John Peacock - The Future of Cosmology

Cosmology is the study of the structure, beginning and end of the universe, and it has been transformed from mostly metaphysical speculation to a precision observational science. We read the microwave background of the sky, a relic of the primordial big bang, and we “listen” for minute gravity waves when distant black holes collide. Where do we go from here? What capabilities are to come? Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on the future of cosmology: https://bit.ly/3EF3cMk John Peacock is a cosmologist, astronomer and Professor of Cosmology in the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh.  Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.