Some things that amaze me
Over the course of my life I’ve been very lucky to have found or been shown some presentations that have not only extended my understanding of what we know to exist in the universe, but also fill me with a sense of wonder and amazement.
Here are just a few of them:
This video shows the scale of what we know, from the very small to the very large and the similarities between the two:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0
A recent visuialisation which makes me wonder how long it is until we’re hit by another cataclysmic event:
http://flowingdata.com/2010/08/27/asteroid-discoveries-over-past-30-years-visualized/
How can there not be other planets capable of sustaining life?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYZNTsFTZ5w&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U&hd=1
Quantum reality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qL1OKrs-q4&feature=related
Warning: This is quite long and quite hard-going! However it is one of the most mind-blowing presentations of what we as humans understand and predict in terms of quantum mechanics.
http://www.ted.com/talks/garrett_lisi_on_his_theory_of_everything.html
What an amazing life that guys has too!
