The discovery that could rewrite physics

Title:
The discovery that could rewrite physics
Speaker:
Allan Adams
Description:

On March 17, 2014, a group of physicists announced a thrilling discovery: the “smoking gun” data for the idea of an inflationary universe, a clue to the Big Bang. For non-physicists, what does it mean? TED asked Allan Adams to briefly explain the results, in this improvised talk illustrated by Randall Munroe of xkcd.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
04:42
Format: HTML5
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