ReThinking

Life, the universe, and everything with Nobel laureate physicist Saul Perlmutter

Oct 18, 2022

31:35

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How Did You Find the Supernova?

03:11

The Infinite Universe Is Expanding at an Increased Rate

02:21

The Emotional Arch of the Scientific Process

02:48

Introduction

2min

How Did You Decide What You Wanted to Know About the Scale of the Universe?

3min

The Infinite Universe Is Expanding at an Increased Rate

2min

How Did You Find the Supernova?

3min

The Universe Is Accelerating in Its Expansion

2min

The Emotional Arch of the Scientific Process

3min

The Universe Is Expanding

4min

Are You a Flat Earther?

3min

Are All the Theories Wrong, or Is Science Completely Untrustworthy?

2min

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Trusting the Process

2min

11.

How to Maintain Humility in the Game of Science

2min

12.

How to Apply Scientific Thinking to Your Life Outside of the Walls of Science

2min

13.

Is the Universe Going to Last Forever?

2min

14.

Rethinking

2min

Growing up, Saul Perlmutter just wanted to know how the world worked. In 2011, he was part of the Nobel Prize-winning team that discovered the accelerating expansion of the universe. Saul and Adam talk about how science and knowledge evolve, what surprising emotions come with discovery, and why the combination of individual humility and collective confidence can solve some of the world’s biggest problems.
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