Beyond the Higgs: What's Next for the LHC? - with Harry Cliff

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  • @ishantishant8630
    @ishantishant8630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Harry Cliff is one of those physicists who explain the most complex topics of physics in a brilliantly simple way ......just loved his presentation

  • @lynx141
    @lynx141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Thank you Royal Institution for making this available freely. Such an engaging and informative lecture. Harry Cliff's enthusiasm is simply contagious. Explained in a simple and easy to understand manner.

    • @tomaims
      @tomaims 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also Royal Institute please bring in people who are not comatose as audience participants. I felt for your intelligent speaker. His subtle humor was missed by this audience along with most of what this clear speaking presenter said. If he got a stipend I hope it had a rider for "combat pay", how many almost deceased people can you be forced to entertain?

    • @harshadadagale4253
      @harshadadagale4253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tomaims true, maybe next time you should go and attend if you can and maybe once if it possible for me to attend one of The Royal Institution's talk I will go and attend

    • @tonyvictoria2013
      @tonyvictoria2013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      for

    • @BlueScreen28
      @BlueScreen28 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      3 mln views. Tens of stadiums

  • @glenburridge
    @glenburridge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Probably the best lecture on particle physics I've ever seen. Great presenter and very clearly thought out description for what are the greatest mysteries of the universe - no small feat!

  • @marcmarc172
    @marcmarc172 6 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    Harry Cliff did a fantastic job preparing and giving this lecture. You don't need any prior knowledge of the area to be able to understand it. By the end, he cautiously tells us about a new and profound discovery that will truly reveal itself in the next year or two. I CAN"T WAIT!

    • @paulmichaelfreedman8334
      @paulmichaelfreedman8334 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If a leptoquark is found, that would be very very significant, maybe even more than the Higgs. But preliminary estimates/calculations put the energies needed at way above what the LHC can now produce, and an upgrade is not planned until mid 2030's.

    • @ivanvuksan8050
      @ivanvuksan8050 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Agree, nice and informative lecture by a very eloquent speaker

    • @thenonexistinghero
      @thenonexistinghero 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marc Marc It'll still take at least some decades before we can get any practical use out of it. Unless you're a superhero, then you have 1 of these things generating near-infinite energy to power your base and suits.

    • @Member_zero
      @Member_zero 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like antimater idea the most. If it could be created, immagine what awsome weapon it would make. Antimater bomb would be spectacular sight to behold indeed. But if they realy discover the secrets of dark energy in the future, I think the power it could yield would be even more astonishing. Maybe enough to destroy the star itself!

    • @Rebius
      @Rebius 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      B Antimater can and have been created, the issue is to store antimater.

  • @ghrim8821
    @ghrim8821 6 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Beautifuly elegant talk. Harry Cliff takes us from the beginnings of quantenphsyics right to the front of research today. 100 years of physics which is sadly hardly known by the general population. I hope this man will give more lectures in the future!

    • @QuasiELVIS
      @QuasiELVIS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I also liked the lecture but you're a bit misguided if you think he covered the base of quantum physics at all. I'd suggest you read a textbook or watch some university issued talks on the subject.

    • @alexv5581
      @alexv5581 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@QuasiELVIS You seem so confident in your knowledge, what is your background? Yes, I am skeptical about you.

    • @QuasiELVIS
      @QuasiELVIS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alexv5581 I have a university bachelor of science degree.

    • @TheGreatAlan75
      @TheGreatAlan75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      People are still stuck in their Goofy religious beliefs, refusing to accept the fact of evolution and whatnot.. pathetic

    • @chrisconlon7970
      @chrisconlon7970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alexv5581 I agree with Elvis ... I only have a high I.Q to rely on as I am currently studying quantum physics. ... However. I only partly agree. As the talk is about quantum physics essentially, although the lecture is not about the interaction of atoms/protons which quantum physics addresses rather more , a layman's eyeview of quantum physics.

  • @francescopham
    @francescopham 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I'm here because of the recent results from the Fermilab's muon g-2 experiment which is another strong evidence that we miss something from the standard model as Harry Cliff hinted at the end of this video.

  • @KP_Oz
    @KP_Oz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +833

    One of the best presentations with a fabulous rhythm and content in front of a dead or disinterested audience with zero sense of humour!

    • @muldermachines
      @muldermachines 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Exactly what i was thinking. I thought his gags were suitably funny for at least a guffaw.

    • @KravMagoo
      @KravMagoo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@muldermachines Perhaps the audience reactions weren't picked up by the mic(s).

    • @hairybear7705
      @hairybear7705 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The reason; far too many topics, talked about far too long.

    • @maiolibrews
      @maiolibrews 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@hairybear7705 Shouldn't people be able to handle a one hour long talk?

