Dr. Krauss, this was one of your best interviews. Heavy on the science. Well-guided by you through several topics. Letting your guest talk. More like this, please!
well-guided.....except that whole ~1hr intro spent going over the guy's background!!! No problem with Knoll/loved this podcast but, like 99.999% of listeners, my interests in origins of life, V mr.knoll's back-story, are not even close to equivalent
Impressed by how these interesting topics make time pass. Despite the protracted introduction, the interview with Knoll was the longest I've watched with Krauss, but it felt the shortest.
@@davidschneide5422 same! i spend a ton of time on the road, have heard this episode like "2.5" or 3 times depending whether i count distracted-listening!! Only other one i heard was the more recent Chomsky one, which was just 100.0% A+++ material
This is one of my favourite podcasts of all time. I've listened to it twice. A clear memorable and gripping exposition of the origins and evolution of life. Expertly steered by Lawrence, with well judged open questions eliciting from Andy exactly the information and opinions I most wanted to hear. My sincere thanks to you both.
I've watched this 3 times completely, and then reviewed particular data points even more, like the rise of oxygen for example. A brilliant informed mind is Andy Knoll! Grateful to Lawrence Krauss!
As a biology teacher in the Netherlands these videos really help me gain more knowledge about earth's history and make it far easier for me to teach the students because of the coherent information you provide in the podcasts. Thank you sooo much Mr. Krauss, I also loved the video with Mr. De Waal.
After listening to the majority of science videos on you tube. I can honestly state that your podcasts are the best. Well done and thanks for all your hard work and intellectual humility, that gets the levels of depth and accessibility just right. Cheers!
I stumbled on this discussion quite by accident at around 0100 this morning. I just blinked as my alarm went off. Absolutely captivated and inspired. Wow, inspires me to see if I can grab some graduate classes at U of Arizona. At 78 I still get excited. The hamster wheel in my head is “squeaking” as the ideas flow. Thank you, gentlemen for a superb and inspiring discourse.
Top quality scientists talking about highly relevant topics across a wide range of scientific disciplines to address the future of life on Earth. Well done and thank you!
Thank you very much both Andrew and Lawrence, on top of all the other concerns humanity is faced within in the coming decades, but like you said Lawrence, we're actually aware of everything, but I'm not sure we'll do anything about these challenges, peace.
I greatly enjoyed this. As a Biochemist and Biophysical Chemist I found this fascinating. I admire Andrew Knolls interdisciplinary approach to the work he does. I also enjoyed the discussions regarding developing autodidactic traits, continuing long after graduate and postgraduate work, and the nature of observation and knowledge; a phenomenological and epistemological analysis if you will. The import and role of science in society is ever more relevant in these strange times. Thank you Laurence. I intend to subscribe ☺️
I'm so glad I just started this in the background and started playing a computer game without looking at how long it would be -- I never would have thought to listen all-the-way-through in one sitting, but just letting it happen instead!
I've been getting through a fair number of these while playing a computer game too, though I have the windows side-by-side since the game is a little boring at the start, and I keep rewinding the video for some of the topics.
I remember being at school around 1969, and being told to ignore a chapter in our old geography books, because it was out of date and had been replaced by "plate tectonics".
Faboulous interview. I am a Marine Biologist and Physical Oceanographer by training and love to see this kind of interactions. And at the tender age of 60 till learn a lot from this.
Perhaps the most important thing for our species for our collective future is to come together in unity , solidarity and in cooperation ; to STOP squandering our human , natural and economic resources to our potential destruction but apply it to the betterment and enlightenment of humankind empowering we the people to become the proper Stewards and custodians of our majestic home planet we call " Earth " !
I somehow missed this interview. A. Knoll wrote one of the most interesting books about ancient life “Life on a Young Planet”, and is one my favorite science writers ever. Gotta watch this interview. NOW.
Andrew is an amazing resource who is what every scientist should be, skeptic and fairly evaluates all sides before making up his mind. This was a very informative podcast. Thanks Lawence! LK you still need to update your cameral light its distracting when your video goes dim then bright.
Great as always! P.S You should have Anton Petrov on your podcast. He is on UA-cam, teaching us commoners almost every day, I hope you're not too highbrow for talking to Anton. He is a wonderful communicator and does so much by teaching the masses while being very professional and still keeping his charisma intact 😋 Like you.
Thank you Lawrence and Andy, one of your best interviews. After hearing this I am excited to hear many of the gaps of knowledge of our Earth, filling in with crossovers from many different disciplines of scientific endeavour. Science "generalists" (I am one of them) are critical to put the pieces together from the ever increasing specialisations of knowledge.
