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Welcome to the Universe – III: The Size of Things

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:08:21 +0000

Part III: The Size of Things

In this episode, we take a brief trip through the Solar System and beyond to see the size of the Universe.

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Duration : 0:11:0

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Is the Universe Fine Tuned for Life?

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:03:19 +0000

In short, NO. Do we need to invoke an intelligent designer to explain why the natural forces are the way they are? NO. Science is still researching how the laws of physics are determined, but everything that we know today tells us its not the universe that is fine-tuned for life, but life, through evolution, that has fine-tuned itself for the universe.

Why do I spend time debunking these absurd creationist arguments? My goal is to produce a series of videos that attacks the problem of ignorance from two angles: 1) Tell people what science actually says, how science works, what we know and are still figuring out; 2) Tell people why each of the creationist arguments are wrong, thereby not ignoring their claims and seeming to hide from them. Also, its so easy, its fun.

Heres how the calculation was done. Total volume = volume of the Milkyway galaxy (radius = Milkyway to Andromeda galaxy / 2) so the volume = 6.88e66 cubic meters. The volume of the habitable space on earth (-2000m to +8000m) = 5e18 cubic meters. Assume 1e11 habitable worlds per volume like the Milkyway. Total habitable volume (5e29 cubic meters) per unit volume (6.88e66 cubic meters) gives 7.3e-38 universe is habitable.

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Duration : 0:8:40

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Universe

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:57:21 +0000

Is it possible for distant galaxies to be moving away from us faster than the speed of light?

And if it is would it be possible for us to see them?

Surprisingly the answer to both questions is a resounding YES.

How is that possible? How can something travel faster than the speed of light?

Today we will try and paint an accurate picture of the universe based on the Lambda-Cold-Dark-Matter model, which is the best cosmological model today.

Once we have painted that picture, the answers to our questions will be straightforward.

Duration : 0:12:55

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Monty python – universe song

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:27:20 +0000

A little song about the universe and how insignifcant we are, and livers. from the film ‘The meaning of life’.

Duration : 0:2:44

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EVE Online: Dominion – Planet Tour

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:37:08 +0000

The Dominion expansion for EVE Online included all new graphics for planets and moons for players to enjoy. Combined with a new star field background it makes for some simply stunning vistas. Join us for a quick tour of some of the new planet graphics.

Duration : 0:4:26

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The Search For Earth-Like Planets

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:35:23 +0000

The search for Earth-like planets is reaching a fever-pitch. Does the evidence so far help shed light on the ancient question: Is the galaxy filled with life, or is Earth just a beautiful, lonely aberration? If things dont work out on this planet Or if our itch to explore becomes unbearable at some point in the future Astronomers have recently found out what kind of galactic real estate might be available to us. Well have to develop advanced transport to land there, 20 light years away. The question right now: is it worth the trip?

Duration : 0:21:29

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Hubble Space Telescope – Chapter 3

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:06:09 +0000

Part 3 in a series of videos produced by the ESA for public distribution about the Hubble space Telescope and much more.

This video is Copyright Free material with some restrictions.

Find out more at: http://www.spacetelescope.org

Interested in scientific theory relating to the creation of our universe and beyond? Try some of these links:

http://scienceline.org/2006/08/21/ask-snyder-bang/

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/white_hole_030917.html

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/03/16_hawking_text.shtml

Wrap some brain cells around that!

Duration : 0:8:35

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The universe – How big are you?

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:07:23 +0000

1 Dec 08 Update
Thanks for watching my video. I never thought it would reach more than a million views. I don’t interact too much because of my poor English. But there are a few things I need to set clear.
1. “Why did you stop at the Milky Way?”: Because I didn’t have more images.
2. This video is not about God. When I made it I wasn’t thinking in God, it’s more a video about humility and humanity. But each person interprets the video in a different way, and that’s okay.
3. I never said we humans are “insignificant”; saying that the true greatness is not in (or only in) the Earth doesn’t mean we are insignificant. I just wanted to say that we humans need to stop thinking we are te greatest thing in the universe, since we don’t know the universe well enough to say that. You don’t need to be the greatest thing in the universe to be significant.
4. Please excuse my terrible English, I know there are a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes in the video, but the important thing is the message of the video, and I know that the great majority of viewers understand that.
5. “The scales are wrong”: This was made two years ago, with some images I found in the web. Besides, as I said before, the important thing is the message. If you want correct scales search in a book and not in YouTube.
Information about “Death Star”(Saturn’s satellite):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimas_(moon)

Images showing the size of the planets compared to the Sun, and the Sun compared with other stars.

Music: Title Music from A Clockwork Orange, Wendy Carlos. (Original version: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, by Henry Purcell).

Duration : 0:2:22

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Hubble Space Telescope – Chapter 1

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:48:07 +0000

Part 1 in a series of videos produced by the ESA for public distribution about the Hubble Space Telescope and much more.

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Find out more at:
http://www.spacetelescope.org

Duration : 0:10:27

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How big is the Universe?

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:48:05 +0000

How big is the universe?

Duration : 0:9:39

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