Mario Livio - Ultimate Questions: Do They Evolve?

Ask the most fundamental questions; make the most penetrating inquires; probe the deep essence of existence. Push boundaries. Search the foundations of reality. Imagine all that may exist in physics and cosmology, even beyond current understanding. Then ask how such ultimate questions may change over time.


Mario Livio is an Israeli-American astrophysicist and an author of works that popularize science and mathematics. From 1991 to 2015, he was an astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which operates the Hubble Space Telescope.


Closer to Truth presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.

[saadhage]

Closer to truth yet again bigger questions keep on appearing

[gmw]

How could a person be interested in so many things? When he realizes the so called experts and professionals don't actually have much evidence backing their view or hands on experience and he takes on challenges for himself. Becoming a renaissance man.

[patrickfitzgerald]

In order for our planet to survive the havoc we are wreaking upon it, we need to become much more curious about developing an ethical and moral framework for the future that most of us can agree with and act upon before it's too late.

[beehivepattern]

Einstein smart is not Curious its Talented, we all had enough with curiousity.

[cvsree]

Curiosity of the source of our thoughts will lead us to ultimate reality. The source of thoughts is consciousness. Consciousness is final reality.

[NightBazaar]

Hmmm. Very curious. What if we tear it open to see what it's made of?

[grnDestiny]

I see a colour shift from last last one I watched, where it was about hearing colours lmao

[sjorsvanhens]

Did neuroscience make epistemology obsolete?

[Scribe]

Somehow I thought this would be Nintendo related

[sahelanthropusbrensis]

First we need to define what are valid ultimate questions, because Physicists are not going to accept the philosophical definition of nothingness, then any debate about ontology become sterile.

[laleydelamor]

My question is what would be like if so complicated creature as human, realize that is crossing the bridge from one to another kind? Shall the humans is the future say bye bye to animal-like character and say thank you all ancestors, nice to know you, but we are now new kind, thank you Homo Sapiens, bye bye now...?

[vulcanus]

So if you surprise someone, different brain area will light up. Wow! Really?

[grnDestiny]

Your at mercy to Infinity or something like that

[johnbrzykcy]

Some people have ultimate questions and others don't give a hoot. I think Jesus the Christ had many "ultimate questions." Should I read Mario's book or the Good Book? Or both ?