Why we need the explorers | Brian Cox

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www.ted.com In tough economic times, our exploratory science programs -- from space probes to the LHC -- are first to suffer budget cuts. Brian Cox explains how curiosity-driven science pays for itself, powering innovation and a profound appreciation of our existence.
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@adamoxx1 14 лет назад

Damn, his oratory skills are remarkable. Pleasant voice, no 'umms' or pauses, lovely accent, I was hypnotized.

@Arun-l6q 27 дней назад

Yeah

@pamelaanders6286 3 года назад

My all-time favourite scientist. He's so relatable and I so wish I had had professors who spoke as clearly as him when I was in University.

@markfoz7248 2 года назад

Totally agree. Knowledge is great but knowledge and humility is better. I don’t know Brian but I bet he has zero ego and genuinely cares about education.

@pets19 8 лет назад

Thank you Brian for serving our society and being one of the few bright lights showing us the way in this continuously dark and sometimes regressive world. Your passion for the sciences and eloquence of passing on knowledge is simply inspiring. Peeter from Estonia

@deltanovember1672 5 лет назад

pets19 Well said mate.

@georgecoultaspitman6629 2 года назад

shut up peeter

@it011maitreeborisagar3 3 месяца назад

14 years of this video here and still perfect. the history, present, and future imaginations-fictions, and hypotheses about science are all beautiful. I am an artist and also a person who studies computers and business. everything I study is wonderful. The beauty of science is the thing I crave the most because it is not limited, can't be defined easily and it contains lots of "we don't know yet!"

@seymourgainz5739 7 лет назад

Could listen to Brian all day, dont always get what he's talking about but I believe it and find it fascinating

@frederickjohnpicarello1909 5 лет назад

Like watching a movie over again to understand certain parts you may have missed for whatever reason watching videos over again helps us to understand things more clearly..

@ikehopman 5 лет назад

Because earth is flat!

@jlt7793 3 года назад

@PantoMath how so?

@ASocialCJ 11 лет назад

Funny how my love for Carl Sagan lead me to Mr. Cox. I always said our world needed more people like Sagan; and we are lucky to have Brian Cox as a representative of the human race's thirst for knowledge. If more people humbled themselves and realized we're all in this together Earth would be a peaceful utopia. Isn't it time we stopped hurting, belittling and hating each other and learned to love and respect not only our genetic brothers and sisters but the world we share and everything in it

@ilankuzhalielavarasan1685 4 года назад

Ten years+ , I'm here watching this video with a tear in my eyes! He never fails to fascinate me and he'll always remain a wonder to every science enthusiasts out there!!!

@djamorpheus 14 лет назад

i cried when he recited carl sagans words, very powerful

@nasirdev5378 2 года назад

same for me here.

@4ShitsNdGigs 11 лет назад

"Physics is like sex, Sure it has some practical results, But that's not why we do it" -Richard Feynman :)

@nemooutis-marcusboateng7459 7 лет назад

Antoinette Esposito he was quite the hedonist if he said that.

@michaelgorby 6 лет назад

Nemo Outis ...or a scientist who describes his observations about how the world works.

@gaiusisthecoolone6978 3 года назад

Cuz of joy on the work 😀

@lencol583 4 года назад

You can hear Brian's love and passion for science in his voice.

@Hfhiffugf 3 года назад

yep

@vymalito 10 лет назад

Carl Sagan's words are very inspiring when I think of unnecessary war among us...for nothing!!

@casperchristensen8354 10 лет назад

War, atleast in the last few hundred years, and likely far longer, have advanced human technology faster than anything else. I mean WW2 alone "forced" so many new ideas into reality. Just sayin'

@MarkScott1 9 лет назад

Casper Christensen The moon landings were only funded due to the cold war also. I still think we can fund these things without war being the driving force. We just have the wrong leaders in power. We need a lot more scientists in power, then we can really begin advancing.

@casperchristensen8354 9 лет назад

Mark Scott Im not talking about funding though, im talking about how war forces countries to invest in all sorts of sciences that can later be the foundation of new technology in peace time. Like the rocket tech advancements made during WW2 being a base for the rockets later used for the moon launch. Also, medical advancements.

@MarkScott1 9 лет назад

Casper Christensen You've basically just contradicted yourself. Not about funding, but it forces governments to invest, that is funding.

