subject.

[@liammcalpine6615]

When I came to the end of this, I thought, “This is why you continue learning, to arrive at ever-expanding horizons of creative unknowing.” My gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Beacham!

[@StarsoftheStreets]

At the end, he's pushing woke ideology designed by uncle Claus, and the rest of the peekaboo club.. but you're clearly too thick to understand any of that. Sad.

[@mrose4132]

when i got to the end i thought "this guy has no idea was fascism is as the president he undoubtedly voted for uses the FBI to protect his criminal son while persecuting his political opponents."

[@kshaeta]

That is a great lecture.

[@OniLinkv2]

This was fantastic.

[@Jinkun2702]

Really beautiful and uplifting talk, simply fascinating. I have no idea why this room wasn't packed to the gills.

[@philosophicaltool5469]

“There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.” ― George Orwell

[@paysour1]

I think they're all wrong. Gravity is not a force that pulls you. I think gravity is a force that pushes. Gravity is a byproduct of the reaction of dark matter with the physical world. Newton's 3rd law say the forces between two masses are equal and opposite. However, when you fall towards the Earth the earth doesn't accelerate towards you at the same rate as you do toward the Earth. The answer would be the mass of the earth is so great and because it is so great it displaces more dark matter. The displacement of Dark Matter by physical matter causes gravity. The forces that accelerate you toward the larger body are a result of Dark Matter trying to reclaim physical space. The byproduct of this interaction between mass and dark matter provides the force of gravity. Which is different from the forces the objects have on each other based on the product of their masses and the inverse square of the distance between them. Collapsing a Mass of any size can trigger a dark matter response. That includes a collapsing star or a single atom. If you want faster-than-light travel that's the way it will be done. Collapsing matter around an object can give that object extraordinary burst of speed without generating the corresponding Heat or G-forces even when done in atmospheric conditions. Acceleration can create artificial gravity but it is the object's Mass displacement of dark matter that contributes to real-world gravity. These two forces of attraction can work together but dark matter flow is the dominating Force. The universe is swimming in a sea of dark matter that is constantly in movement. Because its density is not uniform that also provides an opportunity to open up wormholes. Like water dark matter flows towards areas that are less dense. That gravitational flow can be created any time a mass collapses instantaneously. This sets up a dark-matter Cascade. Matter isn't pulled into a black hole it is pushed into a black hole. Like water causing a dam to collapse. The dam collapse is not because of forces on the dry side of the dam pulling. The dam collapse is because of the forces on the wet side of the dam pushing through. Dark matter has the same characteristics. Dark Matter pushes everything into a black hole as it makes an exit through the black hole seeking an equilibrium. Like being pushed over Niagara Falls when you get too close to the Edge. The difference is the Dark Matter flow and the material it carries into the black hole with it can exit hundreds of billions of light years away adding to the expansion of the universe. I suggest you throw out the laws of physics as you know them. A perfect example of those laws being obsolete is the observation of our tic tac maneuvers that have been observed by military Pilots. Those objects effortlessly defy all the laws of known physics. Those objects have no need for aerodynamic flight surfaces, they don't produce a heat signature, and G-forces are irrelevant. I don't believe the world is ready for these advancements. The ability to use these concepts to create black holes, open up a wormhole, or greater than light speed travel could be devastating in the hands of primitive humans. However, it's the chance we have eventually got to take. Gravity is a force created by dark matter trying to reclaim physical space occupied by matter. A wormhole allows Dark Matter to flow out of this universe into another parallel universe or to a distant part of this universe where dark matter is deficient. A collapsing star or a subatomic particle causes a rapid decline in the amount of space that matter occupies. That sets up a "Cascade Effect" in the dark matter surrounding the star or particle. The density of matter has a direct proportional effect on dark matter that surrounds it. If all the known mathematical formulas for Gravity are combined in the symbol "N". We can then say that this concept of gravity would be represented by the formula Gravity = -1(N)

[@pentagrammaton6793]

Dark Matter does not exist, ffs.

[@paysour1]

@@pentagrammaton6793 I think Dark Matter does exist. Not only that I believe dark matter and it's interaction with the physical universe is what causes gravity in the first place. It is my hypothesis that dark matter is the medium in which the physical world exists. It is the invisible ocean that the Universe swims in.

[@shaquadradeloiserussell8659]

@@paysour1 lol. you got your PhD from KZbin University. blackholes are not real.

[@paysour1]

@@shaquadradeloiserussell8659 Judging from your statement there's a black hole between your ears.

