We start in 2019 and travel exponentially through time, witnessing the future of Earth, the death of the sun, the end of all stars, proton decay, zombie galaxies, possible future civilizations, exploding black holes, the effects of dark energy, alternate universes, the final fate of the cosmos - to name a few.
This is a picture of the future as painted by modern science - a picture that will surely evolve over time as we dig for more clues to how our story will unfold. Much of the science is very recent - and new puzzle pieces are still waiting to be found.
To me, this overhead view of time gives a profound perspective - that we are living inside the hot flash of the Big Bang, the perfect moment to soak in the sights and sounds of a universe in its glory days, before it all fades away. Although the end will eventually come, we have a practical infinity of time to play with if we play our cards right. The future may look bleak, but we have enormous potential as a species.
Featuring the voices of David Attenborough, Craig Childs, Brian Cox, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michelle Thaller, Lawrence Krauss, Michio Kaku, Mike Rowe, Phil Plait, Janna Levin, Stephen Hawking, Sean Carroll, Alex Filippenko, and Martin Rees.
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BSREat dessert first.
BSRDon't make me promote this myself. It's long but you WILL watch to the end.
eric3579*quality *promote
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surfingytthat was fun and worth every minute
BSRThank you Eric. You're one of 2 people that I knew would come through for me. But enough about newt.
*quality *promote
EarthlingWow, so we have to escape this universe!
I think we can do it!
Jinxsays...The time scale is so vast that I can't even begin to imagine what "we" might be.
Wow, so we have to escape this universe!
I think we can do it!
BSRI'm thinking there are more years left until the end of the universe than there are atoms that make up the entire Earth and moon.
Just a hunch.
This just in:
https://futurism.com/the-byte/physicists-suspect-reality-illusion
PaybackWhy is there a Winnebego driving through the super volcano explosion 300,000+ years from now?
(I'm kidding, I just know that's from 2012 along with half the other scenes)
PaybackHrmmm... "Thousand Billion" "Million Billion"?
How about just using Quadrillion, Quintillion and Sextillion like an adult?
BSRI hated algebra.
Hrmmm... "Thousand Billion" "Million Billion"?
How about just using Quadrillion, Quintillion and Sextillion like an adult?
PaybackDid you ever try it in bed?
I hated algebra.
PaybackOk, that was obviously posted less than 10 minutes into the video.
After a while it (text at bottom of screen) got to be like one of those "Siri, what's 10 to the 69th power?" beatboxing videos.
Hrmmm... "Thousand Billion" "Million Billion"?
How about just using Quadrillion, Quintillion and Sextillion like an adult?
newtboyD + Y = Ohhhhhh!
Did you ever try it in bed?
BSROnly got as far as 69 something.
Did you ever try it in bed?
ulysses1904And just think, all I have to do is accept a deity into my heart and me and my memories of watching cartoons as a kid will still be around at the end of this video.
newtboyIs that an argument for or against accepting said deity?
And just think, all I have to do is accept a deity into my heart and me and my memories of watching cartoons as a kid will still be around at the end of this video.
eoesays...One of the things that intrigues me is that, say, in the span of one of those billions of years that, say, a single photon escapes from a black hole; life, in a completely unfathomable form, may exist in or around that sngle photon -- but for "only" a few million years.
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