Gravitational wave astronomy -- opening a new window on the Universe | Martin Hendry | TEDxGlasgow
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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Did you know that gravity can bend space and time, and that clocks run faster at the top of a skyscraper? Martin Hendry describes how Einstein's theory of gravity shapes our modern world, and how lasers, at the heart of the most sensitive scientific instruments ever built, are opening a whole new way of studying the cosmos. Martin Hendry is Professor of Gravitational Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Glasgow. He is part of a global team of more than 900 scientists leading the search to detect gravitational waves, the ripples in space and time predicted by Albert Einstein and produced by some of the most violent events in the cosmos: exploding stars, colliding black holes, perhaps even the Big Bang itself. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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Everything is a wave these days. Next thing you know, love is actually a wave sync
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Why can't you detect the ambient gravity field. Its everywhere - I have detected it, and is quite simple.
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Amazing!
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nice beat his prediction
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weightless floating magnetism flux lines forming a electromagnetic lock. making the invisible cause seemingly instant over distance. a constant connection is not really spooky.
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BEAUTIFUL😍😍
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BEAUTIFUL😍😍
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Very good predictor this guy is
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Gravity is not reality.All things large and small have a electronic connection to the earth,the universe is powered by electricity and not a mythical gravity.Let's break this down to earth ,I have an electronic connection to earth electrons, and no other connection above my head that's pulling me up ,how do I get to float away with two hundred and fifty pounds connected to the earth , nothing pulling my up .There's proof of zero gravity ,check out YouTube sunlight electro rays to see an amazing experiment of planetety orbits done by electricity
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So this was before... awesome.
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Not a bad prediction. Only about a year off! Good work!!
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Thank You. Was wondering about dates & how long it actually took them to detect and confirm their first gravitational wave. Not long at all. So happy for this as funding at least in USA almost demands immediate results.
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YES! THE WAVES HAVE BEEN DETECTED!
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can we travel on this wave?
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This gravity wave stuff is such a crock, just like black holes. Main Stream science should not be considered science anymore, it should be considered science fiction because most of their facts are made up. You can't create facts from theories and thats what these people do now a days. They act like black holes and gravity waves are somehow factual when they have no idea what gravity is . How would they know the difference between a gravity wave , a dark energy wave, a dark matter wave ?. You know something is seriously wrong when science is an expert on black holes and gravity waves when they don't even know what gravity is ? how could anybody thing gravity waves and black holes are factual when they are nothing more than assumptions. why would anybody see a wave and just assume it must be a gravity wave, how do you have a gravity wave with no matter to create it ? Albert Einstein is the reason these guys have a distorted understanding of reality
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why does he speak like a hobbit?
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Science is amazing... :)
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question: how does the gravitational waves deteriorate through space-time? is there a resistance present?
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no such thing as gravitational waves, good observation pittiful explanation.
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cool!
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