Why Martian Canals Still Matter

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  • A century ago, many thought Mars was scored by a canal system constructed by an advanced civilization - an idea championed by astronomer Percival Lowell. Why? How did an astronomer come to this conclusion? Today we explore the canal phenomenon and discuss why it's a crucial allegory from history - pertinent now more than ever. Written & presented by Prof David Kipping.
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    ::References::
    ► Lowell, P., 1895, "Mars", Houghton, Mifflin and Co., MA
    ► Lowell, P., 1906, "Mars and Its Canals", The Macmillian Company, NY
    ► Lowell, P., 1908, "Mars As the Abode of Life", The Macmillian Company, NY
    ► Sheehan, W., 1997, "Giovanni Schiaparelli: Visions of a colour blind astronomer", JBAA, 107, 11: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/199...
    ► Lowell, A. L., 1935, "Biography of Percival Lowell", The Macmillian Company, NY
    ► Dollfus, A., 1909, "The first Pic du Midi photographs of Mars", l'Astronomie, 2009, 27: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/201...
    ► Sheehan, W., 1988, "Planets and Perception: Telescopic Views and Interpretations, 1609-1909", University of Arizona Press, AZ
    ► Rosenthal & Fode, 1963, "The effect of experimenter bias on the performance of the albino rat", Syst. Res., 8, 183: doi.org/10.1002/bs.3830080302
    ► Evans & Maunder, 1903, "Experiments as to the actuality of the Canals observed on Mars", MNRAS, 63, 488: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/190...
    ► Van de Kamp, P., 1969, "Alternate dynamical analysis of Barnard's star", AJ, 74, 757: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/196...
    ► Gatewood & Eichhorn, 1973, "An unsuccessful search for a planetary companion of Barnard's star BD +4 3561", AJ, 78, 769: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/197...
    ► Bailes, Lyne, & Shemar, 1991, "A planet orbiting the neutron star PSR1829-10", Nature, 352, 311: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/199...
    ► Bailes, M., Lyne, A. & Shemar, S., 1991, "A planet orbiting the neutron star PSR1829-10", Nature, 352, 311: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/199...
    ► Wolszczan, A. & Frail, D., 1992, "A planetary system around the millisecond pulsar PSR1257 + 12", Nature, 355, 145: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/199...
    ::Music::
    Music licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], or via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (creativecommons.org/licenses/..., or with permission from the artist
    ► "A Fog Slowly Lifting" @ 0:00 & 22:34 (unreleased), "My Unbelief" @ 8:13 (app.soundstripe.com/songs/8128), "Fragmented" @ 18:35 (cutt.ly/Il9pUoQ), "Lost in Wandering" @ 28:02 (cutt.ly/Il9t6pP & cutt.ly/Ml9ywSl) are by Hill, with permission by the artist, see: cutt.ly/9l9yOPr, cutt.ly/Wl9yA5J & cutt.ly/5l9yFnc
    ► "Void" @ 1:40 and "Trace Correction" @ 30:16 are by Indive, licensed under a CC Attribution license: indive.bandcamp.com
    ► "The Sun is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow" @ 3:56, "Stories About the World That Once Was" @ 11:17, "Cylinder Five" @ 15:29 and "Cylinder Six" @ 26:48 are by Chris Zabriskie licensed under a CC Attribution license: chriszabriskie.com/
    ► "Painted Deserts" @ 24:55 by Shimmer licensed via SS
    ::Chapters::
    0:00 Prologue
    1:40 Perseverance
    3:57 The Allure of Aliens
    8:13 Lowellian Mars
    15:29 Gestalt Reconfiguration
    18:35 A-Priori
    22:34 Stubborn Heart
    26:48 Vigilance
    30:16 Credits
    Thumbnail by Joe Keller/Daily Paintworks: www.pinterest.com/pin/376121006355076051/
    #MartianCanals #AlienMirages #CoolWorlds
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  • @CoolWorldsLab
    @CoolWorldsLab  Před 3 lety +187

    Of course, I forgot to say that if you like this video and its message then please do all the CZcams things to bump the algorithm (like, share, comment)! Thank you again for watching.

    • @Theadamvok
      @Theadamvok Před 3 lety +2

      thanks for forgetting it.:-)
      Would be interesting to see if it makes any difference.

    • @crakkbone8473
      @crakkbone8473 Před 3 lety

      Youre done now, mate ;)

    • @damaha5
      @damaha5 Před 3 lety

      Absolutely done all the about. Can you point me to any of your content that explains how water arrived on earth?