    • @snidelywhiplash8399
      @snidelywhiplash8399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      cell phones enable this generation's already notoriously short attention spans. You can bet that a large segment of the audience had their noses in their phones with thumbs all a twiddle...

  • @jeebus6263
    @jeebus6263 6 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    This is by far the best single explanation of recent advances in physics I've seen.

    • @PhysicsHigh
      @PhysicsHigh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      agree!

    • @christinet.57
      @christinet.57 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      totally agree!

    • @Zidbits
      @Zidbits 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree. Except he doesn't address the title of the video. He spends the first 45 minutes of this video talking about history and explaining the Higgs Boson but not what they're doing now. After all, the title of the video is "What's next for the LHC?". You don't find out until the very end of the video. It's a shame, but it's clickbait.

    • @dmc2554
      @dmc2554 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Naaaah.....ummmm... I've coughed-up more sustainable arguments.

    • @abelis644
      @abelis644 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dmc2554
      Yeah, sure you have...🙄
      😂😂😂

  • @nycpaulll
    @nycpaulll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Harry Cliff matches Brian Greene in his skill at explaining science with the added feature of presenting more words per second and the ability to share the excitement of his work with great visuals and gems of humor.

  • @singhaladitya
    @singhaladitya 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    36:45 This guy gets such an amazing spark in his eyes when he talks about this stuff and no one seems to react in the room. If I was there, I'd get up and give him a hug.
    Physics is so awesome it makes me cry. 😪

    • @missymarie1637
      @missymarie1637 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aditya Singhal omg same!

    • @missymarie1637
      @missymarie1637 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha it makes me wanna make out with him!

    • @storm___
      @storm___ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@missymarie1637
      BEGONE

  • @danielscheinhaus5210
    @danielscheinhaus5210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    This was a very interesting explanation of what the Standard Model is about -- such a clear explanation of fields that make particles possible and what an atom consists of.

  • @richardmasters8424
    @richardmasters8424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I’ve been interested in the Quantum physics for years, but I learnt some really basic things about the Standard Model I didn’t know. His coverage of things to be investigated was also inspiring. Very well done.

  • @eXtremeDR
    @eXtremeDR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    That's what I love about science, whenever you think "Heureka! We got it!" it turns out: "Well, but there is more, much more to discover and to understand."

    • @jencgold
      @jencgold 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      eXtremeDR I think we will never understand. It will be layer. Then another layer. And so on. Infinity. Welcome to the universe.

    • @taketimeout2share
      @taketimeout2share 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, I agree with you, but I like the idea that they admit they are never going to get it completely right. As they find out more, they try to adjust their theories. And they are theories, not fact, and always say so, unlike those who insist their way is right, perfect and cannot be altered or improved on, like religion, or the political dogma of an intolerant tyrant.
      But I do wonder if they ever admit that it might be better to start from scratch, rather than pile more on top an already top heavy theory.

    • @taketimeout2share
      @taketimeout2share 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hari Veturi I agree, but that is more of an excuse rather than good science. But I completely sympathise with whoever tries to untangle the huge vat of spaghetti that is the end result of what started out as a neat packet of pasta. This is a simile, or metaphor, not sure which!
      As an aside, why is there an H and more than one T in spagetti? What law decided that is the correct way to spell it ? Lol.

  • @kozepz
    @kozepz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +801

    Live particle decay performance by lady on first row from 05:00 to 59:44

    • @paulmichaelfreedman8334
      @paulmichaelfreedman8334 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      More like attention decay.

    • @1414141x
      @1414141x 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      As long as she did not snore, it's perfectly okay.

    • @reg2590
      @reg2590 6 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Thats his wife. Shes heard it all before.

    • @Joeofiowa
      @Joeofiowa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      15:40 is my favorite

    • @jakequercia
      @jakequercia 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Lol I was hoping that other people noticed this

  • @eugenefrankmd5433
    @eugenefrankmd5433 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The exciting takeaway is the quality of this man's intellect. To have achieved such a high and depth of knowledge, with such clarity and modesty is so stimulating and inspiring. His casual dress is a bonus.

  • @kiyonmcdowell2435
    @kiyonmcdowell2435 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    24:42 is when it hit me.
    This universe we live in is amazing

  • @akhilsankar
    @akhilsankar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Harry is fantastic in explaining complex things, good job. Really like his style, fast and rich of content and in a constant flow, and 0% bullshit.
    thanks harry for that fantastic updated talk about mighty LHC. I have my fingers crossed for next big breaking.

    • @frankfit5225
      @frankfit5225 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      We should have been wiped out ...according to the theory !! What!!!
      95% of what makes the world is unknown !!!! What??!!
      Dark matter, dark energy.... !!! Interesting!!!!

