[Unedited] Lord Martin Rees with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

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🗓️ 21 November 2013

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Some of the biggest philosophical and ethical questions of this century may be raised on scientific frontiers — as we gain a better understanding of the deep structure of space and time and the wilder “microworld.” Astrophysicist Martin Rees paints a fascinating picture of how we might be changed by what we do not yet know: “If science teaches me anything, it teaches me that even simple things like an atom are fairly hard to understand. And that makes me skeptical of anyone who claims to have the last word or complete understanding of any deep aspect of reality.” This is On Being’s complete, unedited interview with Lord Rees. See more at http://www.onbeing.org/program/cosmic-origami-and-what-we-dont-know/250

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0:00.0	This is On Being's Unheard Cuts.
0:01.7	I'm Krista Tippett, you're listening to my unedited conversation with Martin Reese.
0:06.5	He's a fellow of Trinity College and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics
0:11.4	at the University of Cambridge.
0:13.2	I spoke with him on May 9, 2011, from the studios of APM in St. Paul, Minnesota.
0:19.3	He was in Carnegie Hall recording studio in New York City.
0:22.9	This interview is included in our show Cosmic Origami and What We Don't Know.
0:27.9	Download the MP3 of that produced show at onbearing.org.
0:31.9	Thank you.
0:33.9	Welcome.
0:35.9	I do this dance between you and the microphones about six inches.
0:37.9	Oh, okay.
0:39.9	15 centimeters.
0:41.9	That's how you look at it.
0:45.9	It's comfortable for you.
0:47.9	You're here for a while, so.
0:49.9	Okay.
0:51.9	Fine.
0:53.9	Can you hear your own voice through the headphones?
0:55.9	Hello.
0:56.9	Hello, Martin Reese here.
0:58.9	Hi, hello.
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