Neil deGrasse Tyson Describes the Limits of our Knowledge
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- How much can we really know? Journey back with us to a classic episode of StarTalk, where Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice wax philosophical as they answer questions some of the deepest questions in the universe.
How much smarter are aliens compared to us? Neil deGrasse Tyson dissects the intellectual and genetic differences between humans and chimps, extrapolating that to hypothetical alien species. Are our brightest scientific minds shadowed by alien toddlers? Are we living in the simulation created in an alien kid's basement?
Will A.I. decide humans aren't important? Neil ponders this question as he re-enacts a scene from his favorite movie, The Matrix.
Are we smart enough to even ask rudimentary questions about the universe? Neil reminds us that our human senses, honed for survival in the Serengeti, lose their sharpness as they contemplate infinity and extra dimensions.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Can the Human Brain Figure Out the Human Mind?
5:22 - Our Senses Suck
7:54 - How Long Will the Human Race Survive
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From 'Cosmic Queries - The Deep': czcams.com/video/vMFS-pCHb3w/video.htmlsi=cVAWEQKE4W7Hu4UI
I made a song on my channel, titled "Neil Degrasse Tyson"
SOMEONE GET IT TO HIM!!! OR ANSWER THE QUESTIONS YOURSELF!!!
Thank you 🎉🎉🎉
Not against helping the entire crew for this great show but too bad we need to tip to ask a question. Just not that easy from france.
Let's try anyway: what would be the possible applications (and the one you would prefer) if we could temper with the Higgs field, considering it is responsible for letting atoms applying their mass ? Applications on Earth and in Space. Tks 😊
Is this the real star talk or just another rip off spin off of someone trying to monetize another persons work…? Hmmm.
This is a great way to start things off.
Animal intelligence shouldn't be compared to humans in terms of how many bananas it can count. But rather compare their intelligence in their environment to ours in our environment.
Just like humans' can be compared with mine
True, it depends on how you define intelligence.
How did the 'human environment' come to be?
What do you mean ?
That's why Dr. Tyson clearly states that " if we would compare a % intelligence in the same vector" that we use to compare us to monkeys
My biggest dream is to meet Neil sir and have a interesting talk with him about the mysteries of our universe 🤓🤝
I aim to become an astrophysicist 😍😍
I like this format much better than the original channel. The brevity on the other channel, while generally entertaining, often broke the flow in distracting ways that made it difficult to follow.
Excellent perspective of mankind’s evolution. Great talk!
God loves you ❤
The universe is very good at teaching us humility.
I so enjoy StarTalk. I think of Earth as school. I am an 80 year old who still takes college classes online because it has become a habit and necessary for my work. I have wasted no time. As far as I am concerned my body is a vehicle the same as my car. Everything we know and experience on this Planet is created on, in, about or for this planet. I see the memory and information stored in the brain the same as Dark Matter. No one is quite sure what it is or how it works. We are not very intelligent creatures. We need this planet to sustain life, yet look what we have done to it. And we have already created something more intelligent than us, A.I.
Love you guys, listen to Startalk content daily! Please ditch the background music.
See, the background music is copyrighted.
There is no copyright on Neil's dialog from a video unless it is first released (or simultaneously released) as audio
If they remove the music, Neil loses proprietary possessorship of his words here spoken.
I like the audio
You can watch the original show, it's on the description.
I’m so glad I found this channel. Love ngt! Saw him live in Tulsa Oklahoma last year. 2023.
I’d love to see him live! I hope he was amazing.
I was about to comment on Chuck and the Matrix, bit Neil is always there for me!
Wow the closing remarks are so deep. "..I still worry that this primal brian will always segregated us all, by some arbitrary factor,and thereby justify doing harm to other groups." Neil DeGrasse Tayson
Many species of animals have senses we can never possess. There are already life forms on Earth that can perceive magnetic waves, air densities, gravity, ultra-low-frequencies, hyper frequencies, have polarized vision......and who knows all of the things that insects can see or detect. We are just hitting the surface of our sensory powers, which ultimately are the 'creators' of our world.
Can we force certain dictators to listen to Startalk for several hours? I think we could stop a lot of suffering that way.
Trump doesn't know about Star Talk, nor does he care.
No, that's the opposite of what 'dictators' are. And even if we could, you can't force anyone to accept it/learn from it.