@casperchristensen8354 9 лет назад

Mark Scott My point still stands. Times of war are times of rapid innovation, which wouldnt have been government backed in times of peace.

@Antares070 Год назад

One of my favourite TED Talks ever, timeless..

@QuotesThruK 2 года назад

One of the best science communicators of all time.

@x1plus1x 14 лет назад

Brian Cox is awesome! I hope he does more interviews, more tv appearances, and imparts more knowledge on the public

@hoodiecat6421 9 лет назад

wow. that was inspiring.

@bigshel99 14 лет назад

A tiny blue dot... it's fascinating to think of how small we really are in this world. People like Brian, the late Carl Sagan, many folks in NASA, and others really inspire me to learn more about the universe. I hope we continue to strive to understand earth and beyond... if for nothing else to continue our own survival

@coolgreyoneabby 14 лет назад

Yes! Brian Cox said it they way it is ...or at least should be. Great job Thanks. This is what should be shown at the beginning of the year in every high school science classes to put into perspective why we learn about our world.

@Kraglord 11 лет назад

Amazing last words... Makes me want to go out there and invent the continuum transfunctioner.

@mehmetefe4224 3 года назад

I respect this man and every scientist. We need them. we develeop and protect our research curiosity, to think critically.

@n0ts0smarty 12 лет назад

carl sagan was such a beast and so is brian cox, what a great speaker

@xxartisticxx 10 лет назад

It's amazing men like Brian Cox who inspire many others to study the Cosmos, physics, etc. Here I am, learning more. One day I will see you live Brian, would love it if you could do more talks in the USA. (hint) We appreciate you Brian. xo

@KvDenko 5 лет назад

He's coming to the U.S. this year!

@georgecoultaspitman6629 2 года назад

boring life go smoke some mary jane and let your hair down. wasteman

@ideaexpert 12 лет назад

Good to hear him speaking about an Indian scientist (Chandrashekhar Limit)...

@ladeeartdesigns 12 лет назад

So true and blue! Great information, I am so glad there is another Carl Sagan, I am not comparing them, but their passion is what is needed to change society to build a better world for us, by learning what is around us.

@neil73 14 лет назад

"Never trust a man who smiles all the time". Brian Cox is an exception to this maxim.

@k_pop_asl 3 года назад

who knows 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈

@pjedinn 14 лет назад

I'm studying to become a lawyer. But I wish I had chosen the other path. All I want is to know were we come from so the best I can now do is to get the EU to spend more on the exploration of the cosmos for "we are the way for the cosmos to know it self."

@gewizz2 12 лет назад

we need to spend all we can on science like this.

@MICHAEL-ys3pu Год назад

If as many people were as passionate about science as are about sports the world would be a much better place.

@kirisweeks9434 7 лет назад

Love Brian

@DanteMoodyFilms 13 лет назад

I think of him as a new Carl Sagan. Young, brilliant, creative, wonderful speaker, and able to explain complex science to the layman.

@bigbluedog0 12 лет назад

somewhat proud that i brought myself here. inspiring :)

@paulc8754 5 лет назад

A genuine and cool ambassador for science at a time reality shows with low life form celebrities corrupt, alienate and obliterate the human spirit.

@mooxim 14 лет назад

I've tough a few astronomy lessons and I can't totally sympathise with Brian at the end of his talk. Sagan and a small few others have had a fantastic ability to describe some things and it's all too easy to rely on their words because you want to make sure you do the brilliance of these ideas justice, even when it's really supposed to be your talk.

@Antichrist501 12 лет назад

He has such a kind voice. :3

@tmarkuk1 14 лет назад

@mytv80 You breed (not bred) plants in exactly the same way that you breed animals, you choose specific specimens that exhibit the characteristics you desire and you cross pollinate them. From that offspring you repeat the process. This is how people breed flowers of specific colours, vegetables with specific properties.

@fosknine9 6 лет назад

At 14:22 when he shows the image Voyager took of earth and reads what Carl Sagan wrote about this photo, this speech is also quoted in the "Universe is way bigger than you think" video. Carl Sagan's famous words resonates profoundly when you look at this famous image.

@johnnierah 5 лет назад

I watch this every few months just to see if it still makes me cry.

