One dark night in 1956... I woke up in horror realizing that I was going to die some day. Ever since I have told everyone I know to be grateful for being here in this time and space, it is an amazing gift to be alive on earth. Appreciate it!
I find it fascinating that the chemical organization of life (regardless of it's as yet unknown frequency) has such a built-in drive for survival and pro-creation in a universe where entrophy seems to be one of the most dominant laws. We are, in effect, each raging against that entrophy for the briefest of time... organizing into more intelligence to the point that we can understand much of our entire universe. How can it be that life has been given these moments that would seem to be the consciousness of the universe itself, and yet seem to inhabit an existance for such a miniscule percentage of the universe's lifetime? From the big bang to the moments of the evaporation of the last black hole, it is estimated that life will have only been chemically possible for 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of the life of the universe. We are each the winners of a lottery ticket so rare in time that our unique value is almost incomprehensible. Please, try to appreciate and enjoy each moment of your time.
"We could only be the imagination of a single Boltzmann brain, floating in the cosmos." - In that case... I want to talk to the manager.
Ah yes. One order of science with a side of psychological horror and a dash of existential dread. Love it.
Its the small, background touches, like the wondeful music during the intro of this episode, that gives this channel such a unique personality and makes it so academically auhoritive and enjoyable. I watch these videos again and again. Thank you, Hisory of the Universe! š
Iām dismayed that you havenāt gone from 30K subscribers to 30M in the month since this video came out. Absolute quality here on this channel. People are missing out!
Ah yes... my daily dose of existential dread. Youtube and quantum mechanics have not failed me.
So glad YouTube recommended this channel, it's a treasure
The existential thriller at the end was quite exactly what was needed to keep me thinking about the cosmos until the next video. Excellent work.
What a brilliant video. When I was at school, I studied Physics. The teacher asked what time was, just as you did. I thought of a comical answer, I got a few laughs. "So", said the teacher. "What is time?" I thought for a moment, then I put my hand in the air and said, "Time is the force which stops everything from happening at once."
This is an absolute masterpiece. This channel is just simply fantastic
I can't express how much I liked this channel, putting cosmology and physics in a timeline through out our history with the most updated theories. It has been a long time since I saw a science channel for the layman so clear in the explanations and with such a high quality. I watched each video twice, at least, and it seems that I will keep doing so. Congratulations.
These videos just keep getting better and better. This channel is going to expand faster than the universe has once a few more people discover it and the algorithm picks it up. Keep up the great work guys
I really admire your writing, Leila, and the unique way you create this short almost-novel for every topic. Thank you for wonderful videos on both channels!
I became addicted to your videos. When I have time during my work, instead of having a pause at the coffee machine, I watch your videos. Very interesting and well put
The best line in this vid āThe arrow of time points to a direction that time travels in but not the speed it travels atā Brilliant !
Very well written, produced and going surprisingly deep in 30 minutes while having anecdotes for the flavor. The narrator is a gift too. This is great, good job guys!
This is the first time i have understood entropy. This content is genuinely my favourite to listen to while i do mundane tasks. I learn so much and it fuels the philosophical parts of my brain that i never knew existed.
Time did not start "going forward." Physics unfolds and gives the ILLUSION of time going forward.There is just one eternal now.
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