It is only proper that Andy ended the conversation with the same concept that he started it with. He started by explaining how his contributions were unique and only possible because of his life work integrating biology (Life Science) with Geology (Earth Science) and in his answer to the last question of where he thinks science is going, he said: Advances in the future will take place through more integration between different fields of science.
UA-cam has some wonderful recent videos on the evolution of hominids. So much has been learned in recent years. What is fascinating about this interview of two modern hominids is to see how far our ability to exchange complex information has advanced. This exchange has revolutionized our understanding of our world in just a single lifetime. How lucky we are to be able to see it all.
Andy's book is excellent. I read it over 4 days and it is eye-opening for those that have never considered the early history of life on our planet and how the planet and life are inextricably linked.
Would you say it's good for a layperson? I enjoy, for example, Richard Dawkins' books on evolutionary biology and related things, but I have to look up words so often that - while learning them is good - I cannot just read the book. Thanks.
@@staninjapan07 Yes. Much easier than Dawkins. I struggle with him as well. The art of communication is the responses that you illicit from your readers. I think Andy understands that better than Richard, although both are excellent educators.
L Krauss as a scientist should stick to science but when he debates about God he really makes himself look stupid and looks like a dwarf !! there are so many other Dr, Profs and scientists who do believe in intelligent design ! So whats his problem and what a clown he is🤡
@@afsar_gunner5271 If God-fearing people stuck to Religion and out of Science, Lawrence wouldn't have to defend Science and the facts associated with it.
Lawrence, you're the greatest Physicist (scientist) that's ever existed. That's just my humble opinion. Ive watched every single lecture, documentary and debate you've been involved in since 'a universe from nothing'. You are my personal God, but the difference is; I know you exist. Thank you.
Universe from nothing ?????? what a blood joke L Krauss as a scientist should stick to science but when he debates about God he really makes himself look stupid and looks like a dwarf !! there are so many other Dr, Profs and scientists who do believe in intelligent design ! So whats his problem and what a clown he is🤡
How on Earth do you manage to produce so much writing and all these interviews, and reading right across science, nature, and philosophy all in one lifetime? I'm insanely jealous of your reading speed and comprehension of all things! Life is tragically short for all there is to learn. Especially with those of us who don't have the photographic memories, and reading speeds, necessary to do science in pre Google days; who've only really been able to start taking it all in since Google, Wikipedia, Open access, UA-cam, and the CoViD lock ins, that led to all the knowledge being set free!
"How do we know what we know?" Andy listens to talking zircons, wowy-zowy! Water came mostly from meteorites...geesh...so much to know, so little time. Well, I am 77. Speaking of time, go to the 2 hours 20 minute section of this discussion for the low down on why rapidly increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere led to the Permian extinction event, an event which wiped out 90% of life on Earth.
Increadibly interesting. When you talk about water being present in rocks, as part of their molecular composition.... well, certain desert plants can absorb water from gypsum when rain water isn't available.
Dr. Krauss, have you observed "nothing"? Has any observer observed nothing? Could an observer observe "nothing"? And if not, can nothing exist? If it's observable, doesn't that mean it isn't "nothing"?
@@schmetterling4477 If you can see it, then it's there. If you couldn't see it, you couldn't describe it. But you have described it. It's black. It's above your head. You collapsed the wave function by observing it.
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Krauss needs a chill pill before he embarks on one of these. His nervousness, jumpiness, interruptions, etc. introduces unnecessary stress. Otherwise and in any case, a monster discussion.
Fascinating conversation! Great interview! [I don't usually criticize; but the lighting used by Lawrence wasn't stable & his constantly touching his face was disconcerting] You certainly left me wanting to learn more! Thanks!
You clearly know nothing about the complexities of video production. The variable lighting and repetitive face touching were well planned and brilliantly incorporated cinematic techniques which added dimensions that greatly enhanced the over all visual experience of the interview. Further evidence of the man’s genius. And it’s Dr. Krauss to you!
It is such a pleasure to listen to very intelligent people with genuine humanitarian hearts speak about real things! The contrast between their focus and that of our socio-economic political establishment is like a breath of fresh air. I often wonder with much chagrin why it is that individuals like Andrew Knoll and Lawrence Krauss, instead of Trump, Bolsinaro and Orban, et al. are the apparent vanguards of human civilization? I fear for humanity and for the beautiful earth itself.
Larry Krauss' intelligence: This is on 'nothing' or 'relativistic quantum fields' Krauss cannot make uip his mind. “There are a variety of forms of nothing, [and] they all have physical definitions.” “The laws of quantum mechanics tell us that nothing is unstable.” “70% of the dominant stuff in the universe is nothing.” “There’s nothing there, but it has energy.” “Nothing weighs something.” “Nothing is almost everything.”
