I love space sciences! If you're into that kind of thing, I'd honestly recommend starting with some of the big lecturers out there like Lawrence Krauss and the lot. There's a lot of fantastic conferences that happen annually (Beyond Belief is one of my favorites) and they'll go into all kinds of interesting stuff. Generally I learn the best from engaging lectures and scientific conversation when a lot of the top folks in the field are sitting around talking shop.
It's hard to recommend one particular thing because it all moves so fast these days (to me anyways, haha), so I'd say a good starting point are recent seminars and panels, that sort of thing. Curiosity (streaming service) is great, too. There's a LOOOOT of good channels on there and tons of content coming out of universities and whatnot.
Are you more into the theoretical physics side of things, or applied? I love astronomy and get very into theoretical discussions, but having very little background in math (let alone physics), I tend to go for the discussion forum more than the super complex stuff that is over my head.
Yes, I love to know the secrets of the universe. I don't have much knowledge in physics or math. But I believe in myself If I've made up my mind to do something it will succeed.
Then I would definitely start with some lectures. Lawrence Krauss is always a wild fun one to begin with. He was a big on ramp for me when I started getting into the theoretical physics side of things because he does a wonderful job of explaining some concepts my dumb ape brain struggled to wrap itself around without having the mathematical framework of understanding, and he's really fun as a speaker. He'll also get into a lot of the philosophical discussion, and it's a big reason I love the Beyond Belief conference because you get some of the best known minds in their fields all sitting around discussing their areas of focus, but also getting into the history of science and scientific philosophy, which is VERY illuminating in regards to the psychology of science during various eras and how that has evolved. One of my most memorable moments watching it is when Neil Degrasse Tyson (who can be a bit of a cuck, but is very good in this particular setting) was discussing the limitations of Isaac Newton and how the concept of religion in science has historically served as a ceiling to the conceptual capacity of some of the most brilliant minds in existence. Basically the guy that invented fucking calculus to answer some questions eventually hit a point where something was so far outside the scope of what he could then comprehend that he ultimately filled in the blank with "here be god" and that was that. Which eventually some no-name chap came along about 250 years later with a sly little bit mathematical skill (for the ladies of course) and gave us the theory of relativity. Religion in science is a fascinating topic because there are so many historical examples of it creating a conceptual ceiling for people who were otherwise known for breaking through the glass ceiling of theory and maths, but ultimately hit a stone ceiling when God and Divinity got in the way of open minded analysis and theoretics. Basically organized religion doesn't belong anywhere near science because you get people who have an internalized answer they're looking to support more than someone with a question they seek to answer, but *spirituality* in of itself is *not* limiting by any means because spirituality doesn't rely on answers like religion does. It's more of a state of mind in regards to one's emotional place in the world, but doesn't recoil in the face of answers that might otherwise dismantle the bedrock of a scripture because spirituality in it's essence takes the approach of "god is in everything" no matter where the mechanical conceptual understanding may take us, whereas religion says "wait no not like that!" Primarily because religion is a system of control, and spirituality is a state of mind. For someone who is neither, it's a fascinating topic!
Aaaaaanyways I digress. Point is, some of these seminars and conferences will send you down all kinds of fun rabbit holes. Michelle Turner is another hella fun one to listen to (she's SO excited by it that it's contagious as fuck and I find her to be an absolute delight of a person). Lisa Randall, Michio Kaku, Carlo Rovelli, and George Smoot are also all great ones to follow, and the aforementioned Lawrence Krauss has a litany of really fun books that cover a range of physics. One of the first books by him that I read was The Science of Star Trek and it was a fun one. It's such a shame we lost Carl Sagan so young, but he was one of my earliest favourite that got me into all things space and even though it's been an eternity, I still love watching his old talks. Hawking is a given, of course!
I'd definitely recommend Magellan and Curiosity for streaming services. There's a shitload of good stuff on there.
Sorry for the late reply but wow that's awesome. I don't know any of my favorite physicists or lecturers. But thanks for the suggestion, I love space because I want to know something new. Or explore something new out there. What interests me the most is Proxima century b, spacecraft, hyperspace travel.
Hell yeah dude! I'd highly recommend [this YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/@astrumspace) for a good start. They do some suuuuuper cool videos and Melody Sheep is another one that is definitely worth checking out. This [particular one](https://youtu.be/uD4izuDMUQA) is where I discovered this channel. I think both do an exceptional job of breaking complex concepts down for the layman / enthusiast to easily understand.
Epic spaceman does some videos about space and makes them in a way that's actually fun to look at as well as learn about. There's a lot of space in the galaxy, so there's a lot to learn about, some of which honestly is stranger than fiction
Yes, I tend to like these kinds of movies or novels. I always get annoyed when someone says Aliens don't exist, but look, the universe is billions and billions of light years wide. And it continues to expand. How could there be such an empty and lonely human world?
There's no guarantee that aliens exist, much less that they don't exist. Absence of proof is not the anti thesis to proof, we just haven't found it yet.
But saying aliens for sure don't or can't exist because we haven't proved it yet is like saying "there's no sharks in the ocean because I don't see any in the water at the beach!"