@MobiusCoin 14 лет назад

Every time... every god damn time Sagan... *tear*

@Dillinger86 12 лет назад

At 14:20 the part about Carl Sagan In his book the Pale Blue Dot is the best part in the whole book IMO.

@U3127 2 года назад

Thank you Universe!!

@TioDave 14 лет назад

@samiminh He focused on the perspective of an explorer. I think he did a great job of explaining what we get out of exploring. The financial impact of the Apollo mission showed how it is actually financially viable. He showed everything ever done in our history has been done on a blue dot in space. I feel even stronger about focusing the majority of our tax dollars on exploration and not war. How did the talk impact you?

@Borridd 14 лет назад

Brian Cox is going to be the new Sagan.

@Zubinen 14 лет назад

The issue isn't that researchers themselves are unmotivated to discover new things, but rather that the people who fund the researchers are scientifically illiterate and have no concept of why continued funding in curiosity-driven research is imperative for humanity's advancement.

@simes303 13 лет назад

I have got that Carl Sagan pale blue dot quote on my living room wall.

@KillinkJokeR 14 лет назад

Man love for Brian Cox

@NotPokka 12 лет назад

typo brought me here. was searching for brain ted talk got brian ted talk

@CS-hy6es 5 лет назад

I got d's and f's in math...there is still hope for me...but what is beautiful and fascinating is that many things can be transformed with the faith to find it

@Neverwishy 12 лет назад

My love for physics and my love for Brian Cox brought me here.

@harishjayarajp4945 2 года назад

Whoaaaaa. This video is actually released 11 yrs back.

@Popsicles 14 лет назад

I am seriously so in love with Brian Cox. Is it weird that he's 20 years older than me? :P

@DrakeMagnum 12 лет назад

Carl Sagan rocks so hard. I'm glad Cox gives him proper respect.

@AnonEyeMouse 14 лет назад

@WeatherManToBe It doesn't need to be, but it can be. Poetry and art are about (massively generalising here) expressing how we see the world around us and how it effects us. Science plays in the same sandbox, though a different game. It's understandable that when looking at the world through scientific eyes it may well stir a poet's heart.

@vivekbgaur 13 лет назад

Wonderful... Dr. Cox is a real oral genius!!!! :D great.... loved it.. specially the ending notes...

@amirdoit 14 лет назад

we need more brian cox .............

@robtennant98 4 года назад

How was this not got more views

@Appleball 14 лет назад

he likes the words fascinating and beautiful

@ramirezrupert3264 2 года назад

Brilliant!

@papasitoman 14 лет назад

@NewgroundsOwnSBB Well, if a moon has an orbit then you must accept that it goes around something. So you have a place to start. And as orbits are eliptical, they go ´up´ and ´down´ as the bodies rotate and orbit. So you can accept that there are directions persay in space. And moons have north and south poles etc. I get your point but I think this guy knows what he´s talking about.

@liljozee6345 12 лет назад

I wouldn't use those words to say it, but I totally agree with you.

@Northumbergull 2 месяца назад

Dreaming is for everyone.

@DemonPete 14 лет назад

Dr Cox is now an OBE as of yesterday !

@davidt0504 14 лет назад

wow I never even thought of how the root of helium is actually related to the sun. Cool! and R.I.P. Carl Sagan I wish he could have lived to see his powerful words transforming so many people.

@willthis1do 13 лет назад

I wish I had a job that I loved half as much as Brian Cox.

@k_pop_asl 3 года назад

I wish I had a job...

@fuunguus 14 лет назад

@tommyk77 Space doesn't got any up or down, but a picture does. Especially a static picture, in combination with a gravity field, has up/side/down dimensions. So his keywords do serve a purpose, as he is talking about a picture that is displayed on a wall, inside a gravity field., with intelligent gravity aware beings looking at it in the process of accuiring information from it, his keywords did in fact serve a purpose as to what on the picture he was talking about, which was beneath the moon.

@dlandon2000 14 лет назад

I don't understand what he meant by "there can be no dead stars bigger than 1.4 times our sun." Because basic astronomy tells us the larger a star is the FASTER it consumes its fuel. Maybe he meant smaller than 1.4 but that doesn't really make sense either because our star is a second generation star. Anybody know?

