Guy's Favorites: Peering Into Space

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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As we transition to our new host Manoush Zomorodi, Guy Raz looks back on some of his favorite episodes from his seven years hosting the TED Radio Hour. This episode originally aired on March 8, 2013. Gazing up at the night sky is simultaneously humbling and utterly thrilling. This hour, we'll hear from TED speakers who share an infectious sense of wonder and curiosity about our place in the universe and what lies beyond our skies. Guests include physicist Brian Greene, writer Phil Plait and astronomer Jill Tarter.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Guy here, so as some of you may know, I'm stepping down as host of Ted Radio Hour after seven years.
0:06.8	But we'll have a brand new host, her name is Manu Samarote, and she'll be starting in March, and right now she's working on a bunch of new episodes.
0:14.8	In the meantime, I want to share some of my most favorite episodes of Ted Radio Hour, including this one.
0:20.0	It's called Peering into Space, and I have to admit, I love this one because my very young son is in it.
0:26.2	He's a lot older now, but it's ultimately about the wonder of the universe.
0:31.0	I mean, just imagine you look up at a star at night, and you are actually seeing the past in real time.
0:38.0	That light that hits you happened a long time ago.
0:41.3	You're going to hear from physicist Brian Green, writer-fill plate, and astronomer Jill Tartar.
0:46.8	Enjoy.
0:48.5	This is the Ted Radio Hour.
0:53.6	Each week, groundbreaking Ted Talks.
0:56.8	Ted Talks.
0:57.5	Ted.
0:58.3	Ted, technology.
0:59.4	Entertainment, design.
1:00.7	Design.
1:01.4	Is that really what's 10 for us?
1:02.6	I've never known that.
1:03.5	Delivered at Ted Conferences Around the World.
1:05.8	It's a gift of the human imagination.
1:07.2	We've had to believe in impossible things.
1:10.0	The true nature of reality beckons from just beyond.
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