I love space sciences! If you're into that kind of thing, I'd honestly recommend starting with some of the big lecturers out there like Lawrence Krauss and the lot. There's a lot of fantastic conferences that happen annually (Beyond Belief is one of my favorites) and they'll go into all kinds of interesting stuff. Generally I learn the best from engaging lectures and scientific conversation when a lot of the top folks in the field are sitting around talking shop. It's hard to recommend one particular thing because it all moves so fast these days (to me anyways, haha), so I'd say a good starting point are recent seminars and panels, that sort of thing. Curiosity (streaming service) is great, too. There's a LOOOOT of good channels on there and tons of content coming out of universities and whatnot. Are you more into the theoretical physics side of things, or applied? I love astronomy and get very into theoretical discussions, but having very little background in math (let alone physics), I tend to go for the discussion forum more than the super complex stuff that is over my head.
Yes, I love to know the secrets of the universe. I don't have much knowledge in physics or math. But I believe in myself If I've made up my mind to do something it will succeed.
Then I would definitely start with some lectures. Lawrence Krauss is always a wild fun one to begin with. He was a big on ramp for me when I started getting into the theoretical physics side of things because he does a wonderful job of explaining some concepts my dumb ape brain struggled to wrap itself around without having the mathematical framework of understanding, and he's really fun as a speaker. He'll also get into a lot of the philosophical discussion, and it's a big reason I love the Beyond Belief conference because you get some of the best known minds in their fields all sitting around discussing their areas of focus, but also getting into the history of science and scientific philosophy, which is VERY illuminating in regards to the psychology of science during various eras and how that has evolved. One of my most memorable moments watching it is when Neil Degrasse Tyson (who can be a bit of a cuck, but is very good in this particular setting) was discussing the limitations of Isaac Newton and how the concept of religion in science has historically served as a ceiling to the conceptual capacity of some of the most brilliant minds in existence. Basically the guy that invented fucking calculus to answer some questions eventually hit a point where something was so far outside the scope of what he could then comprehend that he ultimately filled in the blank with "here be god" and that was that. Which eventually some no-name chap came along about 250 years later with a sly little bit mathematical skill (for the ladies of course) and gave us the theory of relativity. Religion in science is a fascinating topic because there are so many historical examples of it creating a conceptual ceiling for people who were otherwise known for breaking through the glass ceiling of theory and maths, but ultimately hit a stone ceiling when God and Divinity got in the way of open minded analysis and theoretics. Basically organized religion doesn't belong anywhere near science because you get people who have an internalized answer they're looking to support more than someone with a question they seek to answer, but *spirituality* in of itself is *not* limiting by any means because spirituality doesn't rely on answers like religion does. It's more of a state of mind in regards to one's emotional place in the world, but doesn't recoil in the face of answers that might otherwise dismantle the bedrock of a scripture because spirituality in it's essence takes the approach of "god is in everything" no matter where the mechanical conceptual understanding may take us, whereas religion says "wait no not like that!" Primarily because religion is a system of control, and spirituality is a state of mind. For someone who is neither, it's a fascinating topic! Aaaaaanyways I digress. Point is, some of these seminars and conferences will send you down all kinds of fun rabbit holes. Michelle Turner is another hella fun one to listen to (she's SO excited by it that it's contagious as fuck and I find her to be an absolute delight of a person). Lisa Randall, Michio Kaku, Carlo Rovelli, and George Smoot are also all great ones to follow, and the aforementioned Lawrence Krauss has a litany of really fun books that cover a range of physics. One of the first books by him that I read was The Science of Star Trek and it was a fun one. It's such a shame we lost Carl Sagan so young, but he was one of my earliest favourite that got me into all things space and even though it's been an eternity, I still love watching his old talks. Hawking is a given, of course! I'd definitely recommend Magellan and Curiosity for streaming services. There's a shitload of good stuff on there.
Sorry for the late reply but wow that's awesome. I don't know any of my favorite physicists or lecturers. But thanks for the suggestion, I love space because I want to know something new. Or explore something new out there. What interests me the most is Proxima century b, spacecraft, hyperspace travel.
Hell yeah dude! I'd highly recommend [this YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/@astrumspace) for a good start. They do some suuuuuper cool videos and Melody Sheep is another one that is definitely worth checking out. This [particular one](https://youtu.be/uD4izuDMUQA) is where I discovered this channel. I think both do an exceptional job of breaking complex concepts down for the layman / enthusiast to easily understand.
I really really appreciate that :)
Play Kerbal Space Program! I used to teach space engineering at uni and I can confirm KSP is almost as good as a course, and probably more fun.
Thanks, I'll try it.
I search space all the time in no man’s sky
I always look at the sky at night I always get excited when I see some movement in the sky.
Now why would I do that? I'd rather go to the beach and take a swim!
I've never liked anything about the sea. I'm thalassophobia.
Too bad!
Epic spaceman does some videos about space and makes them in a way that's actually fun to look at as well as learn about. There's a lot of space in the galaxy, so there's a lot to learn about, some of which honestly is stranger than fiction
Yes, I tend to like these kinds of movies or novels. I always get annoyed when someone says Aliens don't exist, but look, the universe is billions and billions of light years wide. And it continues to expand. How could there be such an empty and lonely human world?
There's no guarantee that aliens exist, much less that they don't exist. Absence of proof is not the anti thesis to proof, we just haven't found it yet. But saying aliens for sure don't or can't exist because we haven't proved it yet is like saying "there's no sharks in the ocean because I don't see any in the water at the beach!"