The powerful blending of theory and observation has catapulted cosmology from campfire storytelling to precision science. Brian Greene is joined by Jo Dunkley, Eva Silverstein and Nobel Laureate Adam Riess – scientists at the forefront of fundamental physics and astronomy who are pushing that understanding ever closer to the beginning of time.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Participants:
Jo Dunkley
Eva Silverstein
Adam Riess

Moderator:
Brian Greene

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00:00 Searching For Cosmic Origins
02:57 Brian Greene Introduction
05:00 Participant Introduction
10:22 The beginning of modern cosmology
16:57 measuring the expanding universe
23:15 What was the first indication of dark matter?
28:22 What percent of the universe is made up of Dark matter?
35:00 Do we understand gravity?
42:29 The Casimir effect
51:05 Black holes and dark energy
56:28 What sparked the big bang?
01:08:58 Measuring the CMB
01:17:16 The future of observing the universe
01:23:48 Will we ever understand gravity that will give us more insight to the universe?
01:30:38 Credits

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