    • @vhawk1951kl
      @vhawk1951kl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You b-e-l-i-e-v-e all that guff?
      Why?

  • @eme.261
    @eme.261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I loved Harry's little jokes-- they made me chuckle, because he enjoyed them so much.

  • @ravikumaranche8194
    @ravikumaranche8194 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    A difficult topic explained with such a clarity is really great . Harry Cliff is a genius

    • @ranvir4641
      @ranvir4641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Boson is the name given after Indian scientist satyanendra bose

    • @morganmitchell4017
      @morganmitchell4017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ranvir4641 Nobody asked

    • @ranvir4641
      @ranvir4641 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@morganmitchell4017 Ok brother,Just fact.

  • @DrewJersey2024
    @DrewJersey2024 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Absolutely brilliant lecture. The breakdown and explanation provided here makes one of the most complex subjects ever studied, palatable & surprisingly understandable. I have & will continue to follow along with the progression of your teams work and I greatly appreciate the time you all put into the monumentally important work ur conducting.

  • @Gohot229
    @Gohot229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    His humor' is unique... Piloting over most of the audience's heads with joke/humor....graduate physics humor... the audience was happy anyway, bliss.

  • @Reshmajag
    @Reshmajag 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Superb presentation by Harry Cliff. He gives us clear explanations of various theories and takes us on a methodical step by step journey into the understanding of Quantum Physics - how it started and where are we today with our knowledge. Harry presents the unanswered questions and the unknown mysteries simultaneously. Thank you Harry.

  • @mgoksoy
    @mgoksoy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of the best and informative presentations I have ever seen. I congratulate Mr Harry Cliff for preparing and presenting this subject without a sip of water, and simplifying this extremely complicated subject so even I was able to partially comprehend the issue.

    • @highpointsights
      @highpointsights 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I appreciated the absence of condescension in the presence us little people!!

  • @blairjohnson1277
    @blairjohnson1277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These lectures are a gift to the educated members of society. Totally ignored by the other 99 percent of
    the planet.

  • @TheRoyalInstitution
    @TheRoyalInstitution  6 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    Hi everyone, we just got English closed captions for this video, hope this makes it even easier to enjoy!

    • @AsratMengesha
      @AsratMengesha 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yap, very entertaining.thanks.

    • @quonomonna8126
      @quonomonna8126 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      maybe they can't figure out how to fit gravity into the equation because gravity doesn't exist

    • @DmDn-hp1om
      @DmDn-hp1om 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Royal Institution 7

    • @octoman_games
      @octoman_games 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      so super symmetry describes Matter as a proton, Antimatter as an electron and Dark Matter as a neutron.

    • @AshesRising
      @AshesRising 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you very much for the CC.

  • @RWM0000
    @RWM0000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Great lecture. Whenever I see these talks at The Royal Institute I am always amazed that Micheal Faraday gave his lectures at the very same desk in this room. This lecture and others really brings the realization that regarding the space we are living in; we are basically running blind. We are only seeing the most minute portion of what might actually be here in this space.

    • @nagualdesign
      @nagualdesign 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really, you're _always_ amazed? When do you think you'll finally conquer your incredulity? :-/ 200 years isn't a very long time when you're talking about buildings. My mother's house was built before Faraday gave that lecture.

  • @cendilweylun9556
    @cendilweylun9556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Harry Cliff and David Tong do a Great Service to Physics Education.
    Wish I had teachers like you both.
    Thanks, Harry for your time and effort.

  • @lando3252
    @lando3252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Harry Cliff does such an amazing job of explaining incredibly difficult physics, so thankful for his lecture.

  • @swissschoolofyoga
    @swissschoolofyoga 6 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Wow, this was mind-blowing! I almost understood everything, I hope. I am very far from physics :) Thank you for explaining it the way I could understand. Harry is fantastic, hope to hear more of his lectures!

  • @ClarenceHW
    @ClarenceHW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Five star presentation Mr. Cliff.

  • @YSL28A
    @YSL28A 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    There's something very clear, concise yet informative about this lecture. I particularly like the breakdown of the current understanding of the different particles etc. I note some decention in the comments of others. People should remember that this is free to view in the comfort of your own home! Many thanks RI.

  • @fraserwyllie8840
    @fraserwyllie8840 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Best lecture I’ve ever seen on particle physics .... big up

  • @pooriaheidary6204
    @pooriaheidary6204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    As a physicist, this was the most intetesting and harminious presentation I have ever seen. I cannot understand why the lady at the background was falling asleep.

  • @Thundralight
    @Thundralight 6 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    Finally a you tube video about LHC that is not about opening portals to hell and demons

    • @LarsLinne67
      @LarsLinne67 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      History

    • @ramsesmendoza6555
      @ramsesmendoza6555 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, also they haven't got any useful results... Like allways

    • @ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge
      @ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and yet you couldn't be more wrong! lmao (just kidding)

    • @MasterChief-sl9ro
      @MasterChief-sl9ro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The same ones that wanted to create a wormhole. On a small scale. Yet had no clue how it would behave? Not sure I would want to create small wormhole in a lab...Just to see what would happen. One reason most Physicist said hell no..

    • @hschnabel3055
      @hschnabel3055 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s not is it? Already loaded my bloody shotgun...

  • @CreativeContention
    @CreativeContention 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    More Harry Cliff in the future please. Best explanation so far...

  • @18_8b_rayankhan5
    @18_8b_rayankhan5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The simplicity of explanation made this complex topic understood, thanks Harry Cliff. Searching for more topics from your end.

  • @thelostmachine8395
    @thelostmachine8395 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "When you hear the word Dark in physics what that really means is we don't know what we're talking about" ...this guy is totally awesome!

    • @radrook4481
      @radrook4481 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      True: Dark Energy, Dark Mass = We don't know + We don't know.

    • @chazayah5985
      @chazayah5985 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They dealing with demonic stuff

  • @danabee3775
    @danabee3775 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    FANTASTIC LECTURE! Pretty complex and difficult concepts explained in a smooth and elegant way! Yay!

  • @Jasonmnicholls
    @Jasonmnicholls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    This guy is on fire. What an entertaining speaker.

    • @bobbyhuston2479
      @bobbyhuston2479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have to agree👍🤙🎙This guy is a Cosmological heavy weight👍🐋.Who to me has a very detailed understanding of his field of specialty! Partical physics. And is willing to expound upon it with a type of 💫🕵📌📌points accuracy. For those of us who are really trying to absorb and understand!👏👍

    • @bobbyhuston2479
      @bobbyhuston2479 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep up the good 👷 work Harry 👏👍🤞 it is Human beings like yourself ! That are propel-omg3 the Human species Ahead?🤞👏👍👀Some of us are 👀 and 👂you!

  • @frankenstein7722
    @frankenstein7722 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You have the ability to reach out to us not so gifted in particle physics and wanting to hear more. I was mesmerized by your talk, totally engrossed by it, devoured a whole bowl of chips without realizing it as I listened to you. Normally I would have fallen asleep half way though this kind of presentation, you have a gift for speaking and keeping connected to the listener. Well done and thank you, enjoyed every moment. Even learned a thing or two lol.

  • @DanBujo
    @DanBujo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    After carefuly watching the video from start to finish about 3 time I conclude with a fairly high degree of accuracy that he was speaking in English.

    • @RU-zm7wj
      @RU-zm7wj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      At a machine-gun rate of delivery.

    • @manpjal
      @manpjal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Do you have statistical proof for that 🤔

    • @chizobauchay2024
      @chizobauchay2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You guys are hilarious

    • @timbrom
      @timbrom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@manpjal to within 5 sigma, of course.

  • @nashhh2521
    @nashhh2521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This guy was so interesting to listen to. I really wanted to know these latest concepts of particle physics and he explained it very simply and clearly for me. One thing I liked was the dates of knowledge. I had no idea we new about antimatter so long ago.

  • @dondaron
    @dondaron 6 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    It's a continual source of frustration to me how there's no facility for showing on video what these people are highlighting with their laser pointers, I always feel that i'm missing out on an important point. can we have a bit of effort with the editing perhaps, a graphic maybe? Surely I'm not the only one!

    • @TheRoyalInstitution
      @TheRoyalInstitution  6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Thank you for your honest feedback. We'll see if there is more that we can do during editing. Hope you enjoyed the talk otherwise.

    • @IroAppe
      @IroAppe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And please, please - if the lecturer refers to the slide - please, point the camera to the presentation, so that we can follow the explanations with the picture in front of us. Because normally, if the lecturer points towards the slide and talks about it, standing 90° next to it in order to directly show parts on the slide, you would look up there. And if the camera doesn't point there, then it is a bit frustrating.
      In the Q&A to this video there was even a part (13:11) where you could see the lecturer with the laserpointer in the hand gesturing towards the presentation - that was not shown. That's really not optimal at all. Really, even afterwards you couldn't see the slide - probably the responsible person thought that everyone should still have the slide in memory. But the lecturer extra went back to that foil to show everyone - except us - on that slide his point. Really, you should improve that, that's really destructive to the lecture as a whole.

    • @trailerpark7170
      @trailerpark7170 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it probaby didnt matter because you can still see where his hand is pointing

    • @scarakus
      @scarakus 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's called 'Obscuring the facts' which is as he keeps repeating, "They don't Know"..

