John Mather, Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess: Masters of the Universe

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🗓️ 1 March 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Much of what we know about the universe, we've learned in the past 25 years. These three astrophysicists, all Nobel laureates, were key to unlocking some of its greatest mysteries, including that the universe is expanding at an ever-faster rate. (For decades, scientists were certain it was slowing down.) Now they are poised to help us learn a whole lot more... starting this year, with the launch of the James Webb telescope. John Mather, Adam Reiss and Saul Perlmutter talk here about what drew them to study the cosmos, and explain in ways we can all understand, what the universe has to teach us. (c ) American Academy of Achievement 2021

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Alice. Last week NASA's Perseverance Rover made it to its
0:07.5	destination, the Jeziro Crater on Mars. It took about seven months for it to get there and it's already
0:14.6	sent back the first ever recording of sound on Mars which warms the
0:19.4	cockles of any audio person's heart, even if it is just a little bit of wind.
0:27.8	We're all about perseverance on what it takes, so to celebrate, we thought we'd go big this week all in big, universe big,
0:36.3	because there's nothing like contemplating the universe to gain a little
0:40.9	perspective. Cosmic humility there's no more greater humility than that.
0:45.4	Yes, we are truly microscopic
0:49.5	and whatever worries or concerns we have seem very small in the context of the
0:55.3	universe and you know these big questions about what makes the universe go.
0:58.9	Adam Reese knows what he's talking about. He's an astrophysicist and Nobel Prize
1:04.1	laureate one of several you'll meet today whose curiosity knows no bounds.
1:10.1	Is there life around other planets what is is our origin? What is the ultimate fate of the universe?
1:16.0	You know, these are really big questions and we use telescopes in space and other facilities to try to answer those and I think it's in one of the greatest adventures.
1:26.8	It's remarkable that you know we as creatures here on Earth, you know, maybe without ever leaving the Earth in any meaningful way, can sit from this
1:37.2	perch and look across the universe and understand, or try to understand, you know, what set this in motion, where is this all going,
1:46.2	who else is sharing this universe with us. These are, you know, such ambitious endeavors.
1:52.1	The search for answers and for Questions on this episode of What It Takes, a podcast about
1:58.6	Passion, Vision, and Perseverance from the Academy of Achievement.
2:03.0	I'm Alice Winkler.
2:05.0	Had a maid, this child is gifted.
2:09.0	And I heard that enough that I started to believe it.
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