This New Telescope Might Show Us the Beginning of the Universe | Wendy Freedman | TED Talks

When and how did the universe begin? A global group of astronomers wants to answer that question by peering as far back in time as a large new telescope will let us see. Wendy Freedman headed the creation of the Giant Magellan Telescope, under construction in South America; at TEDGlobal in Rio, she shares a bold vision of the discoveries about our universe that the GMT could make possible. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leadin