[@EricHorchuck]

This is the first time I understood how we could possibly be living in a black hole. Simple, to the point, explanation. Bravo!

[@user-qk3em8xl4c]

😅😅😅😅

[@chrisoakey9841]

Explained? The hilarious thing is that Einstein's space time doesn't explain anything. Instead of these things attract, we get this absolutely undefined "space" bends. What bends um.... What is this fabric of space? And then us being on a spherical planet, how do we feel acceleration outward from the center of a ball, while someone on the other side does the same? Ever accelerating expansion of the earth😂. Then we take that obviously flawed theory and extrapolated it to get stuff expanding faster than the speed of light even though the model starts with nothing can go faster than C. And we are left with this model not explaining the space time fabric that does all the heavy lifting of the model. It just does even though it's own parameters say it can't.

[@Amethyst_Friend]

Are we living in a Cardboard Box?

[@Amethyst_Friend]

@@chrisoakey9841Einsteins field equations aren’t undefined, they are precise. You are rubbishing one of science’s best theories, simple because you don’t understand it. You have completely misunderstood both Special and General relativity

[@chrisoakey9841]

@@Amethyst_Friend the equations are not undefined, though the assumptions flawed like light doesn't slow. but the fabric of space is undefined. you see, the Michelson-Morley experiment, dismissed ether as the fabric. so what is this space thing? the fabric of space/time is claimed to be compressed. but what is this fabric made of? and what proves it exists at all? it's ability to deflect is the basis for time dilation. but what is it. not atoms, or quantum bits. we are just expected to move past this giant missing piece. it is up there with dark matter being everywhere and 20* more common than other matter, but we just can't find any of them. - perhaps i don't understand. because so far, the responses are that you can't question Einstein. but so far no one has been able to explain what space is. so if you can define what the fabric of space is made of, i'm all ears.

[@tensevo]

I often wonder whether time is a function of the flow of space, as described, and if this flow is from inflow of a super black hole, then great. I also wonder, if we were outside this black hole, in still space, would time even flow? or is time simply a function of our distance from the singularity, call it that or big bang or whatever.

[@sarahp13]

The thing that makes me feel extra insignificant right now is like...what if we're only on a very tiny, thin little circle inside the event horizon where our laws of physics remain stable? What if the event horizon is so huge that even a blip of falling into it is the entire lifespan of our stable-ish observable universe? I am high

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

me too and whoa, that would be sickkkkk

[@Beyondtheblackwall]

Once you let go of ego you no longer feel insignificant

[@supertuesday600]

Why do you need to feel 'insignificant'? You should feel Grand, to know that we exist in a world that is Grand and is trying to teach us amazing things about everything everyday. We should be proud to even exist and can explore and learn, and to enjoy the process of learning about the Universe and beyond.

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

@@supertuesday600 true! We really were born at the perfect time to observe the universe, as well

[@kushchopra4300]

But aren't we falling to the black hole as we get attracted towards it , so don't we make that blip like every year or so

[@DukeTrana]

This is the first time the concepts of dark matter and dark energy have made sense to me

[@joegrizzle9482]

This was very entertaining and educational. The professor/teacher guy is very good at what he does, very good 👍

[@blurta2011]

What he does is just tell stories and people like you believe it. Did you believe that you can make a black hole out of the Earth and it would be the size of a blueberry, you believe that right

[@awolgeordie9926]

Outstanding presentation.

[@taffbanjo]

Brilliant lecture! - I want to come back in 500 years or so!

[@icarus4233]

Great and very interesting lecture! Thank you Mr. Beacham! 🙏

[@lumidoo8753]

This guys lectures are great👍

[@williamyalen6167]

OK, awesome!!👏 Totally fascinating & engrossing presentation - loved it!!👍 Couple random highlights: *"Bad Scientist"!!😂 *Carried a prop apple in his pocket until suddenly pulling it out halfway through the session to flip around! That background echoing sound was Isaac Newton LOL'ing from the crypt!🤣 Brilliant! *Then, did he really throw that apple out into the audience??!! "Heads up!!"😮 Yay! More please!!🙏

[@displayname6796]

So thankful for YT. I’ve watched so many documentaries, shows, lectures, talks, seminars and debates over the past 13 +/- years, i’m now actually able to, not only keep up with and understand but also predict the direction of these talks. I almost feel like I should’ve pursued this field. But then again, nahhh; I’m quite content w my degree in armchair physics and cosmology

[@Charlii931603]

You should try. You never know what you're capable of. What part discourages you the most?

