Why everyone should follow a crash course in astronomy | Govert Schilling | TEDxAmsterdam
It’s time to zoom out and give yourself some space. Stop looking at your screens but look up and out. Take our cosmos and look beyond the Milky Way, there are so many stars and planets. The earth has a tiny space in the cosmos, let’s be humble, zoom out and gain perspective. The stars are the original recycling bins, cleaning outer space. We are all stardust, we are all born from the same supernova and all born from the same atoms; we are all children of the stars. And yet, we abuse what we have been given. Let's start to do things differently. Earth is a tiny and vulnerable planet, but we don’t treat it that way. We need to conduct ourselves differently, we need to listen to the stars and keep zooming out. Just remember: look up, think cosmically and act accordingly. Govert Schilling has spent his life exploring the stars. A science journalist by trade and a passionate astronomer by heart. He has shared his passion for astronomy through various articles and books, but recently also through his own television program on Dutch national TV. Across 6 episodes, which were broadcasts in the Spring of this year, he explored man’s place in space and time, and what the future holds for all of us. He still draws great inspiration from man’s first moon landing in 1969 but is also eager to see what impact the manned space flights to Mars will have.
For his work in the field of popularization of astronomy, Govert received various prizes and awards, including the Simon Stevin viewer of the Royal Dutch Society of Weather and Astronomy. In his talk ‘Why every politician should follow a crash course in astronomy’ Govert explains how a more cosmic view of human existence can lead to a more humane society. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Видео Why everyone should follow a crash course in astronomy | Govert Schilling | TEDxAmsterdam канала TEDx Talks
For his work in the field of popularization of astronomy, Govert received various prizes and awards, including the Simon Stevin viewer of the Royal Dutch Society of Weather and Astronomy. In his talk ‘Why every politician should follow a crash course in astronomy’ Govert explains how a more cosmic view of human existence can lead to a more humane society. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Видео Why everyone should follow a crash course in astronomy | Govert Schilling | TEDxAmsterdam канала TEDx Talks
Показать
Комментарии отсутствуют
Информация о видео
Другие видео канала
Live Life to the fullest | Nick Martin | TEDxFHKufsteinWho's afraid of artificial intelligence? | Jim Stolze | TEDxAmsterdamSupermassive black holes: most powerful objects in the universe | Martin Gaskell | TEDxMeritAcademyWe have no idea about the universe | Daniel Whiteson | TEDxSanFranciscoDark matter - what we're really made of | Michelle Thaller | TEDxBinghamtonUniversityQuantum Physics for 7 Year Olds | Dominic Walliman | TEDxEastVanNew Power | Jeremy Heimans | TEDxAmsterdamCan we make quantum technology work? | Leo Kouwenhoven | TEDxAmsterdamExtraterrestrials - Why They're Almost Certainly Out There... | Chris Crowe | TEDxJohnLyonSchoolThe Unusual Earth Orbit Circling Above Our Ancient Past | Roger G. Gilbertson | TEDxColoradoSpringsAre We Alone? When Will Earthlings Find ET? | Dan Werthimer | TEDxSFStateFermi's Paradox and the Psychology of Galactic Empires | Matthew O´Dowd | TEDxTUWienAre We Alone? | Ellen Stofan | TEDxBinghamtonUniversityMy brain tumor: a curse or a blessing? | Avi Yaron | TEDxAmsterdamNeutrino Astronomy: Can You See What I See? | Jim Madsen | TEDxUWRiverFalls"Spooky" physics | Leo Kouwenhoven | TEDxDelftWhy We are Alone in the Galaxy | Marc Defant | TEDxUSFMy State of Consciousness: Lucid Dreaming | Habiba Awada | TEDxPhoeniciaUIs Time Travel, Especially Into the Past Possible? | Matt Szydagis | TEDxSchenectadyAfter watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver