Emily Levesque Public Lecture: The Weirdest Stars in the Universe
In her March 7 public lecture at Perimeter Institute, Emily Levesque discusses the history of stellar astronomy, present-day observing techniques and exciting new discoveries, and explores some of the most puzzling and bizarre objects being studied by astronomers today.
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Emily Levesque is one of the most talented speakers I've ever encountered. No pauses, few word stumbles, very logical and coherent, no "likes," or "I means," or any other lame speaking devices-and she crams a lot into a little space by talking so fast, yet perfectly understandable. A pleasure to listen to.
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The year Emily was born I was driving through the southern region of the Kalahari desert. At around 2AM I stopped the car, got out and spent well over an hour looking up at a fantastically bright Milky Way. That stimulated an (amateur) interest in astronomy that has lasted to this day. To all parents... when you next travel in areas well away from light pollution, take some time to let your kids experience the wonders of the night sky. Perhaps this will kindle more Emily Levesques. She's a great ambassador for science - we need many more like her.
Great comment and suggestion.
I TOTALLY agree!
Tag Makers Pet Tags; My first true view of the heavens was at around 9k feet deep in the Sierra Nevada mountains also around 2am driving on a crystal clear later winter night. After over an hour of white knuckle driving I got out to take a break. Coatless and breathing air much thinner than I am used to, I looked up and saw something I will never forget. The true majesty of the night sky. I have never seen anything so beautiful, the sheer amount of colors and varying densities of stars, nebula, galaxies. There was so much color, and objects my brain could hardly distinguish anyone object. There is a part of me that wishes I could see this every night, and a part of me that never wishes to see it again because I know if I never saw it again, I could easily say what the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life.
I have seen the stars so bright and it angers me when you get anywhere near civilization and the light pollution just wipes away the most incredible view we has humans will ever see. Just sad.
Damalia Marsi keep in mind the grass is always greener on the other side, not so many generations ago, the ability to communicate the world over in real-time, while holding a computer in your hands hundreds of times more powerful that what we used to put a man on the moon, was nothing short of magic. Not so many generations ago our ancestors, viewed a broken bone as a death sentence, clean water was unheard of, and the concept of going to a store and buying food grown the world over were was but a mere fantasy. It is always easy to find a reason to complain, it is not always easy to remember how truly blessed those of us lucky enough to live with light pollution truly are... And keep in mind there is almost 2 billion people today that live exactly as those ancestors who would see our lives as magic and fantasy, and would gladly trade you their view of the night sky to live the life you have so much disdain for.
This is one of the most enthralling astronomy lectures I've ever seen. Emily is a fantastic speaker. The internet needs more of her please.
'The moment I knew I wanted to be an astronomer' - after watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos as an 8yr old. 40yrs (and 10 different jobs) later I still havnt become one and am not likely to now, but praise the heavens for the internet so that I can watch 1000s of space science documentaries and lectures instead :)
I think professional astronomy is a very hard field to actually get work in. You basically need a Ph.D to get a teaching position at a University. I like Michelle Thaller personally, she was one of the great astronomers from the 90s.
You can always get yourself a pretty decent astronomical telescope for a few hundred dollars !
To me it came at the age of 7 , seeing Earth from Apollo 8 when it made its passage beyond the moon . Apollo's was a magnificent Era .
We are so lucky to live in a time when we can educate ourselves at our own pace for free. The internet is so beneficial.
You and me, both. I took college courses in General Astronomy, Planetary Astronomy, and Astrophysics. It was a great thing to study.
I don't need to read 1000 comments to know that "Dr. Levesque's passion for astronomy is infectious" is going to be repeated hundreds of times. Anytime anyone has this kind of passion about anything they make learning come alive -- so it is always a special treat to encounter such infectious passion as Dr. Levesque's. So Doc, thanks for being you. It's brought a bit of joy to me, not to mention the education.
When a one hour lecture about various stars becomes a joy to watch. Her enthusiasm and passion really are infectious.
Yea, I was writing something on my other screen and figured it would be good background but I after 15 mins I was just watching her >_>
Yes I mean I feel that way, but her audience looks... Bemused at best
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Fell for a salesman's enthusiasm. You could make a lot of money distributing Amway products or could I interest you in some florida real estate.
