Until the End of Time: Brian Greene in Conversation with Janna Levin

Brian Greene, the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe, launches his captivating new book Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe at Pioneer Works. Join Janna Levin, our Director of Sciences, in conversation with Brian Greene to grasp and gain a refined appreciation for our fleeting, but utterly exquisite, moment in the cosmos.
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[@appalachianwitchxx4704]

I'm a simple woman. I see Janna Levin, I set aside an hour and a half and listen!

[@Jay-ft3xh]

You're a tired unoriginal girl, actually.

[@dalixman2754]

She is great and asking good questions

[@ssugglemugglenom458]

Janna levine. She's such an excellent communicator. She took every unwritten emotions from Brian by her sophisticated and warm-hearted conversation skills.

[@hifibrony]

I never tire of listening to Brian Greene talk about and explain real science. He is a marvelous communicator and teacher.

[@shubrajchuckowree5670]

spot on

[@250txc]

Sorry, but Mr Green proved nothing here.

[@danielt6970]

I came for physics, but stayed for philosophy. What an excellent talk.

[@giljorge7479]

I came for physics, i stayed for philosophy And for your comment What an excellent talk and what a great comment 😂

[@kofidan9128]

I like it much better when physicists discuss physics instead of philosophy. This attempt to explain the emergence of life using just physical laws and lifeless particles (whose source we don't know) is ludicrous. It takes away a lot of shine from these otherwise brilliant scientists

[@janicewolk6492]

Physics and philosophy were one until Descartes .

[@Dr10Jeeps]

I could listen to Brian Greene for hours. His intelligence, ability to articulate complex ideas, and his general humility are extremely compelling.

[@qualquan]

Sir you are a "groupie" like those squealing screaming girls around Elvis except Elvis was not a failed singer and could really sing on his good days. The BG types of failed physicists cannot even do that but thrive on your ignorance. So grow up!

[@Dr10Jeeps]

@@qualquan And you , sir, sound like an idiot. I'm going to guess you are (a) an American and (b) probably a religious nutcase. Just a hunch.

[@barbieandken1000]

@@qualquan so your contribution is an insult? Please step from the trailer park and enlighten us mortals....wierdo

[@wilsonwatt9283]

@@Dr10Jeeps Although I agree with you, Jeeps, that he certainly has no grasp whatsoever of what Dr. Greene is talking about here, I do wish people would stop always saying that because you are an idiot you are likely an American. As a well-traveled American, I can assure you that idiots are not limited to the United States, although we do seem to let them get higher in charge than most nations.

[@Dr10Jeeps]

@@wilsonwatt9283 You are correct and I apologize. I suppose we Canadians are so taken aback by the amount of ignorance in the US we forget that there are many sane, intelligent Americans. Again, my apologies.

[@Mayhem6633]

All I can say after watching this is I gained new perspectives regarding the meaning of the universe. I'm sure these ideas will play a role in shaping my future. I'm grateful there's such impactful content available for public consumption. Thank you for sharing.

[@randallradford7536]

K know

[@sageand94]

Meaning of the universe? I can't think of any hypothetical evidence that would support that there is a "reason" (purpose?), let alone what that could be

[@devinsmith5232]

@@sageand94 I think you took the statement a little too literally lol

[@kenadams5504]

If we are just a product of the laws of physics that govern the entire universe , then the universe has no intention or meaning ..it just is , without intent .Brian's point is that, for our concious traits to have evolved despite this fact , makes our abilities all the more remarkable .

[@Cuckold_Cockles]

Read the book

[@jeanine219]

Brian Greene: Astoundingly brilliant mind, and add to that brilliant communication skills.

[@gustavoritterstein4644]

What a pleasure is to listen to these two brilliant minds beautifully articulating their ideas.

[@conorhaynes-mannering5094]

9:25 - Molecular Darwinism summed up perfectly. This 3 minute wedge of video had fueled alot of my personal journey in Environmental and Evolutionary science. Words cannot thank Brian Greene enough.

[@FlockOfHawks]

Sublime Conjunction of two Bright Stars ! Never heard of Janna Levin before but now the lid is off the box , i want more ! Starting with her Richard Dawkins conversation ; another sleepless night ahead - grins quietly

[@Dr.TJ1]

Although Brian didn’t tie them together, I think he was very consistent that mythical story telling and music and art all provided an evolutionary advantage because they allow us to think beyond the the immediate needs of food, shelter, and security. I would consider all of them a form of story telling, the artist, musician, or story teller trying to convey their thoughts to others.