    • @smorrow
      @smorrow Před 3 lety +1

      And if you really liked it, click thumbs-up twice

    • @vladimirpetkov1959
      @vladimirpetkov1959 Před 3 lety

      Let us seek the answers and settle the question this way. - This is what the Public ( which FUNDS science ) wants. Nothing more. Just don't ridicule this field of study and science and we will get more information.

  • @LeeGoGators
    @LeeGoGators Před 3 lety +66

    The section on a stubborn heart made me think of Planck's sentiment on the subject, "A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it..."

    • @CoolWorldsLab
      @CoolWorldsLab  Před 3 lety +14

      Wow great quote

    • @Dragrath1
      @Dragrath1 Před 3 lety +7

      Yeah sadly a very true quote regarding human bias. I forget the exact wording but in a book on the glacial lake dam burst floods it discussed about how the hypothesis of J Harlen Bretz for the glacial lake Missoula mega flood hypothesis based off the geological evidence but was met with controversy as catastrophism or the view that there can be sudden catastrophic events in Earths history was against the Uniformatarianism model that geological changes are only gradual. In the closing remark the book said Bretz lived to see his work accepted by the scientific community only because he outlived his opponents. Among humans fixation with age is a real problem with evolutionary origins the shift from what they call fluid intelligence to crystalized intelligence.
      In the above it also points out the dangers of oversimplification or reductionism. I the case above geological processes can and do happen slowly but when conditions are right catastrophic changes also occur so neither was completely correct both had been stretched too far.
      Given the number of times in science that the final conclusion ends up finding a combination of factors where multiple competing hypothesis turn out to be co-important rather than just one it does become a really dangerous side effect of reductionism. The argument over how many spiral arms the milky way has is another example that comes into mind and there is building evidence that MOND and dark matter might both be needed (or rather that MOND observations arise from the equation of state for dark matter rather than being fundamentally a difference in how gravity works).
      Being open minded is hard for people and thus I think we need to design our systems in science to account for that bias.

    • @dismalthoughts
      @dismalthoughts Před 2 lety

      God help us all if (and probably when) we solve aging

  • @CommodoreFloopjack78
    @CommodoreFloopjack78 Před 3 lety +193

    Definitely one of the very best science-related CZcams channels around. Always look forward to your material.

    • @deltadesign5697
      @deltadesign5697 Před 3 lety +4

      And John Michael Godier's Event Horizon, Parallax Nick & Issac Arthur ☀️🪐🌠

    • @josephsorce2543
      @josephsorce2543 Před 3 lety +1

      "I'm, so Glad, before I 'Pass Away', that, I can find a Superior Intellectual Fellow, such as Yourself, that, I at Least More, have Learned More, ... about the ... Universe ... I, Only Wish, I'd Started Sooner in my Understanding of the 'Cosmos' ... Thank You,my Friend !!"

    • @michaelvillarreal4202
      @michaelvillarreal4202 Před 3 lety +1

      You need to stay in school with this fake news

    • @onerousealien745
      @onerousealien745 Před 3 lety +1

      Same😂

    • @WoTWhirls
      @WoTWhirls Před 3 lety +1

      It really is, coolest videos ever...

  • @jasonchen9645
    @jasonchen9645 Před 3 lety +31

    We take it for granted what NASA accomplished with the two rover landings.. blasting off from earth in one piece, traveling millions and millions of miles to line up just right with another planet which is moving thousands of miles per hour in space, then deploy a parachute, land safely, and be able to communicate back and forth with earth?? that's insane and under appreciated.

    • @andywomack3414
      @andywomack3414 Před rokem +6

      And under-funded.

    • @roberthogue5138
      @roberthogue5138 Před 11 měsíci +2

      I totally agree

    • @ugaboga9829
      @ugaboga9829 Před 2 měsíci

      It was easy. Hitting a pink bloon in btd6 is harder than landing a rover on mars.

    • @ugaboga9829
      @ugaboga9829 Před 2 měsíci

      On that note, how do i beat easymode on medow? I am currently trying with quincy but the pink bloons on round 15 keep leaking.

  • @brookei7707
    @brookei7707 Před 3 lety +166

    As a 16 year old aspiring astrophysicist, I truly appreciate these videos. I hope to bring a fresh perspective and contribute something to our collective knowledge one day. I also hope that I never become so vain that I am blind to my faults. Thanks :)

    • @wyatt8181
      @wyatt8181 Před 3 lety +1

      ✨✨✨

    • @humanistreason
      @humanistreason Před 3 lety +3

      Physics is an exciting and endless adventure. Good luck!

