Searching For Cosmic Origins

The powerful blending of theory and observation has catapulted cosmology from campfire storytelling to precision science. Brian Greene is joined by Jo Dunkley, Eva Silverstein and Nobel Laureate Adam Riess – scientists at the forefront of fundamental physics and astronomy who are pushing that understanding ever closer to the beginning of time. This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Participants: Jo Dunkley Eva Silverstein Adam Riess Moderator: Brian Greene SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS on this program through a short survey: 00:00 - Searching For Cosmic Origins 02:57 - Brian Greene Introduction 05:00 - Participant Introduction 10:22 - The beginning of modern cosmology 16:57 - measuring the expanding universe 23:15 - What was the first indication of dark matter? 28:22 - What percent of the universe is made up of Dark matter? 35:00 - Do we understand gravity? 42:29 - The Casimir effect 51:05 - Black holes and dark energy 56:28 - What sparked the big bang? 01:08:58 - Measuring the CMB 01:17:16 - The future of observing the universe 01:23:48 - Will we ever understand gravity that will give us more insight to the universe? 01:30:38 - Credits WSF Landing Page: - SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel and “ring the bell“ for all the latest videos from WSF - VISIT our Website: - LIKE us on Facebook: - FOLLOW us on Twitter: #worldsciencefestival #cosmology #origins #briangreene