@@Mr.aAdDies that's called polite and respectful observance. I mean, she's giving the lecture to a bunch of her peers. Just a sea of dudes out there, mostly bald on top except for the occasional comb over. .......doesn't really seem like an easily excitable bunch. ......elder astronomers and astrophysicists and such.
This woman is impressive. She went thru this lecture without any apparent notes and quite obviously, she knows, lives and breathes her topic. I was able to keep up but barely.
No notes? You know she had a laptop open right in front of her, right?
@@somweg LMAO! Spot on... Ron's a regular Sherlock Holmes.
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@@user_unknown1488 Since you are so certain that every physicist on the planet is wrong and you are right, I assume that you have published your results in a peer-reviewed journal. When are you going to Stockholm to collect your prize?
this is a story not science
Me @ school 8 years ago: Skips or falls asleep during every lecture Me 8 years later: Watching online lectures How far I've come.
Dr Levesque is an excellent presenter and science communicator. Thank you Perimeter Institute for inviting her. Best regards from the UK.
I'm currently reading her book, "The Last Stargazers". Absolutely delightful! A must read for anyone curious about the life of astronomers.
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I love Astronomy. It is rare that I am able to stay alert from a lecture, but your knowledge, ability to convey it in an understandable manner, and unbridled enthusiasm have helped my joy of these types of subjects. Thank you so much Ms. Levesque!
She's animated w/a wonderful smile and speaks very clearly and on a level anyone could understand. The perfect spokesman...
How on Earth does she remember so much information and articulate it so well. Absolute madness. Bravo.
One of the best talks I have seen. Definitely, Emily's passion for astronomy is infectious. Thank you.
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This lecture makes her very hot
Wow, your sentences are well formed for a kindergarten student.
Every astronomer and scientist has that same passion, not just her
Excellent lecture...madly interesting..brilliantly done! Thank you !
I figured I would only watch a few minutes of the video but I got suckered in and watched the whole thing lol. Great video.👍
only minimal mathematics and kept things exciting.... especially the black hole against a black background it's not a usual way to show a black hole but it works in this case
starting the video with the same intention
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You were having a convulsion followed by amnesia. Ms Levesque's voice and content are utterly awful.
@@irqittuq415 lol ok hater lol 😝
Wow, Emily's presentation was spectacular. I imagined I'd last a few minutes, maybe fast forward through all the pictures, but she grabbed me and I have watched the whole thing, learned all the names, and had wonderful new insights into the astronomer's ways of doing things. I love the simplicity. Other scientists could learn something from how they name things. Like naming them in their native language with words that explain what they're seeing!
wow i can feel the joy that comes off Emily when she speaks about astronomy. its more enjoyable to lesson to people that have passion for what they are talking about
She is simply incredible, I'm blown away by her. Pure passion for astronomy. I'm glad I could keep up too.
Amazing ....how many people fall for this HorseSchitt !
@@Snailmailtrucker are you for real the Dumbest person or so you just pretend?
Hey Genius... I bet that you believe the.... *"ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS NOTHING"...* *"AND THEN THIS NOTHING EXPLODED INTO EVERYTHING".* The Main Stream Scientific Community has been feeding you a Ration of Horse-Schitt for Centuries....and you gobble that-shit-up like a Magnet !
@@Snailmailtrucker and I bet you believe that in the beginning the mystical sky wizard said let there be light and there was light and he saw that it was good so then he created the heavens and the earth and all the things in it in 7 human style earth days. Dude even the Vatican has astronomers that believe all of what she said is real. How can you buy into religion with all its miracles and bringing people back from the dead but somehow physics is where you draw the line?
Wonderful lecture by Dr. Levesque Phd, even as retired civil engineer I enjoyed it very much.
Did you get much work in your career, or were you consigned to shoveling dirt in and out of a wheelbarrow?
What does being a civil engineer have anything to do with whether you enjoyed it or not, lol
You know I've heard a dozen different astronomers say our star "is normal, boring" but everyone once in a while one of them will mention that our star is exceptionally stable for the class of start that it is. Yeah, it's normal in many many ways, but it's exceptional in it's stability - that itself deserves some special study.
Possibly THE best science presentation I've seen, ever. Had me glued to what was being presented from start to end. Excellent lecture, thank you ! 🙂
EMILY IS A MOST PROFOUND , CLEAR AND COHERENT PRESENTOR ON THIS SUBJECT ! JUST LOVED IT !