It’s my understanding that Jeremy England developed the thermodynamic equations that not only was the formation of RNA energetically favored but INEVITABLE once the primordial soup was formed.
Two smart men but Lawrence takes 1 hour 33 mins of talking and Andrew 1 hour 24 mins. I would like more short questions from the host allowing the guest to provide more insight from their considerable wisdom
Unfortunately, this is a recurring theme on this channel and tempted me on a few occasions to just unsubscribe as it already made me stop following two other scientists (to remain unnamed) who do podcasts.
Take care of planet earth, and its creatures, while viewing the universe. It tells us how unique life is on Earth. Gratitude to OEB, Harvard GSAS, for supporting Andy Knoll, Steve Gould and so many others who guide us into the future.
@@ccatctc Nice quote. I share the viewpoint made regarding this odd obsession regarding Mars. Not saying it would not be cool, but it's a bit of a pipedream, when we have far more urgent problems to solve here.
Fascinating! Mr. Lawrence Krauss, what can you recommend in terms of a lecture, documentary, or podcast regarding the evolution of chemical elements, from cosmic dust to life on Earth? In other words, I want to know what chemical elements were the planetesimals formed from and whether is Earth a chemical elements factory in itself? How did we reach from iron, carbon, oxygen, silicon, etc to the complex materials we have on Earth? Would you consider a podcast on this subject? Thank you. @The Origins Podcast
I was surprised to learn that the majority of heavy radioactive metals are in the crust- it lead me to read an article about incompatibility and the crystallisation of granitic melts!
Your intro of Andy brought to mind Carl Sagan’s book “Shadow of Forgotten Ancestors.” I’ll listen, but does Andy have any similar compendium of these sciences of time? Thanks.
One time, I saw a zircon. It felt sort of hard and soft. Then I put it under the nuclear magnetic resonance viewer and it said it was happy to tell me that it was 101^673 billion years old. So I turned to my colleague and said, "I have a hypothesis...." Immediately he held up his pointer finger of his left hand and proclaimed quite persuasively, "I don't have time for hypotheses. You either tell me the truth or I'm going to step right out of this nuclear magnetic resonance machine room." I said, "OK, then, you will never know the secret of The Great Zircon." And I flipped him off and left the nuclear magnetic resonance room. Come to find a couple years later, I met the same scientist. It was a drizzly November day in Harvard Square, he was sitting on the grass in front of a large pepperoni pizza, about to lift a slice. I sauntered over and said, "So, you think you know the secret of The Great Zircon, well, I'm here to tell you buddy that you don't know squat!" And I took a puff of my pipe and walked briskly away. I laughed because I knew his pizza would get wet, unless he pitched a tent to cover it up and capture its savory odor under the tarp.
Wow. That was fantastic. Absolutely riveting. Especially compared with the last Origins Podcast I watched which had Jordan Peterson in it, his self-absorption and his woo fingers and was not riveting at all!
Sorry I'm late, but great interview. For me, how life began is possibly the most important question I'd like to see answered. (As long as it's supported by evidence). Oh, and my mate said that it wasn't Tuesday it started (as Andrew pointed out), it was a Sunday, but they changed it for religious reasons. Surely, if we powered everything stationary by nuclear energy, we could still drive cars. No?
I find it fascinating that the earth was a water planet, was described in Zechariah Sitchens book the 12 planet. The knowledge he wrote came from ancient cuneiform text. But we are still arrogant.
Again, I cannot help but compare the intellectual brilliance and perceptivity of contemporary scientists with the ignorance, arrogance and primitive magical thinking that permeates so much of our contemporary "culture". 99% of humanity is clueless! We (myself included) are the equivalent of "cave men". I weep for what what we might have been.
@@smkngunzzz1843 Genetic study from about 5 years ago now in some Italian Evolution journal, shows that 92% of all mammals existing today (including us) had a extinction/salvation event a bit over 100,000 years ago. This supports the Biblical account of Noah's flood and Ark salvation event for animals with the BREATH of life (or animals with LUNGS). No they were not full grown animals (for the most part on the Ark) but as the Bible says male and female (ie, sperm and eggs) of the animals with lungs (ie, with BREATH) were stored on the Ark for a year. BTW we desperately need to do this today, since humanity is causing an enormous global extinction of animals species. They will be forever lost - never to return.
@@mdb1239 You must be one of those Primitive, Magical Thinking Fairytale believers!?!? Hate to break it to ya but that Wood Box Full of Animal Crackers Floating around in Flood story that you believe in is a Fairytale😳.
@@smkngunzzz1843 i'm glad we are in the age of genetics. Genetics is putting Darwinian Evolution in question (especially in 2022 - major genetic upheavals). But because it provides a continuous historical data for animals/organisms, it can provide evidence for Biblical events in Genesis. --- In this sense, we live in special scientific age.
