A conversation about physics with Lisa Randall

with Lisa Randall
in Science & Health
on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 * * * * *

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A discussion about breakthroughs in particle physics with distinguished Harvard professor Lisa Randall. Randall provides an introduction to her theory that gravity is concentrated in a higher dimensional universe that is parallel to our own.

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    1. Preston  09/07/2008 07:46 AM Report

      This is why I like Charlie Rose, he introduces you to interesting people from ALL DIFFERENT TALENTS, that you probably would never be made aware of by the crassness of other promotions.

    2. David  09/06/2008 11:35 PM Report

      According to wikipedia, the LHC Randall refers to: "Initial particle beam injections were successfully carried out on 8-11 August 2008,[2\[3\ the first attempt to circulate a beam through the entire LHC is scheduled for 10 September 2008,[4\ and the first high-energy collisions are planned to take place after the LHC is officially unveiled, on 21 October 2008.[5\"

    3. scott  08/06/2008 12:19 PM Report

      Not only is she incredibly smart, she is "hot" too. What a really cool interview, Charlie. Thanks for the great and interesting science and the eye candy! ( I hope I don't offend the sensitivities of anyone )

    4. April  06/30/2008 07:55 PM Report

      Amazing. We should keep in mind that physicists base their theories in math (very complex math), not just theorical concepts. They seek to discard or strenghten theories with equations....

    5. Michael Lewis  06/04/2008 06:11 PM Report

      Brilliant. Interesting. I hope she's on the show again.

    6. Thomas Jesse   04/30/2008 02:32 PM Report

      I think she's all wrong! Theres no such thing as gravity or innerita! Lets suppose that there is gravity would it effect men and women differently or the same? Well, only time will tell.

    7. matthew jarosinski  04/21/2008 09:39 PM Report

      don't know physics nor math but it appears from what you say that you assume that gravity is an authonomic entity produced by the matter while it seems that it might be a property of continous space. Space can only fight innertia to something (matter). It seems obvious that innertia can produce a field if space is a continuum. But it doesn't mean that it is sort of the field which other forces produce. Why there is a resistance (gravity) ? because space expands. What's wrong with such view ? 4/21/2008

    8. Variola major  03/23/2008 01:32 PM Report

      Why does allways when it comes to cosmology some american retard start mentioning goddam god ?

      Religion is religion, science is science.

      Religion is for retards, science is for the intelligent.

      Get the difference allready !!!

    9. soulfulady  12/12/2007 07:30 PM Report

      I predict that Dr. Randall will drive herself nuts trying to discover the mysteries of life within the confines of the physical world alone. Will she jump off the 'edge' that she perceives we are on, or will she cling to the ground of knowledge that gives concrete answers to her questions. What she is seeking goes beyond the known into the Unknown, that which can be known but not with physical organs of perception. Sigh.

    10. Ron Alexander  08/07/2007 09:10 AM Report

      Absolutely brilliant. Dr. Randall, perhaps wisely, does well to stay within the confines of science (as fascinating as that is). But the human spirit has historically taken the advances of science and applied it to the question of culture (how do we view ourselves and our society in the context of a multi-verse) and the question of spirituality (how do we view a transcendental God in the context of the cosmos God created). Even the language of modern cosmology, with a little translation, seems almost "religious." Is God the infinity of an infinite dimensional multi-verse? It would have been interesting to learn whether Dr. Randall considers these questions as well, or safely leaves them to others.

    11. Claude Prevots  07/21/2007 06:58 PM Report

      Dr. Randall vividly gives viewers a dynamic showing of poise, vitality and enthusiasm for her profession in particle physics and cosmology. She presents a compelling case for hidden dimensions and related options for gravity in the cosmos. While she may insist that a word is worth a thousand pictures where inference is concerned, LIsa Randall presents a picture to command celebrity and identity as a woman of style. Anyone who respects science in general and physics in particular will be struck by her authenticity in dedication to her field and in mastery of it.

    12. Dr. William Brackett  06/01/2007 02:45 PM Report

      Even though my attitude toward gender is largely, "vive le difference," I thoroughly enjoyed seeing this brilliant woman annihilate gender stereotypes, and hope she inspires other women to not constrain themselves.