TRAILER - Pondering the Imponderables
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Channel: World Science Festival · 2018 · Science & Technology
Is our universe unique or one of many? What happened before the Big Bang? Why is there something rather than nothing? Is infinitely real? Some argue that if these deep questions can’t be answered empirically, they’re not relevant to science. Are they right? Watch the full program Pondering the Imponderables here: https://youtu.be/daEH2qkChFI Physicist and Philosopher David Albert joined us live to ponder the imponderables and take your questions live from the WSF studio in NYC: https://youtu.be/SWEpp_3qbGg PARTICIPANTS: David Z. Albert, George F. R. Ellis, Alan Guth, Veronika Hubeny, Andrei Linde, Barry Loewer MODERATOR: Jim Holt MORE INFO ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND PARTICIPANTS: https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/... This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation. - Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for all the latest from WSF - Visit our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/ - Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldsciencefestival - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldSciFest
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