    • @TheBwaap
      @TheBwaap 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      go write apple, to make laser pointers that show up on camera.
      do expect they will steal your idea if they think they can abuse it to milk people

  • @monirulislam-rd9nn
    @monirulislam-rd9nn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Amazing presentation. Just loved it. Give lots of information in an amazingly organized way with lots of humor. Learned lots of new staff about LHC. Thanks for uploading this video.

  • @Milan-db3uy
    @Milan-db3uy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    Bunch of particles explaining particles to other particles

    • @akronymus
      @akronymus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @ Sonu Sharma
      yes - this is quite the same thing as when over 100 different 'atoms' were reduced to protons, neutrons, and electrons they consist of (3 particles, not 100++)

    • @siinxx7656
      @siinxx7656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He's basically saying, "So, we are we, and we have being like this since we were born"

    • @the1tigglet
      @the1tigglet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      We are the universe learning about itself.

    • @akronymus
      @akronymus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@the1tigglet
      So, this is what we are, after all.

    • @tgmtf5963
      @tgmtf5963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My atoms are telling me the truth

  • @edwardlee2794
    @edwardlee2794 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What a mind boggling topic presented in a charming way by a equally charming intellectual. The general public couldn't get enough of it. Many Thanks from HK

  • @OMyStuff
    @OMyStuff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Notice how the word "particle" works as a trigger to the lady in the front row to fall asleep again 47:36, also she seems to respond symmetrically to the mention of each lepton as you can see here 52:23. I don't know about supersymmetry, but I think this should be studied.

  • @erichodge567
    @erichodge567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    When I started this video I didn't think I'd finish it, but it was so fascinating that...well, here I am at the end.

  • @MrTomyCJ
    @MrTomyCJ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    For the first time I see a lecture that is recent enough that the results aren't here yet, that's really exciting!

  • @epigenomical
    @epigenomical 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Excellent, fascinating and highly accessible lecture. Dr. Cliff is to be commended for giving a truly excellent lecture.

  • @michaelseltz4460
    @michaelseltz4460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fabulous presenter. I love it when really smart people can explain really complicated laws so non-physicists like me can grasp them, but also acknowledge the limits of our understanding so I can trust them.

  • @paxwallacejazz
    @paxwallacejazz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +499

    So A Higgs Bosan walks into a Catholic Church and the Priest say's " Thank god you're here without you we couldn't have Mass!"

    • @charlesbeck6436
      @charlesbeck6436 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      please spell boson correctly

    • @TronSAHeroXYZ
      @TronSAHeroXYZ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So a child boy walks into a Catholic Church and the Priest say's "Here lemme wash your mouth with some HOLY water"

    • @Wiwaz
      @Wiwaz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Only morons walk in to a Catholic Church,

    • @brentanderson4315
      @brentanderson4315 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      paxwallacejazz 😂

    • @Bubsack101
      @Bubsack101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i mean this doesnt really make sense though because only electrons get there mass from the higgs

  • @neilwilliams4420
    @neilwilliams4420 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I understood it all up to just after “ Thanks Martin for the kind introduction “ lol

  • @stylis666
    @stylis666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    "In fact particles aren't really what matters at all."
    I'm the only one who finds that funny? XD

    • @solstinger_epiphany6655
      @solstinger_epiphany6655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hahaah pun!

    • @stylis666
      @stylis666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrAaronvee Thanks cpt. Obvious XD

    • @jasonezekiel3250
      @jasonezekiel3250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrAaronvee exactly my thoughts... everything is vibrating energy fields which is one of the arguments for the holographic universe model... wanna laugh? play an explanation of THAT!

    • @jasonezekiel3250
      @jasonezekiel3250 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrAaronvee Interesting, I have always been interested in the Quantum Mechanics model, I'd love it if you could point me to some Primary Research or even a speech on it that will give me more than a rudimentary and, frankly embarrassingly small amount of knowledge that I currently possess.

    • @TheZacdes
      @TheZacdes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@solstinger_epiphany6655 Unintended pun:/ hes not that funny,lol

  • @claudiosaltara7003
    @claudiosaltara7003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I am amazed how fast you talk and how well I hear you despite my being hard of hearing and English being my second language.

  • @thesleepinggiant6457
    @thesleepinggiant6457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    Painfully serious audience. Anyone else notice the crowd didn't even give him a polite chuckle when he cracked jokes? Poor guy. lol

    • @ke2delight
      @ke2delight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      What do you expect from scientists.

    • @theliam8909
      @theliam8909 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Ya even the sleeping lady in the last seat to the right of him... horrible!

