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What Creates Time? A Challenge to Scientific Orthodoxy

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Scientist and author Julian Barbour joins Brian Greene to explain his heterodox views on the nature of time, entropy, and cosmic origins. This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Participant: Julian Barbour Moderator: Brian Greene 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:00:52 - Welcome to Julian Barbour 0:02:07 - Barbour's background 0:07:00 - Barbour's thinking on the Nature of Time 0:14:37 - Barbour talks about Einstein 0:15:34 - Barbour illustrates the idea of point particles in space 0:22:42 - Could Newton have done a better job describing Space and Time? 0:29:15 - How to characterize Entro …...more
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Introduction

0:00

Welcome to Julian Barbour

0:52

Barbour's background

2:07

Barbour's thinking on the Nature of Time

7:00

Barbour talks about Einstein

14:37

Barbour illustrates the idea of point particles in space

15:34

Could Newton have done a better job describing Space and Time?

22:42

How to characterize Entropy and the unfolding of the Universe

29:15

The Arrow of Time

37:44

Past Hypothesis and Newtonian Physics

49:59

Newton's Theory and General Relativity

57:41

Quantum Mechanics

1:01:28

The Wheeler-DeWitt Equation

1:04:40

Barbour's view of how complexity arises in the Universe

1:10:10

Barbour's view of human perception of time

1:19:35

Conclusion

1:29:35

Credits

1:30:03
What Creates Time? A Challenge to Scientific Orthodoxy
Scientist and author Julian Barbour joins Brian Greene to explain his heterodox views on the nature of time, entropy, and cosmic origins. This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Participant: Julian Barbour Moderator: Brian Greene 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:00:52 - Welcome to Julian Barbour 0:02:07 - Barbour's background 0:07:00 - Barbour's thinking on the Nature of Time 0:14:37 - Barbour talks about Einstein 0:15:34 - Barbour illustrates the idea of point particles in space 0:22:42 - Could Newton have done a better job describing Space and Time? 0:29:15 - How to characterize Entropy and the unfolding of the Universe 0:37:44 - The Arrow of Time 0:49:59 - Past Hypothesis and Newtonian Physics 0:57:41 - Newton's Theory and General Relativity 1:01:28 - Quantum Mechanics 1:04:40 - The Wheeler-DeWitt Equation 1:10:10 - Barbour's view of how complexity arises in the Universe 1:19:35 - Barbour's view of human perception of time 1:29:35 - Conclusion 1:30:03 - Credits VISIT our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com FOLLOW us on Social Media: Facebook: / worldsciencefestival Twitter: / worldscifest Instagram:   / worldscifest   TikTok:   / worldscifest   LinkedIn:   / world-science-festival   #worldsciencefestival #briangreene #cosmology #astrophysics #JulianBarbour #NatureofTime #entropy
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