Thank you. If only I had a teacher like you in high school I wouldnt be where I am today. Give the youth hope.
I’m so glad this appeared in my recommended videos, absolutely fascinating and so well put across. I’m hooked
I could go to professor Levesque's lectures all day long, every day of the week.
I have watched this lecture 4 times and still am not bored of it. I wish that this would have been around before I became too old to try and change careers. If I would have seen her lecture 20 years ago, I would have strived to be just like her. Very, very well done and I pray that I can stumble into more of your work.
Excellent talk! Very interesting topic and Dr Levesque is an amazing speaker! Thank you!
I was impressed with this fine lady's intellectual curiosity and persistence to pursue her passion. She explains science very clearly. She has a wonderful infectious love of the cosmos and it's wonders. I share her love of details and logical associations. Her lecture was a joy to watch. I hope she does many more like it.
It's nice to see how in the first few minutes she is somewhat nervous but at a later time she is getting used to the audience and gives her presentation with so much dedication. Good job :)
Thank you for this talk and all my respect to this young, talented and passionate astronomer.
Please shoot me.
What kind of person dislikes such a fascinating lecture? I found this compelling and enlightening , no pun intended. Excellent presentation from a brilliant mind.
Flat earthers and other such low I.Q. idiots. I can pretty much guarantee it. They are the only ones I know, dumb enough to dislike this.
I thought the content was great, but clicked "dislike" because of the camerawork and editing. For just three examples, lots of times important slides weren't shown enough, there's far too much unremarkable (non-reaction) footage of the audience, and finally, the third time she said "Betelgeuse", the editor chose not to include any footage of him appearing.
I don't get the idea of the _dislike_ button. If I don't like what I see I just stop watching instead of wasting my time.
I disliked some of the confusing points. For example Betelgeuse is roughly 900 times the diameter of the sun, but nearly a billion times the size. I can't imagine a phd would confuse 1 dimension for 3 but it makes me angry this is common among astronomers because this leads laypeople to incorrect knowledge when the terminology is lazy. A toy car 1/10th as long as a real one dosent weigh 330 lbs it weighs 3.3.
I wouldn't necessarily dislike this, as it's a great lecture - for young people or people mostly unfamiliar with astronomy. I'm no expert, I have an amateur interest in the topic... yet none of this was new information to me, and the video description advertised it as new information being studied now, which is true technically, but only "new" in the scale of decades. It's all stuff that would be covered in an Astronomy 101 course, for example. So, I almost disliked it based on my own interests, but quickly realized that would be unfair to the lecture. I think the title and description are a bit click-baitish, though.
I was fascinated to hear how Ms. Levesque became so interested in the night sky. I, as a 5 year old watched Sputnik with my family and have ever since loved reading about astronomy and science. Great lecture, 10 out of 10
Awesome lecture! Dr. Levesque's enthusiasm and ability to explain things so that they paint a picture for non-astronomers was wonderful! I also want to commend PI on its unerring ability to come up with awesome presenters!
Great speaker! She can explain very well and is very enthusiastic. I bet we will be hearing more of her in the future, better remember her name. :-)
Just 10 minutes in.... and I am awestruck!! Thank You Very Much!!
extremely well edited(not just a camera filming a lecture)-and she is awesome to follow-thanks so much for sharing!
What a wonderful, enthusiastic and engaging style of presentation Emily Levesque displays.
What an enjoyable and interesting lecture, presented with such passion. Some very good questions and answers too.
I hope the delta sinks further and drowns you entire stupid country.
@@irqittuq415 Get some help.
I just tune in to see gravitational lensing around her enormous behind.
What a wonderful lecture for people like myself, I have no formal education in Astronomy yet I'm very interested in the Universe and spend much time at night looking up, wondering how it all works. Thanks for posting.
One of the best lectures ever. Brilliant pacing!!!
Oh my god, such a beautiful lecture. I learned so much.
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They are lying they have never left this planet they only know what we told them
OMG!!!!! You did?
@@kittieberry4214 uhhhh what?
wow. what a presentation! fantastic for people like me, who have no physics knowledge. very accessible and very interesting. thank you!!
That's just about her level then.
Great talk. Needed more questions at the end. The gravitational wave was very interesting.