    • @Enonymouse_
      @Enonymouse_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      A quiet audience is the best kind, it says "we are raptly paying attention". A bored audience you'll hear fidgeting, coughing, shuffling of chairs etc. Once upon a time I had to speak in front of crowds of people, this was something I noticed.

    • @ishanpathak4514
      @ishanpathak4514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      24:45 he says "copyright Lucasfilm". Not a very good punch but i did expect a laugh

    • @piranha031091
      @piranha031091 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      The sound is recorded from that microphone right next to his mouth. It's really good at only picking up the sound from him talking and excluding all outside sound.
      That's good for getting clear, noiseless audio, but it can give the impression of a "dead audience", simply because you hear nothing apart from the speaker.

  • @davidspringer6883
    @davidspringer6883 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    absolutely an excellent presentation, the people there were obviously in a different dimension, any attempt at humor was definitely lost on them. they either are pretending to already know this material or were forced to attend. I would have loved to have him speak at my class as he explained serious physics with outstanding clarity. Impressive young man, starts with the very basic and builds to todays latest discoveries and mysteries. I loved it!!!!

  • @katerinaurbanova7057
    @katerinaurbanova7057 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    If my lectures on basic school were as entertaining as this.. maybe I would have been scientist too.. Lovely.

    • @Jan96106
      @Jan96106 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you needed to be entertained in order to become a physicist, you likely did not have the requisite interest in the subject. That especially holds true for the idea floating around in the 90's that we needed more young people going into science, so we ought to go round to schools, performing science experiments that created loud and impressive explosions to get young people interested in science, without asking whether if that's what it took to grab the attention of students, did they really have the mindset necessary to be a scientist. (Science is rarely, if ever, exciting in the student sense.)

    • @michaeloconnell7827
      @michaeloconnell7827 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too, perhaps a life wasted. Almost 80, so a little late but I have been trying to come to grips with it for several years. Still beyond me but absolutely fascinating.

    • @arjunrathore031
      @arjunrathore031 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly what I was thinking..

    • @gruminatorII
      @gruminatorII 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maby if your teacher had 20 hours time to prepare 5 minutes speech, it would have been that interesting ;)

    • @QuasiELVIS
      @QuasiELVIS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If the entertainment value of lectures is your driving force in many years of university then you would never make it through.

  • @donepearce
    @donepearce 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm 69, and thirty years ago I was convinced that I had seen all the most interesting physics and associated discoveries. How wrong can a person be? I want to see some kind of unification before I die, so please get on with it!

  • @andi2578
    @andi2578 5 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    That lady in the background is sleeping. SMH

    • @nprahil
      @nprahil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes I 2 noticed n that too for The entire duration of the lecture

    • @adamzaidi1748
      @adamzaidi1748 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Maybe she just had a very long week and was very tired.

    • @spookite
      @spookite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Regardless if she was tired, asleep, or "listening" with her eyes closed; rather rude/ disrespectful to be front and center doing so. Sit in the back and let someone whom is attentive have the seat instead.

    • @corruptsintax
      @corruptsintax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At least I wasnt the only one to notice that... Maybe she was just checking her tweets, in her lap. Pfffff....

    • @Stadtpark90
      @Stadtpark90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wonder, wether she was dragged there by her husband. Or she is the one with the key to the room, and has to be there for every single talk. Or she heard 99% of the story before, (like many of the viewers here), but isn’t as enthusiastic about hearing it again and again. There’s lots of possibilities.

  • @ZeedijkMike
    @ZeedijkMike 6 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    A really enjoyable lecture.
    Good content explained very clearly.

    • @EnglishMike
      @EnglishMike 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hmm. What do with call you, Keylanos? Science denier? Reality denier?
      You can't win. The Standard Model is one of the crowning achievements of modern science. Pitting any theory you prefer against it would be like bringing a plastic spoon to a gun fight.

    • @EnglishMike
      @EnglishMike 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      gespilk - Came back to edit my answer (which was wrong) after watching the Q&A (link in the description). Harry says that the mass of the Higgs boson also comes from the Higgs field. No doubt the longer answer was beyond the scope of his lecture!

  • @Ephilio
    @Ephilio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Lady at 15:55 sleeping and I'm all here in awe and super interested. Lady dgaf about particular physikz
    EDIT: 50:12 She's dead, captain

  • @jeanmeslier9491
    @jeanmeslier9491 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a new hero. Harry Cliff. I learned a great deal from this lecture. Very interesting.
    He is a good lecturer and can move along even with a dead audience.

  • @jazzvickyvenkat
    @jazzvickyvenkat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Best presentation on particle physics, had heard so far

  • @siccmade425
    @siccmade425 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Does ATLAS stand for "Aperture That Looks At Stuff"?

