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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(08:27) – Early Math and Physics questions

(18:02) – Enrico Fermi

(24:34) – Birth of the Nuclear Age

(29:42) – The Fermi Paradox

(34:45) – Gravity

(51:28) – Philosophical Implications of General Relativity

(58:34) – Detecting Gravitational Waves

(1:01:47) – LIGO

(1:34:45) – Nobel Prize

(1:49:34) – Black Holes

(2:01:53) – Space Exploration

(2:09:48) – Books

(2:18:37) – Advice for young people

(2:24:33) – Meaning of life