I always love seeing Tyson explain the universe. Once he gets going on a topic he becomes so passionate and animated that I can't help but be enthralled by it all.
I was completely fangirling over the Cosmos trailer. Oh dear, I just want to squeal with joy! Finally a show both epic and educational: starring one of my childhood heroes.
This video alone is enough to convince me that Neil is the perfect fit for the new Cosmos. Just listen to him, he is such a vivid storyteller of a topic that is very hard for the general public to grasp.
He has the desire to express what he feels we all need to know about the cosmos. He's also passionate about education. He's exactly who we need in today's Cosmos. I can't f'n wait!
TheTimeTraveler2025 Umm...there are Black Holes. Probably not with an event Horizon. That might disqualify them from being called "Black Holes", but, there are singularities in space and time. The thing is, we have to redefine the whole notion of "black holes" and might have to think about more theories that would successfully accommodate the experimental data the way the previous theory did, And also, just because Stephen Hawking changes his idea of a Black hole, it doesn't mean he is right. His idea of an "apparent horizon" does not make a lot of sense, especially considering the fact that he did not show the Math required to prove his claim.
Love this guy...follows Sagan's ability to make science approachable... if my mind were big enough i'd love to be an astrophysicist, but guess I'll settle for my computer job :-)
As small and insignificant as we are in the mind-boggling immensity of the universe, our brains are the most complex object in that universe (that we know of). That's pretty flattering to a person's ego.
We are a way for the universe to know itself, the ghosts of dead stars. The fact that we exist, as individuals, in the exact forms and with the exact personalities we each possess, is dependent upon a sequence of events so enormous and complex as to seem nearly impossible. Each of us is a statistical improbability, a sudden and unique event in the universe, truly exceptional in all meanings of the word. And some people insist that we were created from mud or dust and on a whim to satisfy an aimless, wandering, wasteful plan that centers everything of importance on a single rock floating through a universe so immense it can only be approximated in the human mind.
"That we know of," but it's a pretty sure bet that there are life forms technologically way beyond Earth's humans. As for our "egos," anything that reinforces/promotes such a relatively unevolved characteristic should be discouraged IMO.
I've never understood why people say we are "insignificant". As far as we are aware, we are on the one planet in the entire universe that holds life, and we are the one form of life on that planet that has been able to explore the universe through science. I think that makes us pretty significant!
What a vivid storyteller of a so difficult and incomprehensible topic - watch the video and understand what little we in fact understand of a small part of what's out there ... fantastic video !
***** The universe will be around for much longer then it already has been. Trillions of years more if not longer, humanity on the other hand, that's a different topic.... The universe will be just fine without us :)
***** Hey, I live in North Americas largest most northern city. Edmonton I presume. I know living in the city is terrible for stargazing. I have a friend that lives an hour outside of town and the stars there are incredible. Seriously the first time I went out there and looked at the stars I was in awe. No joke my jaw actually dropped. And I could see Andromeda clearly with just my eyes and it was amazing. No wonder ancient civilizations thought the stars were gods.
TheTimeTraveler2025 Fail. Your reading comprehension needs improvement. Stephen Hawking was talking about the Event Horizon of the Black Holes are not static, that it is in a constant state of flux so that it is shifting around and not a constant boundary, kind of like how beaches are eroded and sand gets deposited somewhere else.
Loving the new show. I've been following Neil for years and I'd been perplexed as to why he didn't already have his own program and show. He's done so well with Star Talk and now with Cosmos, he's probably the most successful spokesman for science this generation since Bill Nye
Glenn Jerome Everette Dr. Tyson lives in the same space that Campbell and Sagan did. What's unfortunate is that most of Black America don't even know who he is and if they do many of them have issues with him being an Agnostic and Secular Humanist.
What really blows my mind about the accelerating expansion of the universe is at first you imagine it as galaxies hurtling in space... But, after learning about it, you realize it's happening everywhere, the gaps between the molecules, atoms and subatomic particles in your hands, body and the screen you are viewing this in is getting larger and larger, not at a constant rate, but an accelerating rate.
This show is FREAKING AMAZING!! Even though it's not really new information to me, I still love watching it. Great writing and a big budget - the show's amazing!
***** I am glad to see someone like you who does not deny every shred of evidence out there and leaves his mind open. Most won't open their minds to anything.
WELL, I HEAR'D HIM PREDICT RE OUR "universe going out in a cold whimper", ON AN OTHER VIDEO, AND REALIZED IMMEDIATE-LY THAT IT's PROB'LY NOT CORRECT ... DR. ERNEST STERNGLASS OFFERs A BETTER MODEL
I am so excited to see the new "Cosmos". I hope it inspires a new love for science in this country which has fallen to respect superstition more than science.
Top two things i am looking forward to.. 1. The James Webb telescope. 2. And of coarse the cosmos with Neil Degrasse Tyson! :) Tyson is the perfect person to do an update on Carl Sagans Cosmos.
I agree with your two things to be looking forward to. The Webb Telescope and the new TV show 'Cosmos'. Especially since they are trying to keep its impression away from just a science documentary.... that will be a bit difficult since those type documentaries often do not have a longevity that continues beyond a third season.
I agree that Tyson is the only person who could pull this off today, but the clips I've seen so far don't impress me much. Cheesy. Way too dependent on flashy graphics.
***** Valid point, though a lot of what made the original series great was just Carl explaining some concept or another in a mundane (yet beautiful) setting here on earth - on a beach, or among trees, with a look of child-like wonder on his face. The bits with the spaceship of the imagination were more like transitions between brief lectures than the focus of the series.
Skeletor Jopko Ya, I really hope this focuses mainly on showing real things then having a bunch CG scenes. Keeping my fingers crossed that was mostly for the trailer.
Neil is an excellent communicator of science for our generation. He realizes the importance of scientific literacy, and his enthusiasm for the subject is unrivaled.
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about astronomy. I worked in the library after high school and read every book on astronomy they had, all five of them! Now remember this was about 19 or 57 so I'm not sure if we had every book that was available or whatever the library and subway would like to read. I knew I wanted to be an astronomer. Unfortunately, I did not know how much college cost, and when I did realize what it cost I realized I did not have enough money saved up. At that time I earn $.50 an hour and saved as much as I could. I realize that my parents did not have a lot of money so I had to figure out how to get past high school with a little bit of money I had, henceforth I went to nursing school which cost a lot less. I still would like to be an astronomer.
Food for thought* The gravity in the observable universe does not even equal to a fraction of the percentage of the energy that was caused by the big bang. Like Neil said, its like throwing a ball in the air; gravity will slow it down.. but say you put an unfathomable amount of energy into throwing that ball, gravity would have an effect but the energy that was put forth would be too immense for gravity to have its full effect.
Years ago Moyers series of interviews with modern philosopher whose name I can't recall turn me of off Moyers program, but Over time I gravitated bask. I think interviews like this is why.
So, I'm going through my 'Watch later' list, and this video came up again. Now that I watch it again, it kind of scares me.. This beautiful man, has the charisma, that I find hard to deny. In the hands of a fundamentalist... I guess I'll leave it at that.
can't think of a better person, astrophysicist, like mr deGrase tyson, to be the one filling the shoes of mr c sagan, my hero. i'm sure you will be very, very succesful, mr deGrase.
I'd like to believe that before the universe ever ended in a "whimper" we will have attained a level of mastery over the mechanics of reality great enough to simply create new space, or even a new universe.
William, if by the time the universe reaches heat death we haven't figured out virtually EVERYTHING about existence, then we are the dumbest fucking species in existence and we should hurl ourselves into the nearest star. lol Because if you can't do it in a googleplex years then one really is too dumb to ever figure it out. I think if we haven't unlocked the vast majority of the universes secrets in the next few hundred then we are greatly doing something wrong. I would think within a 5-10,000 year range we'd be able to easily traverse a wormhole, blackhole or singularity, or perhaps even leave this universe for a parallel one.
***** You are very optimistic, don't forget the pursuit of profit is the only legitimate driver for discoveries these days. You might have to extend your time horizon.
***** The universe will not end in a heat death, but rather a "Big Freeze" when the dark energy totally dominate gravity and pull everything apart and all of the energy of matter runs out...I will END or BEGIN again IF dark energy loose its hold on gravity and the universe END in a big crunch and BEGIN again in another big bang....Cyclic Universe theory
Here is my theory about Dark "Matter" involving String Theory: There are subatomic particles that relate to the 4 major forces (Gravity, ElectroMagnetism, Strong and Weak Nuclear Forces). For example, the photon relates to ElectroMagnetism. According to String Theory, these particles are made of Strings. Most of these strings are stitched to the fabric of Space-time, but the graviton string might form a loop. I am not a physicist, I just saw this on an Episode of Nova. But here is what I infer: if the graviton is a loop, it is not bounded to our universe. It could potentially roam freely into another universe via another dimension. So this is what Dark Matter is: 1. Matter in a parallel universe has gravity. 2. The gravitons controlling that gravity slip into our universe. 3. We have gravity somewhere it seems it shouldn't. The whole process can be repeated vice versa: Our universe has matter, which has gravity, which slips into their universe, and now they have Dark "Matter".
i made my first visit about a year ago and it was magical. I could not see everything I wanted to see in one day, so I recommend allowing two days so you do not have to rush through the exhibits.
Computers would be more flexible in their functions if they evolved rather than being built by humans, but remember, in a real sense computers evolve just as brains do-- each generation is different.
hjalmar poelzig Computers were invented and produced by humans with INTELLIGENCE. Then, computers were IMPROVED upon, not evolved, because humans with INTELLIGENCE figured how to do it. Evolution has NOTHING to do with intelligently designing something and producing it.
Tom Adamson In a very broad sense of the word "intelligent" elements in nature are always responding to other elements, except the elements of evolution, genes, don't really remember the past, they are simply culled by conditions in the present. The process doesn't involve conscious memory as we see in the nervous systems of complex animals, it is more automatic than that. Some traits are more conducive to reproduction than others, so they predominate in subsequent generations, but they can't anticipate the future, so organisms sometimes evolve into a corner and suddenly become extinct.
This Cosmos is a wake-up call, for you, and me. To strive towards a bettter understanding of existentialism. A call for all humanity to come together, and focus on science. The next step in evolution.
akd1008 you're wrong. I assemble bicycles furniture and grills for a large discount chain. Just because I earn my living turning screws doesn't limit my appreciation for Mahler or the wonders of the cosmos. I also am an amateur trumpet player, have over 10 years or university studies. People are not what thay do for money.
god i admire this man. I haven't given astronomy a chance for many reasons which he stated; i was scared. But he gives me this different perspective from which to approach the universe. I'm definitely going to begin my studies on the universe.
Neil is the next Carl Sagan. I can't wait to watch this. We still look up to the sky like when our ancestor first did. Now It's our time to looks to space and into the galaxy's. I fell like we are the first humans given way for our future descendants to reflects it on. Their descendants will than look to the Universe and so on.
now if we can only dispense as much energy and focus into space discovery as we do on warr and as we did on colonization of new continents we can find a habitable liquid surface planet in less than 20 years.
But once you get started its only up from there, my thing is that if we could only distract ourselves from war.. like an immenent astroid attack would we be able to rise together to come up with the neccessary technology to reflect the asteroid in One year? Its hard to tell lol cause the human species has never had such an event at the same time as this technological tool, or maybe XD
I remember standing on the porch with my sister looking up at the stars and the Moon and sang to her someday we will go to the moon. That was probably about 1954.
at 21 mins they talk about universal acceleration. It seems to me that no one EVER talks about space/galaxies being attracted/pulled from without, rather than the all too common assumption that space/galaxies are being pushed/repelled from within??
He may not believe in God or the bible scriptures but he basically quoted Revelations at the very end about the stars being no more and the universe as we know it gone! Just saying I listen and analyze what I've heard...
i wish it has the same essence as the original series, where carl sagan , with the limited cgi, made its viewers imagine, because imagination is far more powerful than any CGI, we dont need force fed scenarios, we need more imagination wich will make our brains THINK! good luck with the series :)
One thing needs to be felt "not" understood! We are the universe. And by that i mean the endless distance of the universe allows you to have a free mind that can think limitlessly. You are in the universe and All of the universe is in you. All those galaxies or sources of energies are there to give life to whatever is happening on our planet. But we decide or rather misuse how we manifest it with making wrong choices. Choices like living the way we are such as being a consuming society more than a producing society. Rushing around too too much worrying about our needs and fearing that we might not reach them. The universe is behaving the way we are. Its reacting to and taking form in accordance with what we do here on earth. It is absolutely clear that up until now we haven't been socializing with any other race or alien beings so largely its about our behavior because we are the human race that was created perfectly in the sense of seeing understanding deciding experiencing feeling etc. So the greatest sense of feel is LOVE. The more of it you have in you the more of an understanding you will reach parallel to your knowledge. That's where science comes in. Its not all about science. Science is the alphabet of the endless senses and sentences that we experience or put together here on earth. But what is more important than explaining is feeling. You can feel God but you cannot explain it with the current knowledge. We are part of God that's why we can communicate and relate to God or feel deeply about things in order to understand them instead of trying to explain them. Fear is what is in the way of letting others also feel and understand the simple rules of the universe which is kindness and love and sharing and caring because we are all too busy worrying about our concerns. Togetherness is the key.
I always love seeing Tyson explain the universe. Once he gets going on a topic he becomes so passionate and animated that I can't help but be enthralled by it all.
There is no other human on this planet I could listen to endlessly like Neil.
God, I love this man. I hope I can meet him someday and shake his hand for all the wonderful work he's done in the name of science.
ha ha. I have two hetero man crushes. Neil Tyson and Anthony Bordain.
He's so amazing. He starts so collected and calm and when he gets super excited and into something he gets so animated.
Finally, a good interviewer!
I was completely fangirling over the Cosmos trailer. Oh dear, I just want to squeal with joy! Finally a show both epic and educational: starring one of my childhood heroes.
Neil is an amazing speaker, and Bill is a great interviewer. Excellent show.
I must have watched Carl Sagan's Cosmos dozens of times. Excellent! Looking forward to this continuation by Neil...........
This video alone is enough to convince me that Neil is the perfect fit for the new Cosmos. Just listen to him, he is such a vivid storyteller of a topic that is very hard for the general public to grasp.
He has the desire to express what he feels we all need to know about the cosmos. He's also passionate about education. He's exactly who we need in today's Cosmos. I can't f'n wait!
Oh, ok.
TheTimeTraveler2025 Umm...there are Black Holes. Probably not with an event Horizon. That might disqualify them from being called "Black Holes", but, there are singularities in space and time. The thing is, we have to redefine the whole notion of "black holes" and might have to think about more theories that would successfully accommodate the experimental data the way the previous theory did,
And also, just because Stephen Hawking changes his idea of a Black hole, it doesn't mean he is right. His idea of an "apparent horizon" does not make a lot of sense, especially considering the fact that he did not show the Math required to prove his claim.
TheTimeTraveler2025 Oh, look out, we've got a badass here!
Are you getting turned on? Calm down bro
Love this guy...follows Sagan's ability to make science approachable... if my mind were big enough i'd love to be an astrophysicist, but guess I'll settle for my computer job :-)
Why settle when you can simply work towards your goal?
IMO, Neil deGrasse Tyson IS the Carl Sagan of our generation.
BlackEpyon Yes and I am so looking forward to the new series.
me too!
As small and insignificant as we are in the mind-boggling immensity of the universe, our brains are the most complex object in that universe (that we know of). That's pretty flattering to a person's ego.
We are a way for the universe to know itself, the ghosts of dead stars. The fact that we exist, as individuals, in the exact forms and with the exact personalities we each possess, is dependent upon a sequence of events so enormous and complex as to seem nearly impossible. Each of us is a statistical improbability, a sudden and unique event in the universe, truly exceptional in all meanings of the word. And some people insist that we were created from mud or dust and on a whim to satisfy an aimless, wandering, wasteful plan that centers everything of importance on a single rock floating through a universe so immense it can only be approximated in the human mind.
meadslosh this post went soooo well with my funions
"That we know of," but it's a pretty sure bet that there are life forms technologically way beyond Earth's humans.
As for our "egos," anything that reinforces/promotes such a relatively unevolved characteristic should be discouraged IMO.
I've never understood why people say we are "insignificant". As far as we are aware, we are on the one planet in the entire universe that holds life, and we are the one form of life on that planet that has been able to explore the universe through science. I think that makes us pretty significant!
Tx Dr Neil de Grasse Tyson for keeping Carl Sagan's memory alive ~
What a vivid storyteller of a so difficult and incomprehensible topic - watch the video and understand what little we in fact understand of a small part of what's out there ... fantastic video !
TheTimeTraveler2025 Oh, lookout, we've got a badass here!
lenarends That was NOT my point - the point was his way of telling stories - true or false - I didn't judge about that !
Carl Sagan is one of the most amazing people ever to exist.
"So the universe will end not with with a bang but with a whimper and not in fire but in ice."
oh the poetry ;p
could you post the time? :)
its near the end
***** The universe will be around for much longer then it already has been. Trillions of years more if not longer, humanity on the other hand, that's a different topic.... The universe will be just fine without us :)
***** Hey, I live in North Americas largest most northern city. Edmonton I presume.
I know living in the city is terrible for stargazing. I have a friend that lives an hour outside of town and the stars there are incredible. Seriously the first time I went out there and looked at the stars I was in awe. No joke my jaw actually dropped. And I could see Andromeda clearly with just my eyes and it was amazing.
No wonder ancient civilizations thought the stars were gods.
TheTimeTraveler2025
Fail. Your reading comprehension needs improvement. Stephen Hawking was talking about the Event Horizon of the Black Holes are not static, that it is in a constant state of flux so that it is shifting around and not a constant boundary, kind of like how beaches are eroded and sand gets deposited somewhere else.
I had never watched this show before. Bill Moyers is an incredible interviewer. Absolutely terrific stuff.
Loving the new show. I've been following Neil for years and I'd been perplexed as to why he didn't already have his own program and show. He's done so well with Star Talk and now with Cosmos, he's probably the most successful spokesman for science this generation since Bill Nye
Neil is one of the coolest guys alive.
Would absolutely love to talk to him. Incredible mind. Loved this video. Thank you.
Excellent interview!
Great interview,and the new cosmos series is awesome!
"The humblest person in this world is the astrophysicist." -Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist
(it's ironic, get it?)
I can't wait to have my mind blown.Watching Bill Moyers interview NdT was a treat.
That's my boy
This is one of the best NdT interviews I've seen.
I heard this interview on the radio yesterday. He is the man.
Chef Dadisi Olutosin I love how adult the interview was. It sort of reminded me Moyers' interviews with Joseph Campbell for the Power of Myth series.
Glenn Jerome Everette Dr. Tyson lives in the same space that Campbell and Sagan did. What's unfortunate is that most of Black America don't even know who he is and if they do many of them have issues with him being an Agnostic and Secular Humanist.
Skip the intro and ads, show starts as 1:22. Skip previews and interview preface, NdGT interview begins at 3:46.
What really blows my mind about the accelerating expansion of the universe is at first you imagine it as galaxies hurtling in space...
But, after learning about it, you realize it's happening everywhere, the gaps between the molecules, atoms and subatomic particles in your hands, body and the screen you are viewing this in is getting larger and larger, not at a constant rate, but an accelerating rate.
This is a great show. I love watching stuff like this and learning where we came from!
Looking forward to the new show!
18:50 is where my mind was blown....
This is a really wonderful interview.
About damn time!! I've missed Dr. Tyson since he left "NOVA Science Now".
This show is FREAKING AMAZING!!
Even though it's not really new information to me, I still love watching it. Great writing and a big budget - the show's amazing!
30 people still think the earth is 6000 years old
*****
Science help them!
Now 34 losers who disliked it.
over 1600 likes shows we are evolving. Guess, some have to stay in the trees and keep scratching their butts with sticks.
*****
I am glad to see someone like you who does not deny every shred of evidence out there and leaves his mind open. Most won't open their minds to anything.
***** I think too much exposure to Religious rites is dangerous enough for people having brains of crabs.
Amazing interview.... even if the end part about the universe going out in a cold whimper was a bit ominous haha.
WELL, I HEAR'D HIM PREDICT RE OUR "universe going out in a cold whimper", ON AN OTHER VIDEO, AND REALIZED IMMEDIATE-LY THAT IT's PROB'LY NOT CORRECT ... DR. ERNEST STERNGLASS OFFERs A BETTER MODEL
i had cried when u launched me on this great adventure. I fell something that speechless. One day, i will meet you, my hero.
1st experience with Neil, love it! thanks man!
That was a really excellent interview
Can't wait for the new Cosmos
I am so excited to see the new "Cosmos". I hope it inspires a new love for science in this country which has fallen to respect superstition more than science.
Can't wait!
