Anyone know of good physics/ philosophy videos e.g. stephen hawking's universe?

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Posted by Synchronicity on Jun-24-2006 01:28:

Anyone know of good physics/ philosophy videos e.g. stephen hawking's universe?

I've seen the stephen hawking's universe episodes, BBC Space, IMAX Universe, What the bleep do we know, penn & teller bullshit!

I'm looking for more of these type of videos that get you thinking and open your mind.

Any Suggestions?

Posted by Sunsnail on Jun-24-2006 01:31:

Yes, I've read all of his lectures... very interesting stuff

Posted by RapidFire on Jun-24-2006 01:32:

The Matrix.

Posted by occrider on Jun-24-2006 02:12:

The elegant universe series by Nova (Brian Greene) is pretty good.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/

Posted by Marc Summers on Jun-24-2006 02:15:

Carl Sagan - Cosmos

Posted by Synchronicity on Jun-24-2006 02:17:

quote:
Originally posted by occrider
The elegant universe series by Nova (Brian Greene) is pretty good.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/

Brilliant, they've even got three hours worth free online!

Posted by Synchronicity on Jun-24-2006 02:20:

Shit, just realised I've got the elegant universe!

Good choice though

The Carl sagan - Cosmos stuff sounds good, but I heard it's quite old. How does it stand up to today's theories?

Posted by Synchronicity on Jun-24-2006 02:28:

I've been going pretty hardcore on this forum today, time for some zzzs. G'night ladies...

Posted by LiveTheDream on Jun-24-2006 10:15:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/scale.html

this sums up my opion on the string theary.

You cant just go making shit up becoue you dont know the real ansre

Posted by Subey on Jun-24-2006 13:20:

quote:
Originally posted by LiveTheDream
this sums up my opion on the string theary.

Not all String Theories are created equal!

I personally have a preference for the one that involves Daedalus :P

Posted by Synchronicity on Jun-24-2006 15:07:

The thing is as well, you can divide infinitely like you can multiply infinitely. So even if these strings exist and we found a way to find them, their probably made up of other infinitely minute shit. If some scientist thinks he's ever gonna find the smallest thing in the universe he's deeply mistaken.

BTW I've started watching 'waking life'! I didn't realise the clip of the guy in the bar was from that until I started watching the movie and then I could tell by the animation style, which is pretty weird at first but I got used to it.

I'm really glad you told me about that film subey.

When you talked about resistance etc. in the bomb thread are you sure that's what the clip is saying? Isn't it just an interesting story?

Posted by AnotherWay83 on Jun-24-2006 17:05:

never mind sovvy!

Posted by occrider on Jun-24-2006 18:31:

quote:
Originally posted by LiveTheDream
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/scale.html

this sums up my opion on the string theary.

You cant just go making shit up becoue you dont know the real ansre

Rebutting string theory with the argument that scientists lack the ability to "see" anything that small is a rather specious response. For one, it's hardly "making shit up". We're they making shit up when the model of the atom was developed in the 19th century in the absence of electron microscopes? Or do you have a mathematical rebuttal that we're all unaware of?

Posted by igottaknow on Jun-24-2006 18:56:

http://stevenhawkings.com/stringtheoryforthestreet.html

Posted by Krypton on Jun-24-2006 19:33:

Read A Brief History of Time by Stephen hawking. Easy for the amatuer science enthusiast.

Posted by SebG on Jun-24-2006 19:54:

Lets listen to a guy that cant even jerkoff with his own hands.

Posted by Subey on Jun-24-2006 20:31:

quote:
Originally posted by Synchronicity
When you talked about resistance etc. in the bomb thread are you sure that's what the clip is saying? Isn't it just an interesting story?

Ariadne > Higgs Boson

Posted by igottaknow on Jun-24-2006 21:28:

hawkings is overrated he gets all the attention cause he's in a wheel chair and talks like a computer

Posted by SebG on Jun-24-2006 21:50:

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
hawkings is overrated he gets all the attention cause he's in a wheel chair and talks like a computer

Exactly

Posted by Sunsnail on Jun-24-2006 23:27:

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
hawkings is overrated he gets all the attention cause he's in a wheel chair and talks like a computer

no wai

Posted by igottaknow on Jun-24-2006 23:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Sunflower
no wai

Posted by Sunsnail on Jun-24-2006 23:40:

thats two whole pounds of whey.

wow.