These arguments deflates my sense of existence and makes me forget, for some time , the Pain of Troubles in my life.
Just found this channel keep up the great work and stay Random!
This is my absolute favorite!!!😊
Thank you , Neil, great topic.^
I too would love to meet Neil.
Best video I've watched in a long time. The ending really touched me .
Neil and Chuck for 2024
No.
Not because I dislike them, but because I *really* love them and they’re great at _what_ they do, they’re not experienced politicians and probably wouldn’t be able to compete with the seasoned politicians.
Much love to the new channel here with the superheroes involved!!!!❤❤
The sight thing. Wow. Just wow! So true.
I really appreciate you guys for providing a place of refuge from all the noise. 💯
Wonderful analysis on what we ultimately face within the context of physicality
5:55 I think I can picture a 4 dimensional cube if I pick up a 3 dimensional cube, throw it across the room, and watch it’s location in time change.
I think they meant 4 spacial dimensions
Plz post more such videos bro
this is so digestible. this format works so much better for me. far more shareable as well.
Tried to visit the hayden planetarium in NYC during christmas time, and wow i was not able to get anywhere near the museum because of all the people. Not a single parking space or garage available nearby. So i will be trying again in the summer! Be cool if neil happened to be there 😂
I adore you guys. You all make me laugh and teach me things we should have been told in school
Something new, amazing 👏
mmmm fresh new Star Talk Channel! I like it!
Damn that was good .
That is all you got but can enhance it through the use of scientific instruments!
Neil always succeed to get me wonder about the infinity of the universe.
This is good stuff 😊
Beautiful.🙏🏾🤜🏽🤛🏼🤙🏽
Neil thinks about the universe the way I love, in terms of the impossible =)
Many thanks for this. 3:04 I think the answer is yes, and that out of all the universe and billions of years, the probability that humans are the sharpest tools in the shed is zero.
' The more we think we know about, the greater the unknown '
- RUSH ' Mystic rhythms '
Yes
Dr Tyson:
I'm not sure if you've come across this already, but there's some truly fascinating research on chimpanzees and their cognitive abilities, specifically their memory skills. Scientists have found that chimps can outperform humans in certain memory tasks, like quickly remembering the order of numbers on a screen after they've disappeared. This isn't just a random talent; it offers a window into how different species have evolved distinct cognitive strengths. If you haven't seen it yet, there's a great demonstration of this in a video titled "Chimpanzee Memory Test" by the BBC on CZcams. It's a captivating look at their capabilities and might offer some fresh insights, even if you're already familiar with the topic. Keep looking up!
I absolutely love the way this dude thinks
Neile De grasse Tyson❤❤❤
Wow guys, thank you. Yes, how could we know anything other than the senses. We can’t even create a thought so ldk if we’re intelligent. Even Color is imposed. Maybe movement too, idk. ❤❤❤
Have y'all been hanging out with Snoop?😅 I love you guys!
Chuck - Neil :
Tks. much.
In Bhagavat Gita it’s said that senses interact with objects of perception. Does this mean they knew that long ago about ultraviolet, rays and etc that we can’t see?
I was waiting for Neil to mention Little Timmy doing calculus in his mind… he didn’t let me down!!! 😂😂😂
Hi guys, looking for background music name in the 2nd chapter.
Imagine how greatly we could multiply our capacity to know things by simply getting along...who needs superior genetics maybe gene plateau as far as they contribute to intelligence and evolution has to happen in a different capacity morality
“Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.”
H. G. Wells
Nice. I'm looking forward to this new channel.
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Wonderful 😊 Sometimes it just takes simple ideas and the right moment … I talk about this almost every day in my seminars on European unification and the legacy of Jean Monnet & Robert Schuman in 1950 (9th of May). In Europe we have built this idea into our institutions. But it will have to stand the test of time: like in the EP elections in June 2024. While there is actually a war again in Europe right now … many people seem to prefer to vote for politicians who promise them an “alternative” view of reality😮
Concerning....intelligent life out in the Universe and they have to deal with us.
🎶"We've only just begun"🎶
Yes, our brain never understands what's really happening around us. This is why the origin of everything and the edge of universe remains a mystery. There must be a different way to explain them than our normal senses.
This is a debate on: Phantom limb 🦵 syndrome amputation leaves some people with a sense of toe and, step though the leg has to be removed due to MERSA staphylococcus bacteria 🦠. With the blind they click & pop sounds like echo location.
