#213 – Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built
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Barry’s Caltech profile: <a href="https://pma.caltech.edu/people/barry-c-barish">https://pma.caltech.edu/people/barry-c-barish</a><br />
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(08:27) – Early Math and Physics questions<br />
(18:02) – Enrico Fermi<br />
(24:34) – Birth of the Nuclear Age<br />
(29:42) – The Fermi Paradox<br />
(34:45) – Gravity<br />
(51:28) – Philosophical Implications of General Relativity<br />
(58:34) – Detecting Gravitational Waves<br />
(1:01:47) – LIGO<br />
(1:34:45) – Nobel Prize<br />
(1:49:34) – Black Holes<br />
(2:01:53) – Space Exploration<br />
(2:09:48) – Books<br />
(2:18:37) – Advice for young people<br />
(2:24:33) – Meaning of life</p>