I heard mention of the "Faint Sun Paradox", I heard mass extinctions in stages around the world ("recurring feature" @2:30:10), I haven't heard much about re-speciation or the capability of new species to remove Co2 from the atmosphere more efficiently than previous life forms.
You still not answering this question: if we stop all human related carbon dioxide generation, would that make any major difference in the trend of co2 rise?
Yes, of course it would. If we change what we’re doing to the extent of reaching net-zero on a global scale, the CO2 level will peak and then gradually decline over a few centuries, towards pre-industrial levels… then we will be looking down the barrel of the next Pleistocene ice age cycle. Ideally we should constrain the atmospheric CO2 between 500ppm and 300ppm. Levels below 250ppm cause slowing of plant growth, and die back of plant life, and going much below 200ppm would precipitate mass extinction of plant species and an ice age.
Ask a theist, They will tell you it came from Noah's flood. 40 days and 40 nights of nonstop rain put the water over the top of the highest mountains on earth.
@@jerrylong6238 The water from the Noahic flood was already here and so were the seas. Nothing was created. Have you heard of tectonic plate movement? Exactly, that's why we have land mass above the ocean level. Have you considered why any land mass at all is above sea levels? I would call that a miracle, wouldn't you? Have you figured out that we have no way to measure sea level? Scientists have been claiming they have measured sea level with tide gauges for over 150 years knowing full well the land mass moves. That is highly dishonest, isn't it? They also claim they can measure sea level with satellites knowing full well they are lying. The land mass moves. The water moves, the tides change, the satellites change velocity, altitude, and the water level changes with the altitude of land mass. This isn't rocket science, is it?
Take A Moment I have always loved your work, in all format's Thank you for standing on the shoulders of giants and dragging the world kicking and screaming behind you we are all right with you ,please keep going, the world needs guidance from your work with the best Information I speak for the people of the world. Stay Safe Stay Free
@@bighairyviking387 He is the peer that could destroy other people's lame attempts about claims of being close to creating life from non-life. Most claims made he demolishes.
Hey mr Krauss! Swedish fan here way back in 2010 when Richard Dawkins took on religion. Oh, and my hero Neil deGrasse tyson "that you would return the favor and not let him talk either", put the origin project on the map. Good going there. Didnt know about this podcast. Very cool! Maybe you should bring in a comedian like youKnowWho? :p Please keep up pushing science to the public. Since Sweden, the land of nobel prize, has turned into a political correct state where way to many educated swedish people seams immune to knowledge.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call the "good" side of UA-cam.
Thank you, professors.
This podcast to say is enlightening is an understatement.We need more of these conversations.
Dr. Krauss, this was one of your best interviews. Heavy on the science. Well-guided by you through several topics. Letting your guest talk. More like this, please!
well-guided.....except that whole ~1hr intro spent going over the guy's background!!! No problem with Knoll/loved this podcast but, like 99.999% of listeners, my interests in origins of life, V mr.knoll's back-story, are not even close to equivalent
Impressed by how these interesting topics make time pass. Despite the protracted introduction, the interview with Knoll was the longest I've watched with Krauss, but it felt the shortest.
@@davidschneide5422 same! i spend a ton of time on the road, have heard this episode like "2.5" or 3 times depending whether i count distracted-listening!! Only other one i heard was the more recent Chomsky one, which was just 100.0% A+++ material
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This is one of my favourite podcasts of all time. I've listened to it twice. A clear memorable and gripping exposition of the origins and evolution of life. Expertly steered by Lawrence, with well judged open questions eliciting from Andy exactly the information and opinions I most wanted to hear. My sincere thanks to you both.
I've watched this 3 times completely, and then reviewed particular data points even more, like the rise of oxygen for example. A brilliant informed mind is Andy Knoll! Grateful to Lawrence Krauss!
As a biology teacher in the Netherlands these videos really help me gain more knowledge about earth's history and make it far easier for me to teach the students because of the coherent information you provide in the podcasts. Thank you sooo much Mr. Krauss, I also loved the video with Mr. De Waal.
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I agree one of UA-cam’s very best live & learn sessions I’ve ever come across. 🥂✅
After listening to the majority of science videos on you tube. I can honestly state that your podcasts are the best. Well done and thanks for all your hard work and intellectual humility, that gets the levels of depth and accessibility just right. Cheers!
many thanks.
I stumbled on this discussion quite by accident at around 0100 this morning. I just blinked as my alarm went off. Absolutely captivated and inspired. Wow, inspires me to see if I can grab some graduate classes at U of Arizona. At 78 I still get excited. The hamster wheel in my head is “squeaking” as the ideas flow. Thank you, gentlemen for a superb and inspiring discourse.