    • @tickletoot7806
      @tickletoot7806 Před 2 lety

      @Supreme that ain’t it

    • @IAmACanadian
      @IAmACanadian Před 2 lety +2

      I wish I could be as focused as that! Good luck on your journey to becoming an astrophysicist!

    • @whosthat6696
      @whosthat6696 Před 2 lety

      a vision,🤙👍👍

  • @TheExoplanetsChannel
    @TheExoplanetsChannel Před 3 lety +92

    Great topic!
    I hope Perserverance finds alien life.
    Btw I recommend wathching these movies on Mars: Mission to Mars, Red Planet and The Last Days on Mars.

    • @iraniansuperhacker4382
      @iraniansuperhacker4382 Před 3 lety +7

      The rovers do not have any experiments on them that are capable of actually detecting life.

    • @MCsCreations
      @MCsCreations Před 3 lety +1

      @@iraniansuperhacker4382 Exactly. 😕

    • @nicosmind3
      @nicosmind3 Před 3 lety +5

      Or the movie Life, which although mostly based on the ISS, its about life brought back from Mars

    • @mastershake8018
      @mastershake8018 Před 3 lety +2

      @@iraniansuperhacker4382 Really? Well, that kinda makes things WAY less interesting... Guess I don't need to waste my time following it then.

    • @rubinoledowy
      @rubinoledowy Před 3 lety

      Yeah. May the Perserverance finds alien life cuz some people cant wait to say its a nitrogen iceberg or dust bunny hahaha :D

  • @Mnimosa
    @Mnimosa Před 3 lety +43

    David Kipping addresses a particularly difficult topic of our ages with sensitivity and flair. I know, I have lived for science among the most illustrious, yet have relatives who share in the conspiracy theories, on whom I find myself incapable of any sort of influence. I have found the experience humbling and I grasp around for insights. These are hard to come by. This attempt counts for me as one of the rare helpful gem, passionate and sincere, with echoes in its calm intensity reminding one of the late Carl Sagan.

  • @garryjones1847
    @garryjones1847 Před 3 lety +13

    David's science narrative is always so beautifully and elegantly explained! Not only a great scientist himself but perhaps more importantly also a GREAT science communicator! He shares much in the passion of the late Carl Sagan! GREAT SHOW! Please do more!😊👍

  • @deanrichardson4712
    @deanrichardson4712 Před 3 lety +8

    The whole landing knitted together was class you could believe it was filmed in real time .

  • @MrSigmaSharp
    @MrSigmaSharp Před 3 lety +24

    We need a sort of nobel prize for scientists who accept or point out their mistakes.
    Maybe a parker nobel prize

    • @andrew7955
      @andrew7955 Před 2 lety

      Yeah, but it might mean scientists purposely make mistakes just to point them out later

  • @nathanhearn356
    @nathanhearn356 Před 3 lety +2

    Love the video. Percival Lowell may have believed in bunk pseudo-science, but in pursuit of a bogus hypothesis, he built an important observatory that discovered Pluto and expanded the human race's understanding of the universe. Being wrong is the price you pay for occasionally being right - and discoveries sometimes come from unexpected sources with wacky motivations and ideas driving them. We need more Percival Lowells.

  • @1977bonesaw
    @1977bonesaw Před 3 lety +13

    Your a very clever man, I really enjoy listening to you and your video productions are great too a special mix of science and philosophy which makes you unique. Please don’t stop. Thanks.

  • @youngimperialistmkii
    @youngimperialistmkii Před 3 lety +3

    Those turn of last century observatories and telescopes are quite beautiful to look upon.

  • @DankBills209
    @DankBills209 Před 3 lety +46

    Every video you put out is phenomenally great, thank you Dr. Kipping.

  • @freddb1975
    @freddb1975 Před 3 lety +14

    Excellent video. The problem with alien hypotheses is that they tend to lead to other hypotheses because people's imagination runs wild, even scientists. Someone once wrote or said we shoud never put an inference after another inference.