  • @carryon2197
    @carryon2197 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This lecture has been truly enlightening as much it can be to a non physicist. This shall be my reference henceforth whenever i doubts, queries or need clarification. Thank you Dr Harry Cliff.

  • @Dan-zq5wt
    @Dan-zq5wt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love these RI presentations! They are really enriching. I’m addicted!

  • @deusexaethera
    @deusexaethera 6 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    The other 95% of the universe consists of hidden system files. 😉

    • @ebrelus7687
      @ebrelus7687 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There is no black matter. Here i solved it for you. It's already formatted universe... ;)

    • @user_mac0153
      @user_mac0153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah it is discretely distributed stellar mass fusion inversion, mass fusion shining inward toward a super massive black hole around an Event Horizon.

    • @deusexaethera
      @deusexaethera 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @Joe Michaels: Nope. I said "is comprised of" because I meant "is comprised of." Though it does appear I should've said "comprises" instead of "is comprised of".

    • @jwarmstrong
      @jwarmstrong 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      95% of theories are incorrect since gravity is still magic and antimatter is hiding somewhere after the Big Bang theory plus dimension theory which string theory predicts. So a house of cards is really true but a bad joke could collapse a theory.

    • @musicsubicandcebu1774
      @musicsubicandcebu1774 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      and the 5% we observe is a simulation . . . we know less than nothing

  • @bgdavenport
    @bgdavenport 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A brilliant and understandable explanation of particle physics and how the LHC is being used to increase our understanding of why there is anything at all!

  • @frankenstein6677
    @frankenstein6677 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    People take scientists much more "seriously" than scientists themselves. The jokes go way over their heads.

    • @divyakrishna
      @divyakrishna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Todd Wood better than believing politicians or businessmen

    • @shrewd1245
      @shrewd1245 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@divyakrishna Well said!!!! I couldn't agree with you more!!! What is terribly sad these days is how so many people will believe anything as long as it's said loudly enough and often enough. Too hard for them to do their own research. Much easier to just believe what some orange colored, man-child tells them to believe.

  • @sircles-net
    @sircles-net 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Harry Cliff is a brilliant speaker, someone who really can explain the most complicated concept to a six year old.

  • @melodicsenior
    @melodicsenior 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is one of my top 3 favourite lectures by the RI. Harry Cliff, for me anyway, has that je ne sais quoi when it comes to holding ones interest.

  • @TheBasqueWasp
    @TheBasqueWasp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great masterclass for science amateurs. Thank you for sharing.
    It amazed me the part where the electron is massless and then accretes its mass by interacting with the field... It reminds me of rocky planets orbiting the Sun and acheiving their mass while rotating around the cloud that surrounds the star.

  • @ParadiseDecay
    @ParadiseDecay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As someone interested in Simulation Theory, stuff like this just makes it even more interesting.

  • @jenv9782
    @jenv9782 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fairly easy for a layperson like me to uderstand, but fantastically fascinating, absorbing, and mind blowing! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

  • @Razordreamz
    @Razordreamz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Great lecture! Explained things so well even I could follow along. lol. Hope you give more talks like this as I learned quite a bit from it and would love to learn more. Thank you.

  • @kneedeepinbluebells5538
    @kneedeepinbluebells5538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Harry Cliff Reminds Me Of Carl Sagan - My Working Class Brain Was Enthralled From Beginning To End. I Came Away Wanting To Lean MORE !

    • @claudiosaltara7003
      @claudiosaltara7003 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Carl Sagan was unequalled. His voice was hypnotic. My mother who had a little knowledge of English was completed charmed by his voice.

  • @perminderjit1970
    @perminderjit1970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best ever scientific lecture for a complicated topic. Well done ladies and gentlemen

  • @canuckcorsa
    @canuckcorsa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was the VERY best video on this topic (s) that I have ever seen. Great job Mr. Cliff!

  • @spacepirateivynova
    @spacepirateivynova 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "So, this is a map of Europe...", said every super villain ever :D

  • @CharlesHarpolek4vud
    @CharlesHarpolek4vud 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    In 1958, I theorized that there is a basic field, A Standing Wave of the Universe. That Standing Wave is basic, and it also has harmonics, other vibrations (or waves or wave/particle/unknown) of other things/waves/etc. These other vibrations, harmonics, beat into or with everything. I told a few friends and I wrote it in my notebook. No one listened. Now, here we are.

  • @Mathview
    @Mathview 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Excellent Lecture. Highly informative. Riveting. TY for posting.

    • @nagualdesign
      @nagualdesign 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tip: If you want to express gratitude take the time to write out "thank you" in full.

  • @aslightbreeze
    @aslightbreeze 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The Cliff man brings me immense JOY every time i watch. His TACTICS presenting are unmatched

  • @geonerd
    @geonerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the better public lectures on the channel. This guy is actually capable of coherent speech and communication.

