Gravitational Waves

Friday 02/12/2016

A panel discusses the announcement by physicists from LIGO Observatories that they've detected gravitational waves—predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916—for the very first time.

People in this video: Brian Greene Dennis Overbye Janna Levin Walter Isaacson

Category: Science

Staffan de Mistura; Gravitational Waves;...
Politics, Sports, Science
Air Date 02/12/2016
U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura discusses aid to Syria; a panel on the detection of gravitational waves; Super Bowl MVP Von Miller. 54:06
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Brian Greene
Science
Air Date 11/03/2003
Columbia University Professor Brian Greene, author of "The Elegant Universe," explains the basics of string theory. 08:13
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The Life and Work of Stephen Hawking
Science
Air Date 03/07/2008
Sir Martin Rees talks about theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking's contributions to science, later Hawking and his daughter Lucy share their book,... 54:26
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Nathan Myhrvold
Science, Tech
Air Date 11/15/2004
Nathan Myhrvold reflects on the potential damage of bioterrorism, the nature of black holes, and the future of the internet. 54:01
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