In January, I had the distinct pleasure in hosting a panel in Pasadena called The Mysteries of the Cosmos. It featured four brilliant astronomers discussing their quest to understand the Universe. It was hosted by several groups, including Discover Magazine. The whole thing was filmed, and DM now has the videos online. Here’s Part 1.
The others are on that link above. I had a fantastic time, and I hope you enjoy watching these videos. Honestly, being on stage with Debra, Andrea, Saul, and Mike was such an honor, and listening to them talk about these astronomical topics has made me feel a whole lot better after what’s been a really rough week on this blog. Sometimes, it’s good to remember that there are questions — and answers — much bigger than ourselves.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Kewl! Yesterday I read the interviews in Discover magazine. I’m guessing that the videos contain more than what was on the printed page. I guess I’ll find out.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Aagh! More reasons to avoid studying! Should I
a) mangle my brain with chemistry which I am really struggling with
OR
b) watch cool videos about my favourite subject.
No contest. Will you write a note to my Tutor telling her it’s ALL YOUR FAULT.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Hey! I thought this was a vaccine blog! What’s this space science stuff doing here! ;P
May 7th, 2009 at 9:57 am
“THE VIDEO YOU ARE TRYING TO WATCH IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON.”
AAARRRGGGHHH!!!
May 7th, 2009 at 10:39 am
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May 7th, 2009 at 11:11 am
I read the article in the magazine but it was so much more interesting to see them “live”. Their enthusiasm is contagious.
May 7th, 2009 at 11:20 am
@Molly,
Contagious Scientific Enthusiasm? Now that’s one thing I definitely would not vaccinate my child against.
May 7th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Fascinating stuff! I can’t wait to see the rest of it. Thanks for posting this.
May 7th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I too read the interview on Discovery magazine. I’ll really be enjoying it watching it live!
Thanks Phil!
May 7th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
‘Wearing pants when you walk out of the house’
Oh, drat!
J/P=?
May 7th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
@John
You beat me to the pants joke!!! Boooo!
May 7th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Now that I’ve watched the video (okay, first video), Mike Brown’s mention of ‘using the blood to find where the bodies were [paraphrased]‘ made me think: CSI: Oort Cloud.
(Although NUMB3RS fans – e.g. me – may think of the example of water sprinklers in the pilot episode and ep. 100 that aired last week)
Drivethruscientist: guess you weren’t driving fast enough.
J/P=?
May 7th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Next time you’re on the Caltech campus let me know and I’ll treat the Red Door.
May 7th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Mike Brown is Dexter – the serial astronomer.
Great videos! Also, those chairs looked comfy.
May 7th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Wonderful!! All of these scientists are really really cool!
I am still watching it right now, and Andrea is talking about the spin of black hole, and I was about to post here, “wow, Andrea Ghez is really cool!”, then I realized, “wait, so is Saul Perlmutter!”, then I realized, they are ALL really fun!
So, thank you for this comprehensively fun video!! PLEASE do something like this again!
May 7th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Great video, noe Ivan3man knows how some of the rest of us feel.
May 7th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
soory that is was suppose to be now not noe.
May 7th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
@ Todd W.:
A bit confusing, isn’t it? hehehe
May 7th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
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May 8th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Excellent! I’m watching it right now.