Great video, watched about half of it at 2x speed, this was very concise and educational. The world need more people like her, very educated and passionate in her study. A way to kill time in quarantine.
Most of what we hear or talk about daily for the last 4 years in internet social media is about corruption in the government of my country, Brasil. Fortunately we can watch a beautiful lecture on astronomy by dr. Emily and forget local issues for a time.
OMG. I am yet to hear another as passionate a talk on stars. Wow!!!
This was a fantastic lecture, thank you so much for sharing it!
Fascinating! Even a non-scientist like this English teacher learned a lot from this presentation.
👏🗿 Thank you Dr. Emily Levesque. Also, I've always been fond of French-canadian surnames. You're a "jewel of inspiration." 😗
Utterly brilliant talk.
She has explained everything in such easy manner. Loved it. Her years of research compacted into a 1 hr lecture.
This was fantastic. She explains complicated subjects simply and comprehensively and has such an infectious interest in astronomy it’s hard not to want to keep learning more. That should be the goal of any educator. Well done indeed.
Really good lecturer! For an everyday joe I think I know quite a bit about these things, but I still learned some new stuff! Especially the Throne-Zytkov objects amaze me. The thought of a neutron star essentially becoming the core of another star is just an incredibly crazy awesome possibility for me.
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@@neoneo4221 Yep. Swimming in all my 0$ dollars I got payed.
@@Simmlex How do we know you weren't in debt?
Excellent talk. Pleasant voice, organized thought and not trying to be phony/funny.
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This was amazing...and she's just incrediable...im used to speaking in crowds...but wow, she's a born teacher, and magical orator...i learned so much,
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Typical comment from a kindergarten student.
The Perimeter Institure posts the best lectures. I've watched most of them multiple times. Thank you for your commitment to excellence.. I look forward to hours of more great content in the future covering the cutting edge of physics and astronomy.
This was incredibly informative, especially since my fascination with the physics behind what makes space what is is rather new. Professor Levesque reminds me of a physics teacher I had in high school, and I enjoy an instructor with a sense of humor.
Excellent production Emily! I followed everything you were saying without struggle!
An absolutely fascinating subject, presented very well! Highly recommended.
Wow this is a phenomenal lecture! Thank you, Perimeter Institute for the Host & upload, and Thank you Emily Levesque for your presentation, energy and intelligence.
This was a really good presentation. Thank you Dr. Levesque and Perimeter Institute for posting this!
We NEED MORE of these FINE lectures from Dr. Levesque in the future.
Awesome lecture! Thanks very much for sharing this. I hope Betelgeuse puts on a show for us soon, or rather put on a show in the past that we will see soon:)
There was a hoax at the end of 2011 that Betelgeuse was to explode soon. That 15 year old me was very excited till I did some searching and learned that it was a hoax :(
this is going on my twitter feed.. this info so enlightening...
I just got chills thinking that it could have gone supernova hundreds of years ago but we don't know yet because the light is still racing towards us.
It's amazing to know that the 'pillars of creation' are no longer there. A supernova, right near them has blasted through them. We're just waiting for the light to reach us.
Dont say Betelgeuse 3 times or you'll have a heck of a time getting the genie back in the bottle so to speak XD
A very good video, top-notch slides and animations, and just the right amount of humor that never gets cheesy. I could listen to her for hours! 100 thumbs up!
Wonderful lecture. I can really sense Ms. Levesque's passion for her subject. Also, she dumbed it down just enough for us science illiterates without seeming cutesy. Fascinating and well done.
fantastic lecturer and well-delivered lecture. thank you!
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What a great lecture! I learned SO much! Delightful presentation by a well-spoken, enthusiastic scientist who LOVES her stars! :-)
"well spoken" ? Are you a masochist? Or just paid to promote this obvious trash?
@@user_unknown1488 so true
I could listen to this woman talk for hours ! I love how passionate she is, you can really tell how much she enjoys what she does. Excellent video
I'm proud to say that I stayed focus throughout the lecture. This is very fascinating field of study but my meager mind would collapse if I ever to seriously study this. Great lecture. I wish the lectures I had back in university days were this good.
Why'd you have to say that? Were you on drugs? Think before you write such twaddle.
She is a absolutely wonderful presenter. I've watched this a few times and I rarely watch these type of videos more than once 👍🏻😎
Amazing speaker no ums or anything very smooth
no ums but her right eye blinks more than the other ones.