[@willmpet]

When doing my art , I lose the control of fear, but gain the ability to communicate with others! Thank You to my best friend, I don’t know how he got it out of me. My English teacher not only allowed me to o go to the Library instead of study hall, which was boring. She also taught me to express myself in poetry!

[@FlockOfHawks]

@@willmpet You had a wonderful Teacher

[@almab6875]

Infinite thank you for this jewel to both Brian Greene and Janna Levin, This conversation is both intimate, insipiring and transformative.

[@suzettecolombo]

Thank you so much! I ADORE Brian Greene and Janna Levin!! 🥰😍

[@MrGuddimagg]

I love how Brian is always open minded about any ideas and is always so passionate in his talk about science.

[@clevelandmilton8942]

Mi9

[@frankdimeglio8216]

TIME DILATION AS IT IS FULLY UNDERSTOOD, AS E=MC2 IS F=MA: The physical significance of the known mathematical unification of Einstein's equations and Maxwell's equations (given the addition of a fourth spatial dimension) is understood as follows. E=mc2 IS F=ma. Time DILATION proves that electromagnetism/ENERGY IS GRAVITY, AS E=mc2 is DIRECTLY and fundamentally derived from F=ma. Gravity IS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY. By Frank DiMeglio

[@kristinruffner9580]

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[@LandaverdeJR]

This lady’s brain is so smart that only Brian Greene can really say things that she agrees with in simple terms; she a living textbook.

[@ggauravkumar]

Brian is one of the best orators I’ve ever known. I try to copy his hand motions and speech emotions but I’ll need a couple decades to get there. Also, the book is an absolute eye opener. The audio book is a universe in itself (parallel or not I’ll leave it up to you).

[@wilsonwatt9283]

My dear Gaurav, if you truly understood his message you would know that you cannot copy him to achieve your goal. You must look inward and find your own hand motions and speech emotions. Unless you do that you will always be unfinished.

[@giantopinionsports6119]

@@wilsonwatt9283 leave him alone. He hasn't figured out he's a space brain. 😂

[@vikingthedude]

He is at least a couple of decades old

[@kofidan9128]

So long as the universe is governed by laws, we have no free will. So says Brian. To me that's like saying, "the country in which I live is governed by laws, therefore I have no free will." This opposition to free will is senseless. Even birds of the sky are free to willfully fly around ... lol

[@MrVikingsandra]

I absolutely loved this conversation and I enjoyed Brian's and Jenna's books immensely. I could listen to this for hours!

[@KokoRicky]

Brian Greene is one of those guys that is very engaging to listen to, while being able to make the higher concept quantum stuff easier for the layman to digest.

[@warrenbuffett920]

Amazing, articulate conversation, where there is no repeated question or answer the content of which is so top grade level.

[@mickberry164]

Man....! I'm the first person to make a comment? It's beyond an honor. It's really mind blowing that with these amazing thoughts, ideas, considerations, insights, deductions, speculations, discoveries, inquiries, and revelations, (and who knows what else?), that there are not more people here than any other place on you tube. How wonderful that this information is available. How equally wonderful that Brian and Janna have the humility and confidence to recognize and admit when they don't know something. The universe is a marvelous place to wonder and discover. Let's share it as much as we possibly can.

[@bujodrag]

I ordered Brians book, hardcover edition and it is no small feat for me. You can't buy it here in Belgrade and i don't work couse for last five years I have multiple sclerosis, barely walk, just siting in my room and watch scientific panels thanks to greatest invention ever: internet. I aleady read parts of Brians book in digital form but I want it in paper, some thing that i can phisicaly interact with

[@actiaint]

I have been fascinated with Brians grapple with consciousness over these last few years. I have heard him say dogs are not conscious to the extent we are but of course they are and suffer from many of the same psychosis humans do. In recent years there have been experiments testing plants consciousness or you may prefer to call it learned behaviour - where they learn very quickly that being dropped (in a pot) does not need to set off their defences - and then this learned behaviour is "remembered" for over a year (so far). Our consciousness effects water and plants shown in simple experiments that I look forward to Brian explaining one day as he continues his grapple 🙂 - great book btw - I bought the audio copy.

[@actiaint]

Watched this again today - 3 years on - I look forward to Brian using his particle theory of consciousness to explain the now scientific collected and examined near death experiences and even the unexplainable reincarnation examples since studied. In reference to a more recent interview the AI of the future may say they are depressed but certainly wont feel it haha.

[@jerroneous8549]

So lucky to live in the same time as these two people!

[@stephenmneedham]

I really like his talks and the talks he moderates. He makes things I never understood make sense but one day when I was doing dishes and couldn't hear what he was saying and could just see him I was startled by how much he moves around.