You are so right. The stars are up there to enjoy and not to use in the
occult in any way.;
Well the starts are there because they are ;)
Top two things i am looking forward to.. 1. The James Webb telescope. 2. And of coarse the cosmos with Neil Degrasse Tyson! :) Tyson is the perfect person to do an update on Carl Sagans Cosmos.
It will certainly be interesting to see the new COSMOS considering how much has changed, and been descovered, since 1980.
I agree with your two things to be looking forward to. The Webb Telescope and the new TV show 'Cosmos'. Especially since they are trying to keep its impression away from just a science documentary.... that will be a bit difficult since those type documentaries often do not have a longevity that continues beyond a third season.
I absolutely cant wait for the JWST to see first light! I am am so anxious for that!
The ending was just beautiful.
At 15:20 Neil says there are about 100 billion stars in the universe. Doesn't he mean stars in our galaxy? (Or galaxies in our universe?)
Yes, I'm sure he meant galaxy, not universe.
***** Sagan never farted through his brain.
The original definition of galaxy was "island universe".
i think the universe is a brain..
necro9 you could be right!?
some astro-physicists say it is a brane ;)
Really great interview.
Wish I would have had him as a professor when I was in college. He explains it in terms that most of us can follow.
I agree that Tyson is the only person who could pull this off today, but the clips I've seen so far don't impress me much. Cheesy. Way too dependent on flashy graphics.
***** Valid point, though a lot of what made the original series great was just Carl explaining some concept or another in a mundane (yet beautiful) setting here on earth - on a beach, or among trees, with a look of child-like wonder on his face.
The bits with the spaceship of the imagination were more like transitions between brief lectures than the focus of the series.
Skeletor Jopko Ya, I really hope this focuses mainly on showing real things then having a bunch CG scenes. Keeping my fingers crossed that was mostly for the trailer.
love listening to neil speak brothers deep!!!!
Neil is an excellent communicator of science for our generation. He realizes the importance of scientific literacy, and his enthusiasm for the subject is unrivaled.
They did an awesome job with the new Cosmos! It was bad ass!
I watched and LOVED it!!
AWESOME STUFF......see going on O&A got you a few new fans.....well done Neil
When is this show launching? And where to wacth it?
Last week on Fox or Natgeo
"we are made of star stuff"...i sure hope Neal uses that term in the new series
And "we are a way for the cosmos, to know itself"
Lore Draker Unnecessary comma, is unnecessary, Mr. Shatner.
Skeletor Jopko When carl sagan says it, he pauses momentarily before saying the last bit lol
and "billions and billions" :)
He was blushing so much in the intro....hahaha he loved it.
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about astronomy. I worked in the library after high school and read every book on astronomy they had, all five of them! Now remember this was about 19 or 57 so I'm not sure if we had every book that was available or whatever the library and subway would like to read. I knew I wanted to be an astronomer. Unfortunately, I did not know how much college cost, and when I did realize what it cost I realized I did not have enough money saved up. At that time I earn $.50 an hour and saved as much as I could. I realize that my parents did not have a lot of money so I had to figure out how to get past high school with a little bit of money I had, henceforth I went to nursing school which cost a lot less. I still would like to be an astronomer.
Wow, dynamic! Can not wait for his show!! : )
This is the first I've heard of "The Cosmos" returning. =D
Good for Dr. Tyson he deserves it.
As a kid the original tied with Life On Earth as my favorite show.
These new Cosmos series are incredible!!
Food for thought* The gravity in the observable universe does not even equal to a fraction of the percentage of the energy that was caused by the big bang. Like Neil said, its like throwing a ball in the air; gravity will slow it down.. but say you put an unfathomable amount of energy into throwing that ball, gravity would have an effect but the energy that was put forth would be too immense for gravity to have its full effect.
The new cosmos is amazing and it shows as Neil explains everything with passion.
Years ago Moyers series of interviews with modern philosopher whose name I can't recall turn me of off Moyers program, but Over time I gravitated bask. I think interviews like this is why.
Neil is going to be hosting a re-booted Cosmos? HELL YES!!!
So, I'm going through my 'Watch later' list, and this video came up again. Now that I watch it again, it kind of scares me.. This beautiful man, has the charisma, that I find hard to deny. In the hands of a fundamentalist... I guess I'll leave it at that.
Where is the next clip?
can't think of a better person, astrophysicist, like mr deGrase tyson, to be the one filling the shoes of mr c sagan, my hero. i'm sure you will be very, very succesful, mr deGrase.
