video Episode Does the Cosmos Provide Meaning? Watch Next Why Anything at All II? What Exists II? Critical Realism in Science & Theology What Exists? What is Causation? Implications of Cosmology? Details Share We know the age of the universe, how stars were born, how galaxies were formed. But does the cosmos have meaning? Not make-believe, feel-good meaning. But real meaning. Related Topics CosmosMystery of ExistenceThe Mystery of Laws & Cosmos Featured In Season 08 Contributors Saul Perlmutter Saul Perlmutter works on supernova, cosmological physics, data science - universe... Roger Penrose Roger Penrose works on pure math, general relativity, black holes, quantum theory,... Paul Steinhardt Paul Steinhardt interfaces particle physics/string theory, relativity, cosmology-cyclic... Martin Rees Martin Rees, cosmologist, is the UK Astronomer Royal; he was President of the Royal... Frank Drake Frank Donald Drake pioneered search for extraterrestrial intelligence (Drake equation), ...
Paul Steinhardt Paul Steinhardt interfaces particle physics/string theory, relativity, cosmology-cyclic...
Frank Drake Frank Donald Drake pioneered search for extraterrestrial intelligence (Drake equation), ...
It’s the ultimate puzzle. It’s the haunting question. Why is there “something” rather than “nothing”? It seems impenetrable, uncrackable, unfathomable. But are... video Why Anything at All II? Episode 07 Season 19 26:48 Watch
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Lots of things exist. But what’s truly fundamental? The challenge is to discern the minimum number of basic categories that explains the entirety of existence. video What Exists? Episode 10 Season 17 26:48 Watch
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The universe is strange and wondrous—dauntingly vast, menacingly violent, infinitely complex. There are explanations, but is there a final explanation? video Implications of Cosmology? Episode 03 Season 15 26:47 Watch