[@Astraeus..]

Making Brian hold a microphone shouldn't be legal, he speaks so much with his hands that he should only ever wear a headset!

[@D45VR]

It looks antiquated.

[@harrymillermiller8157]

Gcccrryr

[@dolgouskodusko]

How wonderful to see scientists in conversation. I learned so much. Thank you.

[@pedroulloa7063]

Zero comments, really? Brian Green, Janna Levin= awesome! Brain blown!

[@viewer3091]

I’m a big fan of both Brian and Janna, so I am delighted to see this.

[@philipchopping6859]

Two beautiful minds , supreme intellectual athletes galloping through a history and future of everything. This is wonderful! Press play and hold on......

[@timault8209]

and totally enjoying each other's contribution to the conversation without any competition, tendentiousness, or one-upmanship. i hoped they fucked afterwards (but only as friends, though)

[@willmpet]

One of my favorite films is “Frequency” in which Brian appears twice. Despite its unbelievable premise, the film gave me access to Mr. Greene!

[@suyapajimenez516]

I always enjoy Dr Green as many many out there but what trapped my attention in this interview is what eloquent host.

[@blueizclues2697]

i am just so amazed and also inspired by this discussion, really makes me value my love for science even more. can't wait to read his book

[@bujodrag]

Book is really good.

[@deded846]

"We emerge from laws that, as far as we can tell, are timeless, and yet we exist for the briefest moment of time. We are guided by laws that operate without concern for destination, and yet we constantly ask ourselves where we are headed. We are shaped by laws that seem not to require an underlying rationale, and yet we persistently seek meaning and purpose." - Brian Greene

[@bookzdotmedia]

Easy button: From Him, through Him, to Him! That solves the mystery!

[@shaun906]

we are a product of the universe, so in essence the universe has become self aware!

[@carolblaquiere3864]

I love that

[@checkfoldcallraise]

I love this conversation! I went on my daily hour long walk and listened to this. Science is so amazingly thought provoking.

[@isabelab6851]

Loved this discussion...i definitely have to read the book!

[@stanfordpeaker792]

Always a joy to hear Brian speak as it is to read his books!

[@bjm6275]

These are two of my favorite scientists!

[@suzettecolombo]

Me too!!

[@georgeschiraga5725]

The best on making science.available to the general public.

[@rs5352]

One his earlier questions is about why we evolved to think and speak in abstract & artistic ideas, rather than in pure facts. At 1:01 he answers. Our ability to rearrange ideas gives us the intrinsic creativity to replace old answers with better ones.

[@KrisPucci]

Great interview. Brian and Sean are killing it these days.

[@jimvj5897]

It's really hard to understand how Sean did not get tenure at Chicago.

[@steliosp1770]

​@@jimvj5897he wants to do philosophy as well as physics and most places dont give that freedom let alone tenure to people who want to do that. he s happy to be doing that at Johns Hopkins nowadays though :)

[@tonib5899]

Thank you both of you.

[@bujodrag]

this is beautiful. I watch it again and again and than just repeat. My bag of particles is ..... excited

[@jayabalamurugan974]

Brain Greene is transparent in his opinion what he thinks true, with lucid explanation accompanied by his humor he is interesting to watch and listen,thanks dr.brain Greene.

[@aussieozborn4420]

I find it astounding that people who are so learned are fine with the concept and manifestation of the universe and all of existence being a "one night only" show and not merely an episode of the existence of being. I cannot reconcile that all throughout infinity there is one instance of everything that has existed and will exist...

[@schmetterling4477]

Neither can science, the way the universe cycles is just not quite as trivial as we thought until the 1980s.

[@glenn-younger]

Great interview! I absolutely adore Brian Greene and his thought processes. THANK YOU for sharing this on KZbin. Thoughts about this amazing conversation. !) Brian's brother: "Yeah. Veda text #12." Hahahaha! Love it. Science and religion dancing the tango between two brothers. Great answer by the Dahli Lama. 2) Empire State Building metaphor. And... after that last floor, another big bang and another cycle is born? Kind of like a spinning torus that turns inside out on itself. 3) Free will. Soooo.... since we live in this grand cause-and-effect of all of creation consciousness of varying degrees of self awareness, one COULD say there is no free will. Yet, we can also look at it through the lens of our free CHOICE-how we react to stimulus in our lives with either fear, hate, love, acceptance, respect, etc. Those choices create our individual small cause-and-effect dynamics that make up a part of the whole cause-and-effect. Bottom line, the idea of a majestic beauty to it all that goes beyond words resonates and I appreciate Brian Greene's take on it. Thirty five years ago, I asked in meditation to be shown infinity. I patiently waited until a kind of door in consciousness opened up and I got a glimpse of it. There are no words that could even begin to describe it-infinite, omniscient, Unconditional Creation Love are poor descriptions, but ones that I use for want of better words. The vibrations that accompanied it were so intense in my body, they literally jolted me off the bench I was sitting on. My view of the world has never been the same since. How could it? It's when I first felt infinitely grateful to be a participant in the orchestra of life.