    • @CoolWorldsLab
      @CoolWorldsLab  Před 3 lety +3

      Interesting quote, let me know if you find out who that's from

    • @MacSvensson
      @MacSvensson Před 3 lety +1

      I found the following. Not sure if that's what you meant.
      definitions.uslegal.com/i/inference-on-inference-rule/
      Inference-on-Inference Rule Law and Legal Definition
      Inference on inference rule is a principle that when an inference is based on a fact, that fact must be clearly established and if the existence of such a fact depends upon a prior inference no subsequent inferences can legitimately be based upon it. In short, a presumption based on another presumption cannot be a basis for determining an ultimate fact. This rule was propounded in the case Commercial Credit Corp. v. Varn, 108 So. 2d 638 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1st Dist. 1959) wherein the court held “ in civil cases if the proved circumstances justify an inference pointing to an essential fact which inference outweighs all reasonable inferences to the contrary, it can then be said that a conclusion as to the existence of the ultimate fact is justified by the circumstantial evidence. However, the established rule of evidence is that the court cannot construct a conclusion upon an inference which has been superimposed upon an initial inference supported by circumstantial evidence unless the initial inference can be elevated to the dignity of an established fact because of the presence of no reasonable inference to the contrary.”

    • @Laurencemardon
      @Laurencemardon Před rokem

      Hi Fred! As a non scientist with a greater capacity for imaginative wool gathering than research based inductive gymnastics I’m just wondering if you can expand on this concept to make it clearer what the meaning and implications or drawbacks are? I think I have a general idea but if you hav a minute to clarify I’d appreciate to hear it.
      From not-mardon account user in Canada 🇨🇦 dec 23/22

  • @hotshotgasman9779
    @hotshotgasman9779 Před 3 lety +27

    This is legit one of the only channels that I actually think about during the down time between videos. Content is S+ tier.

  • @JerryKolata
    @JerryKolata Před 3 lety +24

    Prof. Kipping, your coolest Cool Worlds video yet. Very well presented and edited, you knocked it out of the park!

    • @CoolWorldsLab
      @CoolWorldsLab  Před 3 lety +11

      Thank you! It’s not a topic many channels have discussed but I’ve wanted to make this one for a while

  • @igortarasow
    @igortarasow Před 3 lety +17

    This is such a great video, so much work put into ot, really hopping more and more people will see it

  • @chickennugget6985
    @chickennugget6985 Před 3 lety +28

    *The smoothing voice of sanity* ... love it
    Greeting from Australia 🇦🇺

  • @ghisbetterthanrb
    @ghisbetterthanrb Před 3 lety +3

    I’ve always been on a certain side when it comes to this topic. I’m still passionate about it but you give me both perspectives in a respectful and easy to understand manner every time and I can’t thank you enough. Just discovered your channel a few weeks ago and I’m very happy I did

  • @bartbethlehem2645
    @bartbethlehem2645 Před 3 lety +23

    Great editing! That mars landing sequence was epic! The music conveyed the emotion of that landing perfectly.

  • @ralphburnette
    @ralphburnette Před 3 lety +7

    Great as usual. Also, the editing using the simulations and real footage from Perseverance is really well done!

  • @jordantirone374
    @jordantirone374 Před 3 lety +14

    It's always a pleasant surprise to find a new cool world video in my feed!

  • @n8style
    @n8style Před 3 lety +6

    Love it when a new Cool Worlds video drops! Thank you!

  • @seekthetruth5440
    @seekthetruth5440 Před 3 lety +1

    327 thousand subs. Really. That’s all. You sir and your merry people deserve billions more. Ty. This channel is a true gift

  • @thegreathadoken6808
    @thegreathadoken6808 Před 3 lety +2

    The quality of production on these Cool Worlds videos is first-class.

  • @KingsMom831
    @KingsMom831 Před 3 lety +15

    This has been one of my favorite channels to watch on YT for several years now.
    Thank you for all your efforts to share your knowledge of science & nature with all of us.🙏🏼

  • @michaelwier1222
    @michaelwier1222 Před 3 lety +16

    Most excellent video!
    Assumptions, preconceived ideas, refusal to accept to believe or even consider evidence to the contrary can only lead to disaster. Not only in science, in every discipline, but also in every aspect of life.
    Thank you!

    • @cryptolicious3738
      @cryptolicious3738 Před 3 lety

      i want avi loeb to raise excitement so we get real momentum for LUVOIR & Arecibo 2.0 on the moon. u want those, right?

  • @seth8776
    @seth8776 Před 3 lety +1

    This was a great video for explaining how unconscious biases can effect research without it necessarily coming from a malicious place. I love how you really tried to come at this issue with all the nuance required and without becoming dismissive or condescending as can happen so often around disagreements in the sciences. Thank you for taking the time to make this!

