UW Frontiers of Physics Lecture: Dr. Rainer Weiss, Fall 2016

Dr. Rainer Weiss, emeritus professor of Physics from MIT, speaks to the University of Washington community on "Gravitational Wave Astronomy: A New Way. Recorded: October 25, 2016
Learn more about Dr. Weiss and the Frontiers of Physics Lecture Series here: artsci.washington.edu/content/frontiers-physics-public-lecture-series

[@joeroganjosh9333]

Good to see one of these talks / lectures with good quality video. I'm always surprised and disappointed when reputable institutions produce inferior recordings, especially when they feature legends of the field. It's all history in the making. Thanks from a fan of science.

[@Keithlfpieterse]

richard brewster: Excellent comment. One must respond vociferously when educational institutions engage in "dumbing down [potential] viewers" or "turning viewers off" - albeit unintentionally - on account of the fact that the presentation / video material is "shitty."

[@jimjackson4256]

How can anyone not like this lecture? Gotta subscribe too.

[@grandpaobvious]

If you can't bear to listen to a short biography of Rainer Weiss, skip to 00:04:00.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

starts at 04

[@naimulhaq9626]

Only when two bodies couple up do they give out gravitational waves, not when they merge. After millions of years and many more mergers, maybe a galaxy will appear, like the center of the milky way.

[@sychrovsky]

bent space and quantum quackery

[@user-sx5kx3pq2i]

34:00:00

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

I just hope mr. Trump will not vadelize this project...