Very true. After hearing him speak your almost at the point of grabbing a telescope or a science Chemistry set. He's inspiring.
I'd like to believe that before the universe ever ended in a "whimper" we will have attained a level of mastery over the mechanics of reality great enough to simply create new space, or even a new universe.
I'd worry more about surviving the next 100 years and less about surviving the next few billion years.
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William, if by the time the universe reaches heat death we haven't figured out virtually EVERYTHING about existence, then we are the dumbest fucking species in existence and we should hurl ourselves into the nearest star. lol Because if you can't do it in a googleplex years then one really is too dumb to ever figure it out.
I think if we haven't unlocked the vast majority of the universes secrets in the next few hundred then we are greatly doing something wrong. I would think within a 5-10,000 year range we'd be able to easily traverse a wormhole, blackhole or singularity, or perhaps even leave this universe for a parallel one.
***** You are very optimistic, don't forget the pursuit of profit is the only legitimate driver for discoveries these days. You might have to extend your time horizon.
***** The universe will not end in a heat death, but rather a "Big Freeze" when the dark energy totally dominate gravity and pull everything apart and all of the energy of matter runs out...I will END or BEGIN again IF dark energy loose its hold on gravity and the universe END in a big crunch and BEGIN again in another big bang....Cyclic Universe theory
Thanks Mr DeGrasse
وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾ وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾ وَمِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٤٩﴾
Here is my theory about Dark "Matter" involving String Theory: There are subatomic particles that relate to the 4 major forces (Gravity, ElectroMagnetism, Strong and Weak Nuclear Forces). For example, the photon relates to ElectroMagnetism. According to String Theory, these particles are made of Strings. Most of these strings are stitched to the fabric of Space-time, but the graviton string might form a loop. I am not a physicist, I just saw this on an Episode of Nova. But here is what I infer: if the graviton is a loop, it is not bounded to our universe. It could potentially roam freely into another universe via another dimension. So this is what Dark Matter is: 1. Matter in a parallel universe has gravity. 2. The gravitons controlling that gravity slip into our universe. 3. We have gravity somewhere it seems it shouldn't. The whole process can be repeated vice versa: Our universe has matter, which has gravity, which slips into their universe, and now they have Dark "Matter".
can someone ask Neil why the spaceship in his show was making a swooshing sound when it was going through space. what would Dr. Kakalios say?
The Hayden Planetarium is the reason I'll be visiting America for the first time some time soon.
i made my first visit about a year ago and it was magical. I could not see everything I wanted to see in one day, so I recommend allowing two days so you do not have to rush through the exhibits.
Dr. Tyson is amazing! I can't wait to watch the new Cosmos.
Awesome show. I can't wait to watch the remaining parts but forcing myself to wait until my other half gets around to watching them with me ;)
Barry Berger Are you a siamese twin?
I love you Bill! Never quit producing quality television like this excellent interview!
Moyers & Company should have Neil on again, allot has changed in the last couple of years. In both science and politics.
Neil is great in this film its impossible to say better and do more i love him
Would computers be more powerful if they were not created by Intelligence?
Computers would be more flexible in their functions if they evolved rather than being built by humans, but remember, in a real sense computers evolve just as brains do-- each generation is different.
Good points. Thanks for sharing.
hjalmar poelzig
Computers were invented and produced by humans with INTELLIGENCE. Then, computers were IMPROVED upon, not evolved, because humans with INTELLIGENCE figured how to do it. Evolution has NOTHING to do with intelligently designing something and producing it.
Intelligence is using past experience in a new situation to achieve an advantage. This also describes the process of Evolution.
Tom Adamson In a very broad sense of the word "intelligent" elements in nature are always responding to other elements, except the elements of evolution, genes, don't really remember the past, they are simply culled by conditions in the present. The process doesn't involve conscious memory as we see in the nervous systems of complex animals, it is more automatic than that. Some traits are more conducive to reproduction than others, so they predominate in subsequent generations, but they can't anticipate the future, so organisms sometimes evolve into a corner and suddenly become extinct.