  • @BillMellman
    @BillMellman Před 3 lety +9

    There's something wrong with my internet, I can't 'Like' this video enough! Dreaming, but always grounded in rigor. Thank you.

    • @prototropo
      @prototropo Před 3 lety

      Your “dreaming in rigor,” is really eloquent, Bill, and a very accurate comment on David Kipping’s work-both in his lab and interfacing with us. More than usual, this video was extraordinary. It’s like those discursively brilliant, gem-scaled, elemental essays once common in scholarly quarterlies, but not so much in the digital, video-dominated media of these times. I haphazardly collect vintage textbooks from the 1870s through 1940s, because no matter how many advances have supplanted the assertions of those texts, the articles are amazing-utter pleasures of language, turns-of-insight, gorgeous vocabulary and Magellanic sweep. Not so surprising, given the autumnal summation quality of the 19th century, and the good fortune of scientists and academics who worked and wrote contemporary with the likes of Bohr, LeMaitre, Einstein, Oppenheimer, Fleming, Huxley, Vavilov, Ramon Y Cajal, Oparin, Pauling and Crick. Their articulations were often stupefyingly rational and always rhetorically graceful and compellingly moral. The exact powers of delivery that describe Prof. Kipping.

  • @andreasboe4509
    @andreasboe4509 Před rokem +1

    You're best video among dozens of great ones. You're a true servant of truth in times that doesn't appreciate it.

  • @yongshen3052
    @yongshen3052 Před 3 lety

    Found this great channel two days ago, really enjoy listening to you, professor David !

  • @MASawakening
    @MASawakening Před 3 lety +2

    I needed this today. Thank you for your amazing content and scientific work. Always with a message and information that needs to be heard.

  • @Mike-be7uk
    @Mike-be7uk Před 3 lety +1

    Fantastic presentation. It always makes my day when you put a new video out. Thanks for bringing these stories to life for us.

  • @Akidsperspective1
    @Akidsperspective1 Před 3 lety +2

    I loved the Perseverance landing sequence! 🤩

  • @gugulethundlovu7767
    @gugulethundlovu7767 Před 3 lety +5

    Goodness gracious . Thank you . Your voice is like a dart of silk wrapped tranquilizer !

  • @AnyOtherNamePlease
    @AnyOtherNamePlease Před 3 lety +19

    So weird - I literally just checked this channel a few minutes ago to see if you had uploaded! I sensed a disturbance in the force!

  • @DLslotster
    @DLslotster Před 6 měsíci +1

    I'm absolutely loving your channel! Just discovered it recently and I've been eating up the videos. I love anything "spacey", but much of the science goes way over my head. I do appreciate how you attempt to break down the science so people such as me can even remotely understand such complicated concepts. I also really appreciate how you always seem to cap off the incredibly interesting science with some profound idea derived from these concepts. Amazing stuff!

  • @Sage-hl5ir
    @Sage-hl5ir Před 3 lety

    I found your channel fairly recently and this is my first video, I just wanna say that the production quality is magnificent.
    This is a truly amazing documentary, not to mention this is for free.

  • @Quickshot0
    @Quickshot0 Před 3 lety +1

    Putting the real video parts together with the CGI for the Perseverance landing really does make it more real in a way. What I found the most interesting when I first saw the landing videos was how due to the Martian atmosphere and the temperature of the thrusters, you can't even see any flames coming from the rocket. Which gives it a bit of an alien feel to it really, like you're watching real life science fiction with a mysteriously hovering platform.

  • @omerkaracay6019
    @omerkaracay6019 Před 2 lety

    Wow.. You deserve millions of subscriptions and views. This channel deserve so much more than this. Keep up the excellent work! Thank you so much for the great content!

  • @arcstrider5728
    @arcstrider5728 Před 3 lety +1

    Constantly checking this channel for new content. Thank you!

  • @elihobson7956
    @elihobson7956 Před 3 lety

    Gotta tell you, Professor Kipping, that the work you and the Cool Worlds crew do, just here on YT, is so valuable, and I appreciate the call to vigilance, vis-a-vis a priori bias.
    I look forward to the next offering, as always.

  • @Pyriphlegeton
    @Pyriphlegeton Před 3 lety +19

    Fyi: "Gestalt" is the german word for "shape".
    The "G" is pronounced sharp as in "guard" and the "s" is pronounced like a "sh".

    • @CoolWorldsLab
      @CoolWorldsLab  Před 3 lety +6

      Thanks, German never was my best subject at school!