[@davidplumer8766]

This says more about the chilling atmosphere in academics that is politicizing everything.

[@trippexdj5768]

Well said and hope for the best 🙏

[@eternity_warriors]

Such an impact. How old this video is? Was Laniakea and Great Attractor already discovered?

[@richardthomas3577]

This guy is fantastic! Thank you so much!!

[@snehotoshbanerjee1938]

What a presenter!!! His presentation is packed with knowledge and dramatic rendition of the subject along with a straight warning into societal blackholes.

[@tensevo]

If we all just keep quiet, do as we are told then we will all get on.

[@chriswenrick3865]

Very Entertaining, great presentation!

[@adamhadem3678]

great lecture, thanks!

[@RWBHere]

I've been saying this since the 1970's, when I was studying for my HND, and beyond, but every time I state it, even 'experts' say I'm wrong; it cannot happen. But this guy is saying it, and people are agreeing with him. So glad that I'm not the only one who thinks this way. The concept is simple, explains the way a universe can appear to be infinite to internal observers, explains microwave background radiation, resolves the cosmology crisis which people try to explain by 'dark matter' and 'dark energy', allows for universes within universes, and doesn't require an 'outside' in the way we normally consider it. The whole of creation is a cascading web of interconnected black holes. There is also no need for a 'beginning' or 'edge' that we could imagine easily. It doesn't actually matter; there is nothing we could experience directly from outside of our universe. Our 'Big Bang' was the point in spacetime when a black hole was formed, and since you could never accelerate towards the 'skin', which is the inside of an event horizon, that horizon appears to be an infinite distance away. For an 'outside' observer, they would experience the accretion disk and near-event horizon of a black hole within their universe. Infinity is a complex concept, unless you accept this theory. Once you do, some aspects of it become very simple to appreciate.

[@RWBHere]

I forgot to mention an important point: Suppose that you stand on the surface of the Earth, and the acceleration due to the gravity of the planet is 1g. How much acceleration is there at the centre of the Earth? The answer is zero, since there is an equal amount of mass pulling at you in all directions. Now think what it's like at the 'centre' of a Black Hole. The same rule would apply; you would only feel the acceleration due to nearby anomalies such as a galaxy, another Black Hole, a star, a planet, a moon, etc. The acceleration due to the Black Hole within which we live is essentially cancelled out in all directions. Even when you try to approach the microwave background - which is inside the event horizon of our universe - you would not feel any change in gravity, because spacetime itself becomes warped to negate that acceleration. Or if you like,m your timeframe becomes variable in different directions, so you would not notice any gravitational changes. So to us there is no 'singularity', as imagined by an external observer. The whole universe that we experience is part of that singularity. Think about what happens at the asymptotes of a tangent graph; maths begins to break down as infinities are approached. An event horizon can be likened to that, as a simplified analogy. But physics, space, time, and maybe even the speed of light break down, to that 'external' observer. Incidentally, think about what happens when an 'Einstein Ring' is seen. The light around the intervening heavy mass is apparently being bent. But the same maths apply if you assume the light is travelling in a straight line while space is being bent. The light would appear to take longer to reach someone at a distant viewpoint. (This has actually been measured recently, by comparing two simultaneous images from a distant galaxy, one of which is from light passing close to a much nearer galaxy.) That's the reason why it's convenient to talk about spacetime.

[@koriko88]

The idea has been around for a while but has been gaining traction recently. Not sure if James Beacham originated it or not. It does make a lot of sense and is an elegant theory but as he said, it's hard to come up with a lot of evidence for it other than that it seems to work well.

[@vauchomarx6733]

I get that it could solve dark energy, but dark matter?

[@cosmiccarebear6922]

With the application of quantum physics, ANYTHING is ALWAYS possible. LOL I love it!

[@ModelLights]

1 + 1 = 3 is a satisfying little equation. It has nothing to do with being correct though. Everything mentioned is totally irrelevant to correct or not. Just because things 'satisfy' you or become popular doesn't mean they are correct, those ideas have nothing to do with anything being correct or not. Realize this is 'satisfying science fantasy'. That's all it is. Inside a black hole physics can easily take a tiny left turn that no one outside ever even thinks of, and there's nothing there at all. And no one outside will ever know since you can't get inside and communicate back 'Whoops, you were totally wrong.'

[@kevinmueller5284]

Well that took an unexpected turn! This may be the best royal institute lecture I have ever seen on KZbin!