Top quality scientists talking about highly relevant topics across a wide range of scientific disciplines to address the future of life on Earth. Well done and thank you!
This is why I love science! Looking forward to your 8-hour conversation in the future….
Thank you very much both Andrew and Lawrence, on top of all the other concerns humanity is faced within in the coming decades, but like you said Lawrence, we're actually aware of everything, but I'm not sure we'll do anything about these challenges, peace.
I greatly enjoyed this. As a Biochemist and Biophysical Chemist I found this fascinating. I admire Andrew Knolls interdisciplinary approach to the work he does. I also enjoyed the discussions regarding developing autodidactic traits, continuing long after graduate and postgraduate work, and the nature of observation and knowledge; a phenomenological and epistemological analysis if you will. The import and role of science in society is ever more relevant in these strange times.
Thank you Laurence.
I intend to subscribe ☺️
This was such a good and informative talk. I was turned on to this through a mutual friend Garth in PEI and I’m so happy to be enlightened to this.
I'm so glad I just started this in the background and started playing a computer game without looking at how long it would be -- I never would have thought to listen all-the-way-through in one sitting, but just letting it happen instead!
I've been getting through a fair number of these while playing a computer game too, though I have the windows side-by-side since the game is a little boring at the start, and I keep rewinding the video for some of the topics.
I remember being at school around 1969, and being told to ignore a chapter in our old geography books, because it was out of date and had been replaced by "plate tectonics".
Kudos Andy and Lawrence - one of the most fascinating interviews I’ve ever watched. Watching the whole thing again tomorrow in case I missed anything.
wow! i check the comments before watching things and i'm about to watch it, your comment makes it sound good
Faboulous interview. I am a Marine Biologist and Physical Oceanographer by training and love to see this kind of interactions. And at the tender age of 60 till learn a lot from this.
Perhaps the most important thing for our species for our collective future is to come together in unity , solidarity and in cooperation ; to STOP squandering our human , natural and economic resources to our potential destruction but apply it to the betterment and enlightenment of humankind empowering we the people to become the proper Stewards and custodians of our majestic home planet we call " Earth " !
I somehow missed this interview. A. Knoll wrote one of the most interesting books about ancient life “Life on a Young Planet”, and is one my favorite science writers ever. Gotta watch this interview. NOW.
I totally agree! It was a pleasure meeting you!
Andrew is an amazing resource who is what every scientist should be, skeptic and fairly evaluates all sides before making up his mind. This was a very informative podcast. Thanks Lawence! LK you still need to update your cameral light its distracting when your video goes dim then bright.
Great as always!
P.S
You should have Anton Petrov on your podcast. He is on UA-cam, teaching us commoners almost every day, I hope you're not too highbrow for talking to Anton. He is a wonderful communicator and does so much by teaching the masses while being very professional and still keeping his charisma intact 😋
Like you.
Thank you Lawrence and Andy, one of your best interviews. After hearing this I am excited to hear many of the gaps of knowledge of our Earth, filling in with crossovers from many different disciplines of scientific endeavour.
Science "generalists" (I am one of them) are critical to put the pieces together from the ever increasing specialisations of knowledge.
It is only proper that Andy ended the conversation with the same concept that he started it with. He started by explaining how his contributions were unique and only possible because of his life work integrating biology (Life Science) with Geology (Earth Science) and in his answer to the last question of where he thinks science is going, he said: Advances in the future will take place through more integration between different fields of science.
UA-cam has some wonderful recent videos on the evolution of hominids. So much has been learned in recent years. What is fascinating about this interview of two modern hominids is to see how far our ability to exchange complex information has advanced. This exchange has revolutionized our understanding of our world in just a single lifetime. How lucky we are to be able to see it all.
Andy's book is excellent. I read it over 4 days and it is eye-opening for those that have never considered the early history of life on our planet and how the planet and life are inextricably linked.
Would you say it's good for a layperson? I enjoy, for example, Richard Dawkins' books on evolutionary biology and related things, but I have to look up words so often that - while learning them is good - I cannot just read the book. Thanks.
@@staninjapan07 Yes. Much easier than Dawkins. I struggle with him as well. The art of communication is the responses that you illicit from your readers. I think Andy understands that better than Richard, although both are excellent educators.
@@simonyoungglostog Thanks a lot.
L Krauss as a scientist should stick to science but when he debates about God he really makes himself look stupid and looks like a dwarf !!
there are so many other Dr, Profs and scientists who do believe in intelligent design ! So whats his problem and what a clown he is🤡
@@afsar_gunner5271 If God-fearing people stuck to Religion and out of Science, Lawrence wouldn't have to defend Science and the facts associated with it.
I loved that book. Knoll is the genuine article, as they say. Thank you for sharing that brain with us.