    • @lachlandoughney6898
      @lachlandoughney6898 Před 3 lety

      You also mispronounced sequitur quite badly. Love this and your other videos though!!!

  • @alstonturner1714
    @alstonturner1714 Před 3 lety +1

    Very interesting topic, your videos are on point and are narrated very well, keep up the great work!

  • @leon91474
    @leon91474 Před 3 lety

    Masterpiece!
    I am amased at the fact that you keep on making better and better content

  • @Dmhlcmb
    @Dmhlcmb Před rokem

    The first 4 minutes of this video are among the best on all of CZcams. That was as inspiring as anything I’ve ever seen on the platform.

  • @playthreetwo
    @playthreetwo Před 3 lety

    I love the mix of launch audio for effect. great job!

  • @robbie678
    @robbie678 Před 3 lety +1

    An outstanding video, not only for its science value, but of how we should all treat each other,
    keep an open mind and be strong enough to admit when we're wrong.

  • @ZakisHereNow
    @ZakisHereNow Před 3 lety +6

    That landing montage was well done! The “touchdown” announcement still gets me emotional.

  • @damoo1982ify
    @damoo1982ify Před 3 lety +2

    perfect narrator , voice is calming

  • @robertschlesinger1342
    @robertschlesinger1342 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent video. Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video. Many thanks for the posted references.

  • @dougsteeves2549
    @dougsteeves2549 Před 3 lety +4

    Saw your name in Scientific American. They did a story on exo-moons. Good stuff!

  • @kanuni1979
    @kanuni1979 Před 3 lety

    I really like the way he explains everything. Very calm voice and easy to follow. Very intelligent, handsome and charismatic aswell. Glad I found this channel.

  • @SebboxChannel
    @SebboxChannel Před 3 lety

    Your videos refill my motivation to keep doing my dissertation on exoplantes. Ty professor Kipping!!

  • @joakimblom1110
    @joakimblom1110 Před 11 měsíci

    Simply love every single thing you share. Soothingly brilliant. cheers!

  • @emmettosborne2657
    @emmettosborne2657 Před 3 lety +25

    2:20 That audio was seriously screwing with me, we had a Mars landing, a SpaceX liftoff, and a SpaceX landing going on all at once hahaha

    • @CoolWorldsLab
      @CoolWorldsLab  Před 3 lety +25

      Haha ye I shoved quite a bit of random radio chatter in there for atmospheric effect, sometimes I give myself a little artistic license...

    • @emmettosborne2657
      @emmettosborne2657 Před 3 lety +1

      @@CoolWorldsLab I love it :D

    • @RealGrooveRandom
      @RealGrooveRandom Před 3 lety +1

      @@CoolWorldsLab Good work.. love this channel! 😊👍🏾

    • @timothyward6644
      @timothyward6644 Před 3 lety +2

      I was gonna say the same thing. M1D gave it away. Either way I love this channel as much as I love sn10s backflip to celebrate its landing today. Go Mars!!!!

    • @biancabonet
      @biancabonet Před 3 lety +1

      Take two and call your doctor in the morning...
      Head spinning? 😁

  • @MG-zx8jn
    @MG-zx8jn Před 3 lety +1

    The mars landing sequence leaves me with hope that one day you will create science ova's with awesome electronic music. I absolutely love these videos and the ambience they have.

  • @asemi4
    @asemi4 Před 3 lety +1

    You have such a calming way of speaking

  • @flyboystayfly7640
    @flyboystayfly7640 Před 3 lety +3

    This channel is truly awesome, you have a divine talent in speaking. Especially about space.

  • @dopamine-crash
    @dopamine-crash Před rokem

    As someone who spent 4 years on "it's probably noise" during my PhD I very much enjoyed these stories.

  • @dan43544911
    @dan43544911 Před 3 lety +1

    You and downtherabbithole are my favourite channels
    The top notch scientific approach accompanied with poignant music is filling my heart with joy.
    Thank you for that!

    • @michaelsimmons1430
      @michaelsimmons1430 Před 3 lety

      Search isaac arthur

    • @dan43544911
      @dan43544911 Před 3 lety

      @@michaelsimmons1430 He is quite cool, but the topics he covers are a little bit too utopian imho.
      Nevertheless thx for your recommendation!

  • @shubhamkumar6689
    @shubhamkumar6689 Před 3 lety

    I'm Glad that, I accidentally found your channel 2 or 3 years ago and immediately subscribed. You should upload videos more often that's my only request.