[@joeheidecker1143]

Maybe God is gaverit

[@operatoncreation6396]

I watched this last night, watching it again tonight... Ffs we need more science in today's life

[@parisloop6855]

Yeah, that guy passed the event horizon there at the end and didn't realize it.

[@Pyriander]

Great lecture!

[@rexpayne7836]

Great content and presentation. 😊

[@chuckxjarhed8706]

Bravo! Best use of an hour I've had for some time.

[@JLthatCracka352]

Whooaaa broo... Trippy stuff man. When he described us possibly being in a black hole, I was GLUED!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@HeathenHammer80]

I have thought this for a very long time. I’m glad an actual scientist has articulated just how that might be possible. I believe it’s true and one day we will have the black hole universe theory.

[@dizzysdiamonds]

Wish all my teachers in school were like this guy !!!!

[@JHIvideo]

Mind blowing. Well done sir

[@appenginenode]

James has a knack for explaining physics perfectly, then adding a layer of comedy which had me smiling and I even lol'd and I don't lol that often. Especially the 'can we make a black hole out of...' and rush hour in London. An excellent presentation.

[@SnoopyDaniels]

Right until he started talking like a crazy person at the end with his infantile political commentary.

[@johannageisel5390]

@@SnoopyDaniels The only crazy thing is that so many people in this comment section are not seeing that he is essentially correct with that political commentary.

[@johannageisel5390]

I wonder when rush hour in London will reach the critical density to form a black hole.

[@SnoopyDaniels]

​@@johannageisel5390 Literally not one thing he said has any basis in reality. But I invite you to embarrass yourself trying to defend his cringey political sermonizing.

[@toby-xo6rb]

@@johannageisel5390 He is correct huh? What he is promoting is communism, plain and simple. And no, communism is NOT a good thing.

[@LokeshThakur]

amazing, his delivery on the subject was the best i've seen in years.

[@rpow6861]

yeah, which makes it a crying shame that he started spouting his poorly informed opinions about politics at the end. that really spoiled it.

[@puckchew]

@@rpow6861 from the bigger point of view that was just part of the process in the course of nature

[@c_n_b]

@@rpow6861 Agreed. What a towel.

[@TizianuMenzukialu]

Really interesting lecture.

[@nigelwest3430]

Excellent lecture

[@unkifa]

I've watched a ton of Royal Institution videos and this might just be the best one ever. Fantastic watch.

[@Slantir]

around 26-27 minutes my mind was absolutely shattered

[@ALo7ac]

This is the best thing I've ever seen

[@mehranh1646]

What an awesome conclusion to such a awesome topic. Two Thumbs up.

[@ggtylar3627]

A great communicator!

[@tomn1568]

Loved this video I'm fully in on this topic and I heard alot of different ideas I haven't heard before! When he said about us potentially being in a black hole right now I got dizzy hahah really cool concept

[@neomacchio4692]

I always thought this… myself. I’m not a physicist. The Big Bang was a black hole… but the OTHER side of one. Infinite universes. All interwoven by black holes.

[@Trev-jz6yw]

Agree

[@linusschmutz3985]

But we can never come out of our black hole.

[@coreyrodefer749]

White hole?

[@gunterra1]

Exactly! There is no limit to what the mind can imagine, as long as one is still able to distinguish between what is real and what is imaginary. Voila! You have entered the creative world of art.

[@momszycat4148]

I had the same theory but couldn't explain how it worked as I'm not a physicist.

[@namedtringuyen]

I actually searched Google for a sci-fi novel by James Beacham. I would love to read one; he would be amazing in that field.

[@victorschwanberg]

So true James, excellent!

[@alwinderooij2634]

Beautiful talk. Thank you for inspiring!

[@princew.k9310]

Got to say that the fact this is done in England makes me so happy that we've got people like him making us think on a bigger scale of understanding. This was such a great put-together 👍🏾 thank you sir!

[@sforza209]

Yea but he’s American. Just saying.

[@Cosmic-Wanderer]

@@sforza209 an he decided the american public were not worthy of this speech.

[@patrickjeffers8703]

We now have a photo of a black hole. Is there evidence of a white hole?

[@patrickjeffers8703]

I love this stuff. Star Trek is just around the corner.

[@christiank7166]

​@Cosmic-Wanderer got to say, this is ignorant I hope James enjoys living in England, but remember this. Science is universal, we are on this planet to grow and change.

[@mirrorspeak]

I Love this video! Thank you!

[@acmild]

What a great closure...! 👏