Other *ones* ? How many eyes do you think she has?
@@whome5933 😂
@@xl000 It's a special galactic code signal..
That's because she filled her speech with emotional baby talk, and no scientific meat, dumbass.
A brilliant lecture from a woman who's substantial knowledge has not dimmed her childlike joy in the subject she clearly loves. Excellent.
You are such a good speaker and this content is amazing. Even coming from someone who's deep into KZhead on a rainy saturday and knows borderline nothing about astronomy!
Absolutely delightful and most exciting presentation! Brain food for the science-starved mind. I can't wait to see a super nova!
Love her energy and passion, and her well-prepared presentation.
wow she is the best teacher i have heard in my life, she is quick and clear and her enthusiasm is fun to hear
Wow...totally blown away impressed by this articulate, intelligent young astronomer. I love her enthusiasm to see a long overdue supernova in her lifetime!
Thank you for this, your excitement , passion reflects in everything you say
Excellent lecture...madly interesting..brilliantly done! Thank you !
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Wow, there are so many people paid to just say positive things about this utter trash.
This was the BEST and most fascinating lecture in astronomy I have ever had the pleasure of watching/listening to. Thank you!
This was incredible to watch. I started thinking “an hour? I dunno...” but by the time she was done i caught myself thinking “over so soon?” Even though I have watched and re-watched enough space videos to know all of those things it’s still so much fun seeing someone who takes such joy in their craft talk about it with love and enthusiasm.
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@@Learned_Duvel like dudes banging dudes or in the colloquial sense like “the word for someone’s sexual preference is a stand-in for things I don’t like”?
Fun stuff for newcomers and a good, solid, basis for folks interested in Stellar Astrophysics.
Fantastic presentation. Very clear, good speech, I love when people love what they are doing. Is fascinating how she is presenting the content that we know already but is how she is experiencing those events... I would love work with people like her, anywhere and in any discipline... they are the actual explorers. :=)
By far my favorite physics lecture. So good for many of the reasons mentioned below. Thanks again, Perimeter!
How old are you? Five?
I am not an astronomer at all. This lecture was so good I was able to understand the entire subject. Fabulous lecture.
Purely amazing lecture!!!! So passionate!!!! Well done!
Really enjoyable to watch, Thank you!.
Fantastic talk, well done. Clear, and engaging. Bravo!
dr. levesque is an engaging orator and excellent science communicator. she should do more presentations aimed at the public. I'm sure she would be successful.
Her enthusiasm grabs so much attention.
Moore's the pity. Such little scientific content.
Fascinating subject and a gripping delivery, brilliant, thanks for showing me a star within a star.
Are you really gripped by over excitable people who have no scientific content?
Those grafts makes those theories about star behaviour understandable which we needed. Her Hollywood comparison was a major reality check for me. she needs her own channel
A very informative and dynamic presentation. Emily has a wonderful presence.
She didn't take a sip of water through the entire presentation. What a passionate orater!
The Henry Rollins approach.
@@penguinuprighter6231 a man of culture i see
Awesome lecture! I learned several new things which is a rare treat :-)
I love listening to the PI lectures. I find them all very interesting and their quality quite high. However, I must say that at first hearing this is the very best PI lecture that I've heard in the last three or four years.
You're a fantastic public speaker, Emily Hope you'll put out more content in the future
Her face when he said "so warp drives are possible then." 1:02:47
It's because she couldn't see how he would jump to such a conclusion based on what she said.
*THE QUOTE IS:* "So warp drives are possible then; Right?"
@@htpcmagistrat3535 i think he was hoping she would say that gravitational waves move faster than the speed of light so he could use that as evidence that warp drive could be possible and make that joke but when she said they don't he just said it anyway.
a lil misleading, don't cha think?
This is a great lecture! Thank you! sorry to see 257 thumbs down from Ken Ham fans
Awesome lecture. One good thing about the plague times is that it allows one to explore rabbit holes.
Absolutely genius of a presentation! Emily is just stupendous! I was looking for a video that explained the life cycle of a star and this videos did it for me and guess what the other weird stars as bonus !! Thanks so much Perimeter inst.
amazing lecture
Yeah , well, you are a woman anyway.
@@lesliejones6530 😂😂 what the hecks that suppose to mean? It was an awesome lecture