  • @Octopoda555
    @Octopoda555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    the fact that we can create matter by firing two protons together is absolutely mind blowing on its own!

    • @phobos1493
      @phobos1493 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not creating anything new its just using large energy concentration machines to distort naturally resonating ripples of energy into temporal higher frequency ripples that then disperse into lower more stable frequency energy ripples that aren't as interesting...

    • @karagi101
      @karagi101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Belabeh It’s just the reverse of e=mc^2. Instead of converting mass to energy like in an atomic bomb, we are converting energy (mostly kinetic energy) into mass.

    • @karagi101
      @karagi101 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Phobos149 You really don’t know what you’re talking about.

    • @phobos1493
      @phobos1493 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      karagi101 that's what you wish to believe, what is your knowledge of the wave particle duality of the material cosmos as we currently know it to be karagi, oh by the way are you Muslim?

  • @syntaxed2
    @syntaxed2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The sleeping lady already knows the answer...Chuck Norris breaks the standard model!

    • @QuasiELVIS
      @QuasiELVIS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're about 10 years late with the Chuck Norris jokes.

  • @trevoremery7111
    @trevoremery7111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is 4 years old, the particle claimed to be the Higgs was a lot less massive than the one predicted. The only thing that made sense was that particles are only part of an energy field which the Dirac equation does not fully describe.

  • @tristanrogers1780
    @tristanrogers1780 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Is the woman asleep at 50:24? I guess not everyone can find this stuff interesting but I for one enjoyed the entire hour of content.

  • @oXoXoAvatarXoX
    @oXoXoAvatarXoX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a tough crowd. Incredible presentation, thank you!

  • @epoxy55
    @epoxy55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Physicists get excited about bumps."
    .
    you got me there

  • @DB1956
    @DB1956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Totally engaging and clear throughout. Brilliant lecturing style. Thanks

  • @MrKilltastic
    @MrKilltastic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    A town populated exclusively by physicists sounds amazing

    • @robertlee5456
      @robertlee5456 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      So basically it's the Citadel of Ricks, from Rick & Morty. :3

    • @coljetixj1575
      @coljetixj1575 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the town from eureka, clearly!

    • @Methylenedream
      @Methylenedream 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or horrifying? Like Los Alamos during WWII

    • @BenJaminLongTime
      @BenJaminLongTime 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +bulletsholees because non particle physicists cook, clean and do laundry? lol...

    • @fourwalls6049
      @fourwalls6049 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Everyone sniffs their own farts

  • @varixman
    @varixman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great lecture. Really well paced, explained and structured with good use of visuals (they support rather than distract). Shame about some people in the audience, including the sleeping zombie-lady at the front...

  • @Z0mbie432
    @Z0mbie432 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This show was absolutely excellent. More like this please!

    • @jillspangler5139
      @jillspangler5139 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im a 61 yr old female who has decided to study cern. A humanities back ground, suddenly I'm a science girl. Instead of heading to class I get the best lecturers, like this one. You are reaching and teaching this non traditional student and doing an amazing job! Having the education is helping with the math.
      And yes, I am doing the math, why not? I'm having a good time. Thank you for the world class education. Thank you very much!

  • @alecgrolimond1678
    @alecgrolimond1678 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I lived in Geneva and saw CERN when there was a visitor day. Just incredible!

    • @hrtymongrel
      @hrtymongrel 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      amazing top stuff

  • @colinmaharaj
    @colinmaharaj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    15:45 Yes, I am also getting sleepy
    16:55 I am up again
    17:47 OK, going to sleep again
    18:06 OK, I am up again
    18:46 And down again

  • @slcncr
    @slcncr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Can`t take my eyes off that woman in the audience who keeps falling asleep.

    • @MistyVictor
      @MistyVictor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ...or during the presentation probably her mind has vanished into another dimension. It makes sense, the particle physics is extremely strange. At the end of next term, her students will get a test about Harry's presentation, hard exam, low marks, the professor is very exigent. "Another Brick in the Wall"

    • @ArmandoDiazMiami
      @ArmandoDiazMiami 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Her brain experienced spooky action at a distance.

  • @Matt-fl5mv
    @Matt-fl5mv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was phenomenal!
    Please keep pushing our civilisations understanding further and further ... to find out... that this universe is an experiement itself to test if all underlying parameter are correct to enable a stable universe (which we dont, because we are expanding).
    The next big bang is than a new try with slightly diffrent parameter :D

  • @mikem2843
    @mikem2843 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I find these series fascinating not for what they say they know, but for all the stuff they really don't have a clue about. Stuff you can observe but no one currently knows even how to begin testing it.