What a great channel. Thank you so much for all of what you do.
Great to listen to scientists who speak in a way that even a novice can understand
Lawrence, you're the greatest Physicist (scientist) that's ever existed. That's just my humble opinion. Ive watched every single lecture, documentary and debate you've been involved in since 'a universe from nothing'. You are my personal God, but the difference is; I know you exist. Thank you.
Universe from nothing ?????? what a blood joke
L Krauss as a scientist should stick to science but when he debates about God he really makes himself look stupid and looks like a dwarf !!
there are so many other Dr, Profs and scientists who do believe in intelligent design ! So whats his problem and what a clown he is🤡
Such a great interview! Many thanks 🙏❤️
Fascinating -this podcast has raised so many questions for me.
Lawrence, l really appreciate what you're doing.
It would be so cool if they had this conversation with the animation depicting life 4 billion years ago to now.
How on Earth do you manage to produce so much writing and all these interviews, and reading right across science, nature, and philosophy all in one lifetime? I'm insanely jealous of your reading speed and comprehension of all things! Life is tragically short for all there is to learn. Especially with those of us who don't have the photographic memories, and reading speeds, necessary to do science in pre Google days; who've only really been able to start taking it all in since Google, Wikipedia, Open access, UA-cam, and the CoViD lock ins, that led to all the knowledge being set free!
"How do we know what we know?" Andy listens to talking zircons, wowy-zowy! Water came mostly from meteorites...geesh...so much to know, so little time. Well, I am 77. Speaking of time, go to the 2 hours 20 minute section of this discussion for the low down on why rapidly increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere led to the Permian extinction event, an event which wiped out 90% of life on Earth.
It hadn’t dawned on me until a few seconds ago how very recent and young our understanding of plate tectonics is.
Looking forward to hearing Part 2...The 2nd Four Billion Years of Life on Earth.
I’m fortunate to have listened to Eon broadcasts before so I can understand what their specific ideas showed!
Thank you for your work Dr Krauss.
Increadibly interesting. When you talk about water being present in rocks, as part of their molecular composition.... well, certain desert plants can absorb water from gypsum when rain water isn't available.
Apparently bacteria do it at great depths also.
Greatest story ever told. Fabulous.
Dr. Krauss, have you observed "nothing"? Has any observer observed nothing? Could an observer observe "nothing"? And if not, can nothing exist? If it's observable, doesn't that mean it isn't "nothing"?
@@schmetterling4477 If you can observe it then it's something not nothing.
@@schmetterling4477 If you can see it, then it's there. If you couldn't see it, you couldn't describe it. But you have described it. It's black. It's above your head. You collapsed the wave function by observing it.
One of the best science conversions ever
Great talk you wont find elsewhere, but ads literally every 5 mins is disruptive
I chose to subscribe to UA-cam Premium (which also included YouTUbe Music) on the first day that it was announced many years ago, and I do not regret it as the wealth of quality content (yes, you have to become adept at avoid the crappy stuff) has greatly enriched my life in many ways. You may want to consider it if it also has value for you. I am especially annoyed by advertising, so I can't blame your reaction.
A great talk,much appreciated and I learned a lot. Thank you..
Krauss needs a chill pill before he embarks on one of these. His nervousness, jumpiness, interruptions, etc. introduces unnecessary stress. Otherwise and in any case, a monster discussion.
Fascinating conversation! Great interview!
[I don't usually criticize; but the lighting used by Lawrence wasn't stable & his constantly touching his face was disconcerting]
You certainly left me wanting to learn more!
Thanks!
You clearly know nothing about the complexities of video production. The variable lighting and repetitive face touching were well planned and brilliantly incorporated cinematic techniques which added dimensions that greatly enhanced the over all visual experience of the interview. Further evidence of the man’s genius. And it’s Dr. Krauss to you!
Dr Krauss you simply are the best and what is great you bring out the best in other scientists
It is such a pleasure to listen to very intelligent people with genuine humanitarian hearts speak about real things! The contrast between their focus and that of our socio-economic political establishment is like a breath of fresh air. I often wonder with much chagrin why it is that individuals like Andrew Knoll and Lawrence Krauss, instead of Trump, Bolsinaro and Orban, et al. are the apparent vanguards of human civilization? I fear for humanity and for the beautiful earth itself.
So the political establishment only has right-wing politicians. What an unbiased world view. 🙄
Larry Krauss' intelligence:
This is on 'nothing' or 'relativistic quantum fields' Krauss cannot make uip his mind.
“There are a variety of forms of nothing, [and] they all have physical definitions.”
“The laws of quantum mechanics tell us that nothing is unstable.”
“70% of the dominant stuff in the universe is nothing.”
“There’s nothing there, but it has energy.”