🏡 🚪 👨🏼🦯 they still trust the cane 🦯 over the sense of distance. Yet Braille is felt like read the index finger picks up the words as the brain 🧠 sensory develops. Great topic segment
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson & Star ⭐️ Talk fans . Team earth 🌎
Our senses evolved to protect us from predators,to read our environment all in order to survive each day.
How did "we" manage to make the jump from survival on the plains of the ancient world to asking some of the most difficult and challenging questions that we can create from thoughts from that ancient world brain.
You can’t wire the most intelligent geniuses together from across the centuries but computers can be. The trick is human type intelligence. Theoretically computers can do what we do, it’s the complexity of the software needed to accomplish it.
I've always wondered whilst watching StarTalk videos - Is chuck actually really bright? Does he have a science degree?
Human being have the knowledge levels to Can understand this universe, to Can understand why it exist, to Can who made it, to Can understand who we Human are & why we are on Earth & more. In book called: THIS IS THE BOOK OF ALL KNOWLEDGE By Dr. Deveryle Jones or ask me here now thanks.
Can't trust our senses, but you can 100% say their is no God. Great argument Tyson😂
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The fact we don’t information from other galaxies we can either be stupid or not ready
And I say humans are the universes to entertain itself
Because space is the most and largest thing in the universe as well as everything is made of space as well as humans and we are living in space, our minds are a product of space and there for our thinking is spacial being a product of space. Try to think of something that is not a product of spacial thought.
Hej how big is hubble's trajectories knowledge?
Its a pretty line it depends on how i open up at it straight 😂
And tears in the basket? Quick maths*
I like to ponder the idea of vastly more intelligent beings by comparing our intelligence to animals which seem to do dumb things. Like when a cat gets its head stuck in a bag or container and then keeps reversing hoping they will back out of this darkness, or a leashed dog who keeps unknowingly shortening its leash by walking around in circles. At a mature human level, we can tell what is wrong at a glance. But there are many more concepts which the average person struggles to comprehend. So a superior being would laugh at us the same way we laugh at the dumb cat trying to back out of the bag on it's head
Cool beans
I don’t think humans are any more kinder. I think the strong has settled in their positions and the threat of being harmed by others is enough to keep them from doing evil.
Look up the video of a zoo where, I forget which type of ape, plays simple video games and your average person can't beat the ape. Really cool video.
If someone asked me that in Cantonese I would only understand the word Starbucks😊
This guy........ Blinded by science & closed to life.
what?
Imagine if the world leaders decided to nuke each other after the cyber war and the game changes to who has the strongest bunker and can rebuild and take over the whole world first
A friend of mine said “I can’t have that!”
It should be noted that most highly intelligent animals have a way of "saving" or "storing" knowledge, to be passed along to the next individual and generation. We especially see this in Killer Whales and dolphins, as well as most primates. We also see it in predatory cats, as they teach their young what to hunt and how to hunt it (and when to hunt it).
The outstanding thing about humans is that we've managed to pass down information from 10's of thousands of years ago, up to today, where the storage and access of knowledge and information is as easily accessed as pressing a few buttons on your computer.
Perhaps, within the next 50 to 100 years, we will see more and more people emerging with that extra 1% of mind power and awareness. Some will argue that these 1% individuals have already been here, and may still be here now.
We call them Messiahs, or Avatars, Gurus or native "Mystics".
But we can learn that?
You can explain to a dog all day long that photons are emitted by gamma decay. The results will always be …………… It’s nothing in the dog that can understand that concept. I have seen with my own eyes how other humans can’t understand concepts. If I use visual aids, break the information down different ways, dumb it down as much as possible. I’ll see the same result of talking to a dog…………. Belonging to the same Homo sapiens and the average person just can’t wrap their heads around the information. I attempt to cleanup some of these videos online with Neil talking about a fourth dimensional tesseract. Every once in a while I get a reply thanking me for explaining it so that they can make sense out of it. I’m smart enough to know the others that watch the video and even read me breaking down, still don’t have the ability to understand the concept.
