LIGO

LIGO

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gravitational wave detector

Mentioned in 19 videos
Founded by
Kip S. Thorne, Ronald Drever, Rainer Weiss
Country
United States

Videos Mentioning LIGO

The Universe Itself Might Be Hiding the Gravity Particle From Us

The Universe Itself Might Be Hiding the Gravity Particle From Us

PBS Space Time

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, the most sensitive detector for measuring gravitational waves via arm length changes.

Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, The Big Bang, Aliens, Death, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #232

Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, The Big Bang, Aliens, Death, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #232

Lex Fridman

A large-scale physics experiment and observatory to detect cosmic gravitational waves and develop gravitational-wave astronomy. Mentioned as a potential way to detect extra dimensions.

Peter Woit: Theories of Everything & Why String Theory is Not Even Wrong | Lex Fridman Podcast #246

Peter Woit: Theories of Everything & Why String Theory is Not Even Wrong | Lex Fridman Podcast #246

Lex Fridman

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Mentioned as an incredible project for detecting gravitational waves.

Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #225

Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #225

Lex Fridman

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, an impressive technological accomplishment that can precisely detect gravitational waves, hinting at advanced communication possibilities.

Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built | Lex Fridman Podcast #213

Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built | Lex Fridman Podcast #213

Lex Fridman

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, described as the most precise measurement device ever built by humans, consisting of two detectors with four-kilometer-long vacuum chambers used to detect gravitational waves.

Max Tegmark: AI and Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #155

Max Tegmark: AI and Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #155

Lex Fridman

An experiment that detects gravitational waves from black hole collisions, with machine learning helping analyze the data.

Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154

Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154

Lex Fridman

Observatory that detected gravitational waves in 2015, providing direct evidence for black hole collisions.

Content Marketing Tips from Experts at First Round Capital and Andreessen Horowitz

Content Marketing Tips from Experts at First Round Capital and Andreessen Horowitz

Y Combinator

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, relevant to the discussion on gravitational waves and physics research coming from Caltech.

The Technical Challenges of Measuring Gravitational Waves - Rana Adhikari of LIGO

The Technical Challenges of Measuring Gravitational Waves - Rana Adhikari of LIGO

Y Combinator

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, a project using laser interferometry to detect gravitational waves.

Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #187

Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #187

Lex Fridman

An engineering project mentioned as an incredible device for detecting gravitational waves.

Manolis Kellis: Origin of Life, Humans, Ideas, Suffering, and Happiness | Lex Fridman Podcast #123

Manolis Kellis: Origin of Life, Humans, Ideas, Suffering, and Happiness | Lex Fridman Podcast #123

Lex Fridman

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, mentioned as a milestone in human sensing capabilities through detecting gravitational waves.

Jim Gates: Supersymmetry, String Theory and Proving Einstein Right | Lex Fridman Podcast #60

Jim Gates: Supersymmetry, String Theory and Proving Einstein Right | Lex Fridman Podcast #60

Lex Fridman

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, used to detect gravitational waves from colliding black holes and neutron stars, confirming 'waves in spacetime'.

Manolis Kellis: Human Genome and Evolutionary Dynamics | Lex Fridman Podcast #113

Manolis Kellis: Human Genome and Evolutionary Dynamics | Lex Fridman Podcast #113

Lex Fridman

An experiment that created a 'new sense' for humans by detecting gravitational waves, expanding our perception of the physical world.

Wormholes in the laboratory – Public lecture by Dr. Joe Lykken

Wormholes in the laboratory – Public lecture by Dr. Joe Lykken

Fermilab

Blackfoot poetry: from Einstein to spacetime – Public lecture by Dr. Corey Gray

Blackfoot poetry: from Einstein to spacetime – Public lecture by Dr. Corey Gray

Fermilab

At the edge of time: Exploring the mysteries of our universe’s first seconds

At the edge of time: Exploring the mysteries of our universe’s first seconds

Fermilab

David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds | Lex Fridman Podcast #355

David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds | Lex Fridman Podcast #355

Lex Fridman

A set of observatories that detect gravitational waves, mentioned as a new 'window to the universe' that could potentially detect technosignatures or warp drive effects.

Janna Levin on Extra Dimensions and How to Overcome Boots in the Face | The Tim Ferriss Show

Janna Levin on Extra Dimensions and How to Overcome Boots in the Face | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

An experiment for which Kip Thorne won the Nobel Prize, detecting the collision of black holes.

Roger Penrose: Physics of Consciousness and the Infinite Universe | Lex Fridman Podcast #85

Roger Penrose: Physics of Consciousness and the Infinite Universe | Lex Fridman Podcast #85

Lex Fridman

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, which has detected gravitational waves, validating aspects of general relativity and computational physics.