“Nothing weighs something.”
“Nothing is almost everything.”
It’s my understanding that Jeremy England developed the thermodynamic equations that not only was the formation of RNA energetically favored but INEVITABLE once the primordial soup was formed.
He’s at MIT. Physicist
So, so good. Wondered what role the proto moon impact with the earth had on the delevelopment of life.
Two smart men but Lawrence takes 1 hour 33 mins of talking and Andrew 1 hour 24 mins. I would like more short questions from the host allowing the guest to provide more insight from their considerable wisdom
Unfortunately, this is a recurring theme on this channel and tempted me on a few occasions to just unsubscribe as it already made me stop following two other scientists (to remain unnamed) who do podcasts.
Best episode I've seen, thank you!
Great discussion. Thanks. Wish we can get rid of the inane commercials
Fantastic interwiev - Erik from Denmark
This so cool. I didn't understand most of it, but it is fascinating.
Take care of planet earth, and its creatures, while viewing the universe. It tells us how unique life is on Earth. Gratitude to OEB, Harvard GSAS, for supporting Andy Knoll, Steve Gould and so many others who guide us into the future.
If the probability that life exists elsewhere approaches zero, then the responsibility for preserving life on this planet approaches infinity.
@@ccatctc Nice quote. I share the viewpoint made regarding this odd obsession regarding Mars. Not saying it would not be cool, but it's a bit of a pipedream, when we have far more urgent problems to solve here.
Fascinating! Mr. Lawrence Krauss, what can you recommend in terms of a lecture, documentary, or podcast regarding the evolution of chemical elements, from cosmic dust to life on Earth? In other words, I want to know what chemical elements were the planetesimals formed from and whether is Earth a chemical elements factory in itself?
How did we reach from iron, carbon, oxygen, silicon, etc to the complex materials we have on Earth?
Would you consider a podcast on this subject?
Thank you. @The Origins Podcast
Best interview ever.
This podcast is the best.
Nice podcast. Underrated
Really enjoyed that. Thank you.
Wow, one ad interrupting the podcast every 2 minutes… exhausting!
Lightening did a lot of housekeeping and house cleaning on the earth as well. So far this has not been discussed.
I was surprised to learn that the majority of heavy radioactive metals are in the crust- it lead me to read an article about incompatibility and the crystallisation of granitic melts!
Agreed very interesting the idea of the separation due to heating, need to follow up on it.
Your intro of Andy brought to mind Carl Sagan’s book “Shadow of Forgotten Ancestors.” I’ll listen, but does Andy have any similar compendium of these sciences of time? Thanks.
Oops. Just found it in the credit. Thanks.
Another good 'un Prof...(and morning walk companion)
Brilliant discussion.
Like always... excellent 👍 video
Brilliant. Brilliant.
Nicely done.
One time, I saw a zircon. It felt sort of hard and soft. Then I put it under the nuclear magnetic resonance viewer and it said it was happy to tell me that it was 101^673 billion years old. So I turned to my colleague and said, "I have a hypothesis...." Immediately he held up his pointer finger of his left hand and proclaimed quite persuasively, "I don't have time for hypotheses. You either tell me the truth or I'm going to step right out of this nuclear magnetic resonance machine room."
I said, "OK, then, you will never know the secret of The Great Zircon." And I flipped him off and left the nuclear magnetic resonance room.
Come to find a couple years later, I met the same scientist. It was a drizzly November day in Harvard Square, he was sitting on the grass in front of a large pepperoni pizza, about to lift a slice. I sauntered over and said, "So, you think you know the secret of The Great Zircon, well, I'm here to tell you buddy that you don't know squat!" And I took a puff of my pipe and walked briskly away. I laughed because I knew his pizza would get wet, unless he pitched a tent to cover it up and capture its savory odor under the tarp.
Wow. That was fantastic. Absolutely riveting. Especially compared with the last Origins Podcast I watched which had Jordan Peterson in it, his self-absorption and his woo fingers and was not riveting at all!
Sorry I'm late, but great interview. For me, how life began is possibly the most important question I'd like to see answered. (As long as it's supported by evidence). Oh, and my mate said that it wasn't Tuesday it started (as Andrew pointed out), it was a Sunday, but they changed it for religious reasons.
Surely, if we powered everything stationary by nuclear energy, we could still drive cars. No?
I find it fascinating that the earth was a water planet, was described in Zechariah Sitchens book the 12 planet. The knowledge he wrote came from ancient cuneiform text. But we are still arrogant.
"...and if I have seen further, it is by standing on the toes of giants..."
Thank you.
Thanks Dr. Krauss
Interesting talk about Dr Knoll's academic history + a bit about philosophy of science up to about 34:00.
Most excellent !
