#213 Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built

Published: Aug. 23, 2021, 7:18 p.m.

b"Barry Barish is a theoretical physicist at Caltech and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\\nOUTLINE:
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\\n(00:00) - Introduction
\\n(08:27) - Early Math and Physics questions
\\n(18:02) - Enrico Fermi
\\n(24:34) - Birth of the Nuclear Age
\\n(29:42) - The Fermi Paradox
\\n(34:45) - Gravity
\\n(51:28) - Philosophical Implications of General Relativity
\\n(58:34) - Detecting Gravitational Waves
\\n(1:01:47) - LIGO
\\n(1:34:45) - Nobel Prize
\\n(1:49:34) - Black Holes
\\n(2:01:53) - Space Exploration
\\n(2:09:48) - Books
\\n(2:18:37) - Advice for young people
\\n(2:24:33) - Meaning of life"