Mysteries of the Dark Universe - 2009 Buhl Lecture

Edward W. Kolb (known to most as "Rocky") gave the 2009 Buhl Lecture, sponsored by the Carnegie Mellon Department of Physics. In his lecture "Mysteries of the Dark Universe", Kolb talks about how most of the universe is in a mysterious form called dark matter and most of the energy in the universe is in an even more mysterious form called dark energy. In the next decade, the combination of new astronomical facilities, powerful particle accelerators and sensitive laboratory experiments promises to unlock the secrets of dark matter and dark energy, connecting the inner-space of the quantum with the outer space of the cosmos.
Kolb is the Arthur Holly Compton distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics. In addition to more than 200 scientific papers, he is a co-author of The Early Universe, the standard textbook on particle physics and cosmology. He is the chair of the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago.
For more, visit: www.phys.cmu.edu/

[@MrLeopodstanicky]

Very good indeed, one of the best explanations of universe composition, evolution and dark side analysis around, thank you so much

[@ramza675]

my physics teacher talked about it
he always has such interesting lectures

[@LaRanitaMayor]

awsome, ive been looking on a documentary of dark matter but a lecture is so much better.

[@thisisnotanick]

My thoughts exactly, though you formulated it better than I ever could :)
Bad audio is especially a pain I think.

[@Boogyman4050]

I agree with you guys on the boring. When we figure out the secrets of Dark Energy. Maybe we'll figure out how worm holes are formed that can sustain themselves before collapse for some period of time. If and when that day comes, then we gotta figure out what materials can survive through a worm hole without disintegrating. Finding that magic material seems impossible.

[@evanstafford55]

Great lecture.

[@aperionproject]

@mcdade10 I agree with you 100%

[@mcdade10]

I'm always astonished that on ocasions of such important videos describing imprtant stuff, the sound and lighting is always really bad. They can talk about the far flung Universe but haven't the initiative to insist on decent lighting and sound.

[@somberlight]

cue the obligatory BOO U NUB! comment xD but yeah, good stuff

[@MrKydaman]

wascawy wabbitt

[@72ve17]

eat soup so you can get a big bang