Again, I cannot help but compare the intellectual brilliance and perceptivity of contemporary scientists with the ignorance, arrogance and primitive magical thinking that permeates so much of our contemporary "culture". 99% of humanity is clueless! We (myself included) are the equivalent of "cave men". I weep for what what we might have been.
How sad. You are nuts.
being smart is hard, m'kay?
@@smkngunzzz1843 Genetic study from about 5 years ago now in some Italian Evolution journal, shows that 92% of all mammals existing today (including us) had a extinction/salvation event a bit over 100,000 years ago. This supports the Biblical account of Noah's flood and Ark salvation event for animals with the BREATH of life (or animals with LUNGS). No they were not full grown animals (for the most part on the Ark) but as the Bible says male and female (ie, sperm and eggs) of the animals with lungs (ie, with BREATH) were stored on the Ark for a year.
BTW we desperately need to do this today, since humanity is causing an enormous global extinction of animals species. They will be forever lost - never to return.
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You must be one of those Primitive, Magical Thinking Fairytale believers!?!?
Hate to break it to ya but that Wood Box Full of Animal Crackers Floating around in Flood story that you believe in is a Fairytale😳.
@@smkngunzzz1843 i'm glad we are in the age of genetics. Genetics is putting Darwinian Evolution in question (especially in 2022 - major genetic upheavals). But because it provides a continuous historical data for animals/organisms, it can provide evidence for Biblical events in Genesis.
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In this sense, we live in special scientific age.
I heard mention of the "Faint Sun Paradox", I heard mass extinctions in stages around the world ("recurring feature" @2:30:10), I haven't heard much about re-speciation or the capability of new species to remove Co2 from the atmosphere more efficiently than previous life forms.
Paleontology & Geochemistry!
I have a theory on how life began. I am working on it. More on it latter.
Just fascinating!!!
A smurf stuck in amber would be a good find
Perhaps that the panspermia hypothesis could be worthy of considerations here.
You still not answering this question: if we stop all human related carbon dioxide generation, would that make any major difference in the trend of co2 rise?
Yes, of course it would. If we change what we’re doing to the extent of reaching net-zero on a global scale, the CO2 level will peak and then gradually decline over a few centuries, towards pre-industrial levels… then we will be looking down the barrel of the next Pleistocene ice age cycle. Ideally we should constrain the atmospheric CO2 between 500ppm and 300ppm. Levels below 250ppm cause slowing of plant growth, and die back of plant life, and going much below 200ppm would precipitate mass extinction of plant species and an ice age.
I hope this goes into depth on how the hell the Earth got so much damn water. Mind-blowing that it does.
Ask a theist, They will tell you it came from Noah's flood. 40 days and 40 nights of nonstop rain put the water over the top of the highest mountains on earth.
@@jerrylong6238 The water from the Noahic flood was already here and so were the seas. Nothing was created. Have you heard of tectonic plate movement? Exactly, that's why we have land mass above the ocean level. Have you considered why any land mass at all is above sea levels? I would call that a miracle, wouldn't you?
Have you figured out that we have no way to measure sea level? Scientists have been claiming they have measured sea level with tide gauges for over 150 years knowing full well the land mass moves. That is highly dishonest, isn't it? They also claim they can measure sea level with satellites knowing full well they are lying. The land mass moves. The water moves, the tides change, the satellites change velocity, altitude, and the water level changes with the altitude of land mass. This isn't rocket science, is it?
and Europa has MOAR than earth
In the cesspool of YT stupidity channels like this are a refreshing oasis.
Best " The Origins Podcast " for me
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I have always loved your work, in all format's
Thank you for standing on the shoulders of giants and dragging the world kicking and screaming behind you we are all right with you ,please keep going, the world needs guidance from your work with the best Information
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Great podcast indeed- but it sure doesn't need that endless, annoying music.
Dr. James Tour is someone to listen to in regards to abiogenesis.
Lol absolutely not. Why do you think he has never published in a peer reviewed journal about it?
@@bighairyviking387 He is the peer that could destroy other people's lame attempts about claims of being close to creating life from non-life. Most claims made he demolishes.
Cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny.
Just skip to 35:00
Please not so many interruptions early on. Very distracting.
I'd be interested in serious thoughts about how life emerged from abiotic material.
Read or watch Nick Lane.
Hey mr Krauss!
Swedish fan here way back in 2010 when Richard Dawkins took on religion.
Oh, and my hero Neil deGrasse tyson "that you would return the favor and not let him talk either", put the origin project on the map. Good going there.
Didnt know about this podcast. Very cool!
Maybe you should bring in a comedian like youKnowWho? :p
Please keep up pushing science to the public. Since Sweden, the land of nobel prize, has turned into a political correct state where way to many educated swedish people seams immune to knowledge.