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Krauss '09: "A Universe From Nothing"

Uploaded on Dec 10, 2011 by nightjarflying [ http://www.youtube.com/user/nightjarflying ]

Lawrence Krauss gives a talk on our current picture of the universe, how it will end, and how it could have come from nothing.

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_M._Krauss
Quote: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lawrence_M._Krauss
Web Page: https://physics.asu.edu/people/faculty/lawrence-krauss
CV: http://genesis1.asu.edu/cv.htm
BOOKS & BIO: http://www.amazon.com/Lawrence-M.-Krauss/e/B000AP7AZS :

"I was born in New York City and shortly afterward moved to Toronto, spending my childhood in Canada. I received undergraduate degrees in mathematics and physics from Carleton University, and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982.

After a stint in the Harvard Society of Fellows, I became an assistant professor at Yale University in 1985 and Associate Professor in 1988. I moved in 1993 to become Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics, professor of astronomy, and Chairman of the Physics Department at Case Western Reserve University. In August 2008 I joined the faculty at Arizona State University as Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and the Department of Physics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Director of the University's Origins Initiative. In 2009 we inaugurated this initiative with the Origins Symposium [ http://origins.asu.edu ] in which 80 of the world's leading scientists participated, and 3000 people attended.

I write regularly for national media, including The New York Times, the Wall St. Journal, Scientific American (for which I wrote a regular column last year), and other magazines, as well as doing extensive work on radio and television. I am strongly committed to public understanding of science, and have helped lead the national effort to preserve sound science teaching, including the teaching of evolution. I also served on Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign science policy committee. In 2008 I became co-chair of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and in 2010 was elected to the Board of Directors of the Federation of American Scientists.

I became a scientist in part because I read books by other scientists, such as Albert Einstein, George Gamow, Sir James Jeans, etc, when I was a child, and my popular writing returns the favor. One of my greatest joys is when a young person comes up to me and tells me that one of my books motivated them to become a scientist.

I believe science is not only a vital part of our culture, but is fun, and I try and convey that in my books and lectures. I am honored that Scientific American referred to me as a rare scientific public intellectual, and that all three three major US Physics Societies: the American Physical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, and the American Institute of Physics, have seen fit to honor me with their highest awards for research and writing.

My research focuses on the beginning and end of the Universe. Among my contributions to the field of cosmology, I helped lead the search for dark matter, and first proposed the existence of dark energy in 1995."

ASU Origins Project
http://origins.asu.edu/

Did the Universe Come From Nothing?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victor-stenger/did-the-universe-come-fro_b_739909.html

The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
http://richarddawkinsfoundation.org

Atheist Alliance International
http://atheistalliance.org

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZiXC8Yh4T0 [with comments] [also at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X5OetLdQPw (with comments)]


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The Purpose of Purpose - Richard Dawkins

Uploaded on Jun 19, 2009 by Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science [ http://www.youtube.com/user/richarddawkinsdotnet ]

During Richard Dawkins' American tour in March 2009, he gave a talk titled "The Purpose of Purpose". I travelled with Richard to these cities and filmed the talks, which I've edited together here. The content of the talk remains intact, while the editing moves between the different locations and Richard's Keynote presentation.

Produced by The Richard Dawkins Foundation and R. Elisabeth Cornwell

Filmed and edited by Josh Timonen

See more about Richard Dawkins' upcoming book "The Greatest Show on Earth" here:
http://richarddawkins.net/thegreatestshowonearth

This talk was given in Michigan, Minneapolis, Oklahoma and Nebraska.

Filmed at:
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, Minnesota
University of Oklahoma - Norman, Oklahoma
Holland Performing Arts Center - Omaha, Nebraska

Introductions by:
PZ Myers - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Barry Weaver - Norman, Oklahoma
Richard Holland - Omaha, Nebraska

Filmed and Edited by Josh Timonen
Shot on Red One #4809

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT4EWCRfdUg [with comments]


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Cosmic Quandaries with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Uploaded on May 7, 2009 by St Petersburg College [ http://www.youtube.com/user/StPetersburgCollege ]

An out of this world event, Cosmic Quandaries, held at The Palladium in St. Petersburg at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26th drew in an audience of nearly 800! With a one in a million chance of meeting one of only 6,000 astrophysicists in the world, audience members were lined up in order to have the opportunity to ask Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson a question on any and all galactic wonders they may have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAD25s53wmE [with comments]


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Einstein on God

Uploaded on Dec 22, 2009 by dracumelenios [ http://www.youtube.com/user/dracumelenios ]

This video discusses the spiritual beliefs of Prof. Albert Einstein and how they have been a subject for debate in recent years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEK6WtHxNfw [with (over 4,000) comments]


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Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson at Montclair Kimberley Academy - 2010-Jan-29

Uploaded on Nov 27, 2011 by teridon [ http://www.youtube.com/user/teridon ]

Jump to 6:15 for the start of the interview.

I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT, but the website was severely overloaded when I uploaded it here. Neil even tweeted a link to this video (

Let's try this again: Stephen Colbert's (out of character) interview with me on higher bandwidth [80min] http://t.co/dAxFs7nf

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 29, 2011

)

Original: http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/watch/2010/01/29/stephen-colbert-interview-montclair-kimberley-academy

A discussion about science, society, and the universe with Stephen Colbert, who is out of character, at the Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey, in January of 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXh9RQCvxmg [comments disabled]


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The God Debate: Hitchens vs. D'Souza

Uploaded on Apr 22, 2010 by NDdotEDU [ http://www.youtube.com/user/NDdotEDU ]

"Two titans of the religious spectrum famed Atheist Christopher Hitchens and esteemed Catholic apologetic Dinesh D'Souza clash in public debate at the University of Notre Dame.

Sponsored in part by The College of Arts and Letters: The Henkels Lecturer Series, The Center for Philosophy of Religion and the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V85OykSDT8 [with comments] [also at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQKCuUKc-Ok (with comments)]


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Bill Maher Talks to Richard Dawkins

Uploaded on Jun 29, 2010 by Zkater222 [ http://www.youtube.com/user/Zkater222 ]

Bill Maher talks with Richard Dawkins about finding the missing link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIdjCA5MXpA [with comments] [also at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYlHAv4dVso (with comments)]


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Richard Dawkins on Real Time With Bill Maher

Published on Mar 3, 2013 by AtheistMeme [ http://www.youtube.com/user/AtheistMeme ]

No description available.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxmRCV82ip4 [with comments]


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Creationism by Lewis Black

Uploaded on Sep 25, 2010 by 001Deadalus [ http://www.youtube.com/user/001Deadalus ]

Lewis Black talks about Creationism and Evolution

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PDZTveY4uQ [with (over 4,000) comments]


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The craziest claim by a creationist - EVER

Uploaded on Sep 25, 2010 by dprjones [ http://www.youtube.com/user/dprjones ; http://www.youtube.com/user/dprjones/videos ]

This is not a joke. This man is being serious! You can see the entire interview here:
http://www.freechristianteaching.org/modules/mytube/singlevideo.php?cid=1&lid=4 [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBQ5Czuv0Gk ]
The relevant part begins at about 25 mins into the video.

The website Free Christian Teachings can be found here;
http://www.freechristianteaching.org/

The Golden Crocoduck 2010 voting video is here;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjXx8Ay3UlM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK6tkcxAHIw [with (over 8,000) comments]


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