@g8rman05 12 лет назад

That's true. When I hear the words "I believe" there is an assumption (to me) that the person can't actually prove it. Like you said, it implies faith. That coupled with the fact that Brian Cox is a famous person does give him a greater responsibility to have his facts right, or to admit where his knowledge ends. I think most scientists are honest about this point though...but many religious aren't which drives me f*cking crazy.

@sirachman 14 лет назад

@Zetimenvec Thats just sad but probably true. Hopefully things will improve over the years with peoples easy access to information on the internet...

@RSK412 13 лет назад

Fantastic.

@giuseppelanna 4 года назад

I applauded with the like button

@Alienshoes101 14 лет назад

thanks for posting!!!!

@gr4ndhustle 14 лет назад

@lillielime that's not an excuse, i never knew Ted before either but i got involved in watching topics like this because i cared about this kind of stuff. (not trying to sound rude or cocky or whatever =)

@si421 12 лет назад

Do we know enough? Of course not. And honestly, I doubt we ever will. They say curiosity killed the cat, but without curiosity, we would never push the boundries of existance and understanding.

@ancalites 14 лет назад

@dlandon2000 When he says "dead star" he's talking about white dwarfs: stellar remnants of stars that have a mass of

@NextToNothing123 14 лет назад

that was like poetry!

@riedstep 11 лет назад

Love the last quote:)

@thesphinxfactor 14 лет назад

@WeatherManToBe Then again BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder.

@MrFieryinferno 13 лет назад

Anyone knows who is the last quote taken from? And its exact words. Im really amazed by it. THANKS

@Dracos1337 13 лет назад

@MillyVanillification those same technologies are the only things keeping you safe and providing me with a job. well, mostly the safe portion, be thankful for it.

@venkatbabu1722 3 года назад

People equate forces. There is no force only pressure gradient. Say you take a big rocket or small rocket and you have an engine producing pressure of equal capacity. Then the velocity square is the same for both. Frictional equations work different for each mass content on earth. Infact some stars and planets and asteroids move with the same rates of expansion of the universe.

@OcelotPwns 13 лет назад

Brian Cox and Michio Kaku are my favorite physicists

@k_pop_asl 3 года назад

Michou?

@k_pop_asl 3 года назад

inox ??

@OcelotPwns 3 года назад

@@k_pop_asl Michio Kaku. It's a Japanese name. He's an American physicist who explains things very well and is very engaging.

@theflorgeormix 14 лет назад

Pleasure to listen to

@FeederForLife 11 лет назад

Only 30 now. Someone who disliked it must have read your comment, been scared and retracted their dislike. Good work, sir.

@Anticleric 14 лет назад

Love this guy.

@sirachman 14 лет назад

@Zetimenvec Yeah you are probably right, however I hope that the internets vast information will at least help inform the few that wish to become informed and might otherwise be unable to find an easy source of that information. I guess what I mean is that the internet will likely not make people more intelligent or seeking of the right and logical information, but rather it will make it easier on those that do have that desire and possibly help convince others that they should as well.

@txdmsk 14 лет назад

Great talk.

@goldhydro98 12 лет назад

I understood every bit of that and he is so right that little dot contains life since the start of the world however it happened and it will be sad when the suns expands and burns this beautiful planet into a desolate fireball that will cool down then the deserts will be glass so Its best we preserve it while we can my relatives will have to live on the world we create today and tomorrow

@kokofan50 14 лет назад

@dlandon2000 the steady state model is no longer used by anyone but, you might be talking like hawking's idea that black hole make universes

@Ardzilious 12 лет назад

Like if Brian's voice is so soothing it sends you to sleep...

@germaicanlady 11 лет назад

Great inspirational talk!

@dlandon2000 14 лет назад

@UserNameForYeeTube Oh I get it, I thought he meant no stars have died which are larger than 1.4 solar masses (which I know is false) but what he meant is there are no intact dead stars whose mass is

@stimacakaburek 13 лет назад

@MrFieryinferno Carl Sagan. You can watch Cosmos, his series on science, its full of inspiring thoughts.

@falconlara 14 лет назад

That was Brilliant!

@MrFieryinferno 12 лет назад

what was the survey done about the economic effectiveness of apollo? Anyone out there can help?

@djdolber 11 лет назад

Awesome talk!

@bettySwollox 14 лет назад

@retepvosnul Indeed. As Darwin once said: "It has often and confidently been asserted, that man's origin can never be known: Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.".