[@alexanderabrashev1366]

You're gorgeous

[@mrz888atlas]

Very interesting, deconstruction in every sense of the word, we are always in IT.

[@AdamGNordin]

A truthful 8 rests down and grows on forever

[@ronwillison5887]

Great presentation. Really smart people. I just finished watching this 8:14 PM US Central Time on May 19th. 2020. The weird part is. The Thoughts expressed in the comment just below this one. I wrote yesterday at around 6 PM. WOW!! is all I can say. If only I were as articulate as Brian and Janna are. Bummer..

[@martinkaufmann4067]

It is always difficult to say in the USA: "I am not religious, I am an atheist." Brian Green says it in a very diplomatic way. On the other side, his opinion that consciousness emerges from the movement and interactions of atoms in our complicated network, called brain, is great and true for sure. Everything comes from the laws of nature. Thanks, Mr Green.

[@anayparikh3198]

100%

[@ctoan_]

So I have a question. The decision to steal someone's property or kill someone also came from movements of atoms. Also decision to act kind came from the same movements. If there is no free will, are there morals?? Sorry for bad english

[@DrRCB]

51:47 to 55:03 Exactly that's what I was thinking. You both were searching for the same thing, however, by following two completely different avenues.

[@arijitkundu5577]

What an astounding demonstration of an apparently tough subject. Thank you very much.

[@abhijitkalita6931]

He have a very special talent ,he can make you understand complex stuffs quite easily.

[@braddsn]

Brian Greene is just.......... inspiring! Awesome!

[@damnryu]

That's some talk right there. Deep and profound thought exercise.

[@infinityinf1]

Brian is my favorite scientist to watch

[@dpo91]

I could listen to Brian Greene speak for hours

[@Zanthorr]

It was Leibnitz who coined the term "optimism" which he originally defined as "This world, is the best of all possible worlds God could have created" I share Brian's optimism about the end of time. Not because it ends, but because we were able to experience it in the first place. This world is truly awesome if you take the time to realize it.

[@mehdibaghbadran3182]

Thanks, Dr Green , i never heard explanation in English language, to explained the story, of life and creation, but you !

[@vuexiong1625]

When Brian speaks, I feel smart.

[@schmetterling4477]

That's not a compliment, neither for you nor for Brian.

[@alpacino4857]

People are always seeking answer to life. Like is there free will ? What is consciousness ? It is nice to see people sit and listen (36:45) to what great thinker has in mind.

[@mykobe981]

Great channel and content! Janna Levin is consistantly fantastic. Please consider adding guest/presenter names to video titles in your Scientific Controversies series. Thanks!

[@gbail9566]

I always wondered how cosmology was important. The Big Bang is interesting, but how does it affect the world. Now I'm reminded of all systems being sensitive to initial conditions. Thank you Dr. Greene.

[@thomanderson7981]

Great book title, "Until the End of Time" I'll keep on loving u. Love is eternal & has no beginning & no end. It creates all things!

[@late8641]

You just can't resist that smile...

[@marian-gabriel9518]

On topic: I just added a new entry on my list of favourite science comunicators/scientists, Janna Levin. Loved it! Off topic: You can just tell Brian had his fair share of interaction with backstage sound engineers in that the precision with which he traks his mouth with the microphone is impressive, especially for a person with souch a colourfull body language!

[@marcusedwards1443]

As always, Greene skillfully articulates the most interesting parts of complex systems theories with ease and approachability. Great discussion!

[@frankdimeglio8216]

TIME DILATION AS IT IS FULLY UNDERSTOOD, AS E=MC2 IS F=MA: The physical significance of the known mathematical unification of Einstein's equations and Maxwell's equations (given the addition of a fourth spatial dimension) is understood as follows. E=mc2 IS F=ma. Time DILATION proves that electromagnetism/ENERGY IS GRAVITY, AS E=mc2 is DIRECTLY and fundamentally derived from F=ma. Gravity IS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY. By Frank DiMeglio

[@deeliciousplum]

🌻🐈 Oh? A purrfect discussion between two enlightening, often playful, researchers who possess an infectious child-like wonder & curiosity. Our afternoons were made for exploring talks like these. 💞

[@StaticBlaster]

I bought all of Brian's books and I bought black hole blues from Janna. I need to buy her other books.

