Lawrence Krauss - The Future of Life in the Universe - Singularity Summit Australia 2011
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Videoed at the Singularity Summit Australia 2011: http://2011.singularitysummit.com.au Prof. Lawrence M. Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist with wide research interests, including the interface between elementary particle physics and cosmology, where his studies include the early universe, the nature of dark matter, general relativity and neutrino astrophysics. He has investigated questions ranging from the nature of exploding stars to issues of the origin of all mass in the universe. He was born in New York City and moved shortly thereafter to Toronto, Canada, where he grew up. He received undergraduate degrees in both Mathematics and Physics at Carleton University. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1982), then joined the Harvard Society of Fellows (1982-85). He joined the faculty of the departments of Physics and Astronomy at Yale University as assistant professor in 1985, and associate professor in 1988. In 1993 he was named the Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics, Professor of Astronomy, and Chairman of the department of Physics at Case Western Reserve University. He served in the latter position for 12 years, until 2005. During this period he built up the department, which was ranked among the top 20 Physics Graduate Research Programs in the country in a 2005 national ranking. Among the major new initiatives he spearheaded are included the creation of one of the top particle astrophysics experimental and theoretical programs in the US, and the creation of a groundbreaking Masters Program in Physics Entrepreneurship. In 2002, he was named Director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics at Case.
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Does Lawrence Krauss believe in Aliens? 54:27
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I don't get why most people can't understand how to live in a universe without a purpose. I think Krauss is right and people should embrace the fact that we are here because in fact we would not be here if it was not possible.That maybe is why the human mind/conciousness or simply brain evolved the way it has, forming tribes and then civillisation/scoiety religions and so on to find/create a purpose.The goal has always been to find a reason to everything and its pretty clear that we don't have any. So science will continue describing the laws of nature as he pointed out and with the expansion of the universe and the galaxies expanding further away from each other if there is still intelligent life we will return to thinking that we are only one galaxy in the middle of space.So what then ? what must we do ? Those two question are the reason why we are still not that advanced intellectualy as a species.
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krauss is a waste of time.
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Thanks for the video, but was this really the best spot you could possibly find for filming this?
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the part about Moores law is astounding. The Math doesn't seem complicated but the implication is huge.
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I find it ridiculous that there is almost no discussion about the topics Krauss adressed (I found the part about Moore's law fascinating). Krass talked about the future of life in the universe and information processing etc etv but all i see in the comments is the same silly discussions about God and infinite regression of causality bla bla bla, THAT WAS NOT THE TOPIC
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scott e vest? serious?
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If he explains that some space can move quicker than the speed of light, therefore we cannot see an object in that particular area because space being accelerated or expanding too quick for the light. Then couldn't we assume dark matter is just particles moving quicker than we can see? as in that area of space is just accelerating quicker than light??? i am just a simpleton but doesn't that seem plausible?? Why can't dark matter be simply super accelerated particles that have weight?
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Ich halte den Krauss für einen überschätzten Physiker, denn Amit Goswami sagt mir wesentlich mehr zu
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Krausse doesn't help his or the atheist cause by publicly stating that incest is perfectly fine and natural, as long as birth control is used... I like Krausse and most of what he does but lately he seems more interested in bashing Christianity than promoting progressive science... he sucks at debate and his anti-theistic bias comes across as unscientific to those less educated in the scientific method... I mean if people often misuse the word "theory" then think how little they know about science as a whole and how easy it would be for them to think Krausse skews his research with anti-theism in mind.
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To see, literally, Krauss address this same topic in 2014: Lawrence M. Krauss (2014) "Universe from NOTHING!" [FULL]
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This is not only fascinating but Kraus at his most entertaining.
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his wafer experiment failed at huge cost and did not detect anything, so he built a career on nothing so why would the other experiments be built on his failed experiment, he has a huge ego
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heh, then I guess I'm even less of a lesser man, Mr. Krauss.(if you ever read this) Since I've not only got a solution to decreasing complexity but I've found it right on your own later arguments. =)
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universe expanded yeah i know that from quran it is written by a man in 1400 years ago .. thx lawrance but you should writte source of your information it is quran thx
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A slice of cosmology with Lawrence Krauss.
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Great talk as always.
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Off topic, but the photos being snapped are driving me nuts.
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Did you let the camera man live or did you kill him on the spot?
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has anybody pointed out to the religious fellow below that his version simply extends the chain one step. It doesn't explain the creation of the creator. And to say the creator is infinite is logically no different to the claim he tries to refute.
Also I think his avatar is blasphemous.
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