
LIGO
gravitational wave detector
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning LIGO

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fermilab

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
Fermilab

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