[@gkloner]

A lucid and even riveting discussion of conscientiousness and free will etc. I think it would have helped to talk about the complex biology of systems. It is how these complex systems (the brain) not particles by themselves that give rise to special emergent properties which allow the brain to perform such activity as data processing, memory, analysis, language, imagination and consciousness itself.

[@donnarhodes4813]

Yes they do , we are everyone of the Energy that Lives Inside Us , they Try to show or tell us things in ways they know we will see or hear ,feel ,taste ,smell ..

[@prisonss]

His daily equations are awesome!!!!

[@brianbueno7837]

BAM!! Where there is Brian Greene I watched it!

[@pedromichel9357]

Even the brightest mind can’t grasp that ultimate answer , simply because intellect alone falls short to fully comprehend It since it is not designed for that experience, there’s another quality of the self that can embrace what that IS.

[@darwinlaluna3677]

We r all lucky that we r here in this life time, Who wants to be der when the world and time is ending.

[@Scanini]

Still my heart this moment...

[@valarmorgulis3920]

One of the best Q n As ive ever seen

[@silberlinie]

At first I didn't think I heard you right. When Brian is asked by Janna about his understanding of spirituality, he says an evasive stammering yes-sure-yet. But then there is Brian's explanation of how evolution works in biology. The biological evolution. And his derived insight that this model is transferable to the evolution of atoms to molecular structures. Molecular evolution. Now that he's managed to expand the concept of evolution, to generalize it, the genie is out of the bottle. This explanation now offers itself also to look one step deeper to the genesis of the elementary particles to the atoms,. The atomic evolution. And it also points in the other direction, upwards. The explanation of consciousness how arises from life. Its great breadth and depth levels in the various forms of life. The evolution of consciousness. Also the next level in the hierarchy, the one from consciousness to the world of abstract mental entities, inevitably arises. The world of the sciences, the arts and the world of philosophical constructs. The Mental Evolution. And from here it is now only one more step to reach spirituality without mysticism and without the help of religious transcendence. The Spiritual Evolution. Remarkable. From elementary particle towards Spirituality, from each step to the next the inescapably and restless work of evolution.

[@alexandrugheorghe5610]

My favorite duo. 👍🏻

[@XideEagles]

Thought they were going to do a duet. UNTIL THE END OF TIME. a love song

[@jansegal6687]

greene comes across as someone genuinely kind and humble, wanting to share his knowledge

[@qualquan]

and make money by click baiting

[@VuNguyen-mh4oo]

Great conversation between two scientific minds of modern time that mix both science and philosophy. Some age old issues are being revisited and discussed.

[@ながれる季節]

I read your book Brian, and still find this oral presentation fascinating!

[@marthareal8398]

Thank you, Martha Real

[@adisonesinakone6859]

We are all connected from the beginning of time

[@alexanderabrashev1366]

My two favorite physicists. :3

[@korosuchimu1479]

This was great. Thank you both ❤

[@jamesguglielmucci2001]

Janna Levin Shines ❤️😘

[@mehdibaghbadran3182]

Imagine, in the nexts century, we discover, something new and more thinkable, this will showing us , there’s no limited in science.

[@Trp44]

Brian Greene, Well said.

[@sundayturner8720]

Does anyone know the name of the book she's describing around 09:45? "Everyone takes that path."

[@charlesvernon7090]

I was wondering this as well, did you ever figure it out?

[@rafaelrazvan]

@12:51 - i don't understand why they are refering to entropy as "creations and destuction" or "order and chaos"; from my knowledge entropy is due to time and space or methaphoricaly speacking male and female and I do not associate them with the above mentioned atributes. Am I wrong to think so? ...about how one cultivates his time and the other preserves space :D

[@R.o.Ro.]

A simple dialogue that sets so many complex thoughts in motion. An egg going from order to disorder.

[@michaelsavides8856]

No comments!? Love listening to these two! First!

[@Jallal89]

One of my favorite scientists

[@TheTrocek]

Thank you, for this morning journey, so elegantly, smooth and mesmerizing on both personal and sci outcome. Thanks!

[@davecurry8305]

So. How many strings are in the universe? Are they entangled? 7:04

[@josephoduor2358]

No complex equations, just two physicists blowing my mind in a language I can understand

[@D45VR]

They are very complementary on this discussion.

[@jimmybolton8473]

You guys are great ❤️