Added on to this comment just incase a person wants to know what the hell the tesseract actually is in those videos. Try to understand that information can be scaled up or scaled down. In the lowest form you would have a point representation of an object. If you scaled the object up a dimension, you would have two points that can be contacted by a line. If you scaled the information up again to a second dimension at this point, you could see all of the object from left to right and from up to down. Scale it to a third dimension ( which each dimension is just another 90 degree angle) Now you can see all the previous dimensions and now the object can come toward and away from you. Next is the 4th dimensional space. With just another 90 degree angle added. You would see all previous dimensions and now the new one. This new one allows you to see both the front and the back on the object at the same time. The reason the tesseract looks to be rotating in on itself is because it’s attempting to represent to you, that you can see inside of the object itself. Recap- fourth dimensional space has all of three dimensional space, plus the feature to see the front and back of objects and the ability to see inside them.
I disagree with the notion of other life always being superior in intelligence to us. I believe that the reason we haven't been contacted yet is because on some distant galaxy there are civilizations the same as us, floating around out there wondering if they're alone or not.
I always wonder how interesting a normal chat between NdGT with Elon Musk would be.
We have become more Civilized as a species but not where we have eliminated Evil people and behaviors. That will always unfortunately be apart of Humanity unless action is taken by ourselves to remove that. Genetic Editing? Selective Breeding? I cringe at both, but our Negatives have not left us as a culture. Humanity will merge with A.i, because we seek to better ourselves. We see our flaws and we wish them away. So hopefully A.i will help us smooth out Humanities kinks or A.I hopefully doesn't go ahead and deem us " Obsolete"!
But why are all the planets and stars so far discovered are spherical shape like our heads? 🤔
Start talk plus?!? What did I just discover
NDGT guaranteed dresses up as Morpheus for Halloween 😊
Let the dreamers dream!
Here’s a question and a suggestion: think about the idea that we don’t really exist, how do you know you exist if after you die you vanish as if you never existed? I know I know this sounds like gibberish but think about it.
The overwhelming majority of people to ever exist since the evolution of sentience died & were forgotten about in 2 generations. So as far as we can prove, when we die the only "afterlife" is the memories of those who knew us, & we actually do dissolve into nothingness, & essentially never existed beyond our immediacy.
We are all immortal according to quantum immortality!!
"I think... therefore I am" - Rene Descarte
@@nycest14u2nvnot necessarily how that works, have you ever interacted with any of those infinite versions of yourself… those infinite numbers of yourself have had an infinite number of either negative or positive experiences or a combo of both… you really wanna think about yourself as immortal when an infinite number of those infinite versions of yourself that possibly exists that provides you with your “immortality” is a serial killer, a pedo, a sociopathic maniac that solely exists to torture others???? Is that how you wanna picture the multiversal reflections of yourself when you’re on your death bed slipping into the sweet, cold clutches of death?
Definitely not how I would wanna remember myself.
What about people like Anita Moorjani who have near death experiences and say there is a (non-physical) afterlife. So when we die our body dies but our inner self (soul) is energy and continues on.
Our best faculty is our memory as jaded as it can be. We can collect and store perceptions, data and story telling better than in the past, we trade them as currency, put high value on some and less value on others.
I can only try to be positive and somewhat romantic about what could be. I really appreciated Gene Roddenberry's imagined socialist Star Trek utopia
Sadly our future and present is more like an episode of 'Black Mirror'
We dont even know the question to ask... wow
Think about this. 1) What happens to the software when you destroy the hardware? What happens to intelligence and memory when a person dies? Do software and soul goes to heaven?
Think about this. 2) If we can’t communicate with fishes and ants here on earth, what make us think we can communicate with aliens if we come in contact with them?
My senses tell me my senses are insensible.
That's "I, Robot" with Will Smith that's what scares me
I've unlocked 100% of my cerebral cortex so I'm beyond human limits as you understand them
Prove it. Show up at the time travel party from Stephen Hawking
Maybe we are like a grain of sand in the desert, wanting to know how big that desert is. Maybe we're just too small for that.
Brain, Mind, same thing, Electromagnetism!
I want to say just from the title, "No shit" XD
yuh
That intelligence might say you didn't create me I evolved out of the vacuum of space.
It is curious that scientists cannot suggest mandatory accounting in the schools to influence how the economy works to affect the global condition.
Neil, I would really love for you to have this discussion along with metaphysics, consciousness and other topics with Deepak Chopra❣He has publicly invited you to talk. I among many others await for this to happen. ❣💓💗🤎💕🤎💟💫🌌🌠🌟🪐🤔😏🙂👍👍👉🕊