This Cosmos is a wake-up call, for you, and me. To strive towards a bettter understanding of existentialism. A call for all humanity to come together, and focus on science. The next step in evolution.
akd1008 you're wrong. I assemble bicycles furniture and grills for a large discount chain. Just because I earn my living turning screws doesn't limit my appreciation for Mahler or the wonders of the cosmos. I also am an amateur trumpet player, have over 10 years or university studies. People are not what thay do for money.
Science and the arts, humans at their best.
Religion and politics, humans at their worst.
Stupid
religious?
I'm so exited for this !
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god i admire this man. I haven't given astronomy a chance for many reasons which he stated; i was scared. But he gives me this different perspective from which to approach the universe. I'm definitely going to begin my studies on the universe.
Neil is the next Carl Sagan. I can't wait to watch this. We still look up to the sky like when our ancestor first did. Now It's our time to looks to space and into the galaxy's. I fell like we are the first humans given way for our future descendants to reflects it on. Their descendants will than look to the Universe and so on.
now if we can only dispense as much energy and focus into space discovery as we do on warr and as we did on colonization of new continents we can find a habitable liquid surface planet in less than 20 years.
Oliver Green So true, we should have moonbase alpha by now :-)
Oliver Green Nope.. not without a warp drive (or similar). NASA doesn't even know if FTL Space Travel is possible...
lol true..would take forever to build a base on the moon
But once you get started its only up from there, my thing is that if we could only distract ourselves from war.. like an immenent astroid attack would we be able to rise together to come up with the neccessary technology to reflect the asteroid in One year? Its hard to tell lol cause the human species has never had such an event at the same time as this technological tool, or maybe XD
brilliant man! Great mind and soul!
I love this man. He must have had one heck of a science teacher growing up.
I remember standing on the porch with my sister looking up at the stars and the Moon and sang to her someday we will go to the moon. That was probably about 1954.
at 21 mins they talk about universal acceleration.
It seems to me that no one EVER talks about space/galaxies being attracted/pulled from without, rather than the all too common assumption that space/galaxies are being pushed/repelled from within??
Just saw the first episode of the new Cosmos. Freaking great! Amazing (I had to vent my feelings somewhere :D ).
this guy constantly blows my mind
3:50 for Neil
He may not believe in God or the bible scriptures but he basically quoted Revelations at the very end about the stars being no more and the universe as we know it gone! Just saying I listen and analyze what I've heard...
It's crazy how Neil degrasse feels the passion to the Universe!!
I love this guy!
i wish it has the same essence as the original series, where carl sagan , with the limited cgi, made its viewers imagine, because imagination is far more powerful than any CGI, we dont need force fed scenarios, we need more imagination wich will make our brains THINK! good luck with the series :)
I wish I'd met Carl Sagan when I was 17!
can't wait for this!
Yess, "The [universe] will end, not with a bang, but with a whimper" - T.S. Eliot
One thing needs to be felt "not" understood! We are the universe. And by that i mean the endless distance of the universe allows you to have a free mind that can think limitlessly. You are in the universe and All of the universe is in you. All those galaxies or sources of energies are there to give life to whatever is happening on our planet. But we decide or rather misuse how we manifest it with making wrong choices. Choices like living the way we are such as being a consuming society more than a producing society. Rushing around too too much worrying about our needs and fearing that we might not reach them. The universe is behaving the way we are. Its reacting to and taking form in accordance with what we do here on earth. It is absolutely clear that up until now we haven't been socializing with any other race or alien beings so largely its about our behavior because we are the human race that was created perfectly in the sense of seeing understanding deciding experiencing feeling etc. So the greatest sense of feel is LOVE. The more of it you have in you the more of an understanding you will reach parallel to your knowledge. That's where science comes in. Its not all about science. Science is the alphabet of the endless senses and sentences that we experience or put together here on earth. But what is more important than explaining is feeling. You can feel God but you cannot explain it with the current knowledge. We are part of God that's why we can communicate and relate to God or feel deeply about things in order to understand them instead of trying to explain them. Fear is what is in the way of letting others also feel and understand the simple rules of the universe which is kindness and love and sharing and caring because we are all too busy worrying about our concerns. Togetherness is the key.
I had the pleasure of meeting Sagan
I love Tyson more than words can say
This guy Tyson is one of my heroes. I love this guy!
I can't stop crying... That was so beautiful T^T
15:19 I think Neil meant how many GALAXIES there are in the observable universe, not stars :P
Sagan would be proud of Neil