  • @opiesmith9270
    @opiesmith9270 Před 3 lety +1

    Fantastic video. I really enjoy your style, and your rock solid arguments. Thanks

  • @Gnevnyj
    @Gnevnyj Před 3 lety

    Such a very well-timed topic for a video! And such an important lesson.

  • @filthyanimal874
    @filthyanimal874 Před 2 lety

    I love these videos! This man was born to make these gifts of knowledge.

  • @chrisblacklock9468
    @chrisblacklock9468 Před 3 lety

    Another good video David. You have a soft touch. Keep it up!

  • @reubenkearns5417
    @reubenkearns5417 Před 3 lety +1

    Great and informative video as always!

  • @RiverOfElfenhill
    @RiverOfElfenhill Před 6 měsíci

    Love your channel and the way you present it like a goodnight story 😊

  • @theonetruemorty4078
    @theonetruemorty4078 Před 3 lety +26

    That first minute and 20 seconds I'm thinking, "I hope this is a subtle jab at Avi Loeb."

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice Před 3 lety +3

      I Actually felt the same way about the opening of the video. Poor Avi. Lol.
      I don't think oumouamua is artificial, but he has the right to argue that it is, and he makes valid points about how much of theoretical physics has no basis in evidence, like string theories, and yet these theoreticians sell plenty of books without being ridiculed. Ultimately, ridiculing people like avi is only going to drive the most passionate and imaginative young scientists out of the field. Nobody benefits from that

    • @WorldKeepsSpinnin
      @WorldKeepsSpinnin Před 3 lety

      @@stevencoardvenice I agree

    • @TheKanyeevil
      @TheKanyeevil Před 3 lety

      Thought exactly the same, seems like the whole video has a deeper meaning than the actual title gives!

    • @emzywillrich7243
      @emzywillrich7243 Před 3 lety

      @@stevencoardvenice No need to feel sorry for Professor Loeb because he crafted a beautiful argument for his hypothesis. in his book. He would have made a great trial attorney. He is incredibly brilliant.

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice Před 3 lety

      @@emzywillrich7243
      The fact is, nobody really knows exactly what oumouamua was, because of its apparent observed anomalous behavior. So this opens the door for people like Avi to offer his own theory

  • @optimuseprime7887
    @optimuseprime7887 Před rokem

    This video is excellent. It's the kind of thing you'd expect from top-tier publications: a retrospective analysis of an alleged scientific discovery that turned out to be null and what it can teach us about the scientific method. Your videos are usually quite poetic; I like that because they are far more approachable and captivating.

  • @eddiecarter8134
    @eddiecarter8134 Před 3 lety

    Very humbling video, definitely a must watch for anyone interested in the sciences.

  • @lemdixon01
    @lemdixon01 Před 3 lety +2

    I remember seeing a video of Arthur C Clarke a few years before he died where he said that he believes there's plants on Mars, referring to some strange geological features and colouring on the surface, images captured by probes.

  • @lukasvrana6388
    @lukasvrana6388 Před 3 lety +2

    Excelent video, excelent editing skills, excelent information. Thank you. Good luck to you and your team :)

    • @Direblade11
      @Direblade11 Před 3 lety +1

      Really nice comment. I'd just like to point out "excellent" is spelled with two Ls.
      Really not a big deal, but the repetition got to me lol

    • @CoolWorldsLab
      @CoolWorldsLab  Před 3 lety +1

      Much appreciated!

    • @lukasvrana6388
      @lukasvrana6388 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Direblade11 :D okay, noted - English is not my native language :)))) And I don´t use excellent often as well :). Thank you for the correction :)

  • @luckan20
    @luckan20 Před 3 lety

    Excellent video. Your students will be proud of you. Great delivery.

  • @kgbstudio
    @kgbstudio Před 2 lety

    I like how this channel seems to give space to the rare earth hypothesis.. excellent stuff thanks

  • @travelmania209
    @travelmania209 Před rokem

    wow! what an amazingly inspirational man. Honored to witness these videos.

  • @abhisdom88
    @abhisdom88 Před 3 lety

    What an insightful videocast this is. I'm a research student in cultural studies, and this is such eye-opening content in terms of how to do research in any field. I think your discussion on the sine qua non of alternative ideas that constantly question the fallibility of one's own viewpoint is fundamental to any progressive and transformative research.

  • @MG-er6dm
    @MG-er6dm Před 3 lety +28

    This guy should surely have his own t.v show. 😻

    • @TheMongolianMage
      @TheMongolianMage Před 2 lety +1

      T.v is dead

    • @MG-er6dm
      @MG-er6dm Před 2 lety +1

      @@TheMongolianMage l can live with that.

    • @nikolatasev4948
      @nikolatasev4948 Před 2 lety +1

      He has something better - a CZcams channel. Unlike people with their own TV shows he does not have to kiss corporate ass for good time slots, or persuade marketing executives his show has enough demand to generate returns. He does not have to deal with upper management meddling into his content to suit their views, agendas, or chase fads.
      CZcams has many flaws, but it is far, far better than TV ever was.

  • @nagendrajakhar3425
    @nagendrajakhar3425 Před 3 lety

    this calm narration is way more relaxing then Alan wats or diazepam

  • @jarmengolalbanell
    @jarmengolalbanell Před 3 lety

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

  • @Stevemonk
    @Stevemonk Před 3 lety

    Fantastic content and very well presented, thank you

  • @user-dg3he7gz2w
    @user-dg3he7gz2w Před 3 lety +2

    This reminds me of a mindfulness meditation class your mic makes you look intriguing, A new version of Mechanical Universe Cool world labs style

  • @dereks_island
    @dereks_island Před 3 lety +1

    Best part of this channel. You can watch people who break down and investigate situation achievements or...... You can watch a scientific member explain it to you. Nothing against others explaining things but it really is hard to explain it better than people who understand it better than a major percentage of all the population

  • @aidanjohnson1811
    @aidanjohnson1811 Před 3 lety +1

    The Kipping Terrascope. Nice ring to it. I 💗 your videos, it makes me want to be an astrophysics when I grow up.

  • @davidlowen7802
    @davidlowen7802 Před rokem

    Professor Samuel L Phelps also popularised the notion of cities, towns etc, on Mars, in his book, World Making, in 1895. A very popular narrative in that era. Wonderful exposition from Professor David, much appreciated by this 80 plus old guy.

  • @fungi42021
    @fungi42021 Před 3 lety

    Your videos are some of my favorite on here

  • @DanHonnen
    @DanHonnen Před 3 lety

    Bravo good sir, fantastic video on a universally pertinent topic!

  • @olafbuddenberg4787
    @olafbuddenberg4787 Před rokem

    This video should have much more views! Excellent.

  • @okspaceman2168
    @okspaceman2168 Před 3 lety

    Thank you CZcams for this awesome content

  • @blakejohnson3243
    @blakejohnson3243 Před 2 lety

    Always a good listen. Thanks for helping me go to sleep every night ❤

  • @raffaelepiccini3405
    @raffaelepiccini3405 Před 3 lety +11

    Well technically speaking 'canale' means both 'channel' and 'canal' in italian, so it wasn't really a miss-translation

    • @donbarile8916
      @donbarile8916 Před 3 lety +2

      perhaps he really meant "cannoli". that would explain everything.

    • @Psionetics
      @Psionetics Před 2 lety

      @@donbarile8916 ba booooooom

  • @FreekaPista
    @FreekaPista Před 3 lety

    Fun topic, fantastic script and editing. If we ever do find evidence of past life on mars we'll know there is so much more to learn about the universe.

  • @hadiTHEgreat87
    @hadiTHEgreat87 Před 3 lety

    Amazing as usual. Love it!

  • @maddyguns
    @maddyguns Před 3 lety

    Was so cool to see Michael Whelan's Descent cover illustration at 1:33 !!

  • @DavidMacDowellBlue
    @DavidMacDowellBlue Před měsícem

    So fun to take this deep dive into the Martian Canals! Thank you! Am writing an audio play based on THE WAR OF THE WORLDS and so have been swimming in the world of Martian lore of the very early 20th century.

  • @JayVal90
    @JayVal90 Před 2 lety

    I’m reminded of a quote: “Why are you surprised when people fail, as if by some miracle they made a mistake? You should instead be constantly surprised by the miracle that things work as well as they do, and we aren’t constantly thrown into chaos.”

  • @stravo1
    @stravo1 Před 3 lety

    i think this was a much required lesson for everyone, not only for those with scientific background...
    thanks for showing us that science is not always beautiful, it too sometimes makes us stutter and fall face down, only to get up once again learning from "the history"...
    and as always great video 😉

  • @GunWarfare
    @GunWarfare Před 3 lety

    i absolutely love your videos. keep up the great work.

  • @JusticeForJonSnow
    @JusticeForJonSnow Před 3 lety

    I love this channel and it’s content. Another banger 🔥