Friday offtopic. Brian Greene never fails to blow your mind...

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

If there's anyone who's capable of explaining complex things like the recently found gravitational waves, string theory, or the fabric of the universe in a very simple way that anyone could understand, it has to be Brian Greene.

The other evening, he showed up at Colbert's Late Night Show (for the umpteenth time), and he demonstrated in a very fascinating and entertaining way how the famed gravitational waves were detected, and why they're so important.

The one person who's visited Colbert more times than Greene is of course another science populariser, the awesome Neil deGrasse Tyson. Whichever of the two you prefer listening to, you wouldn't be mistaken. But really, last night's demonstration by Greene was indeed amazing in its ingenious simplicity. Video:

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[ddstory.livejournal.com]

The great triumvirate: NdGT, Brian Greene, Bill Nye. Love them. Love them all.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

As one comment under the vid said, if this was on Falon, he would cut him off and make childish jokes while giggling like a schoolgirl.

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

General relativity is actually pretty straightforward, especially compared to quantum physics.

[nairiporter.livejournal.com]

That was cool to watch. Brian Greene is a fascinating talker. Someone I would love to have in our school. Colbert himself has contributed a lot to popularising science among the public, in his own way. It is good to see a host who does not try to dumb things down just for laughs. His questions were spot on.