Professor Brian Cox: Our Place in the Universe

beginning of the video: "I'd like to introduce the guy, who's going to introduce the guy, who's guy to introduce the guy who's going to be speaking today"

Brian Cox delivers science in a way that folks like me can wrap my mind around and not lose interest or understanding. ALWAYS a pleasure.

Brian Cox is the Keanu Reeves of Science. What a time to be alive, most people living today won't understand the significance of his impact to the scientific community till they are way older. Younger generations will eventually look to his understanding the most. He's way beyond most peoples understanding.

I don't know what to say that hasn't been said already. The man is a legend. Absolutely captivating and fascinating talk. 10/10

Can't help but smile when Brian talks about the Universe, he clearly loves what he does and it's great to see

I love Brian, he's such a legend, the one who get me interested in science as a teenager and still look up to him even now 🙏

Professor BRIAN COX never ages. Love this man. I could listen to him all day.

What a brilliant lecturer he is - he has the knack of making difficult concepts understandable.

I was at a very low ebb today when I woke with so much foreboding on the news about COVID. So I watched Brian's lecture again (3rd time) and was again lifted up out of my Doom at such spectacular phenomenal universe's we are part of. Ho how I wish I could leave this sad broken Earth and start afresh on a new planet with kind caring friends 🌈🎱

Brian Cox makes physics sound like poetry. In fact, it IS poetry... Like poetry, it's about the interconnectedness of everything. Thank you Professor Cox!

GOD I LOVE BRIAN COX...

I think it’s really sad that most American’s have no idea who Brian Cox is. I discovered him earlier this year and was immediately impressed by his passion for Science and Physics. Wish he was coming somewhere near me, would love to join a lecture.

prof Brian makes me want to go to university at 44 after i already had 2 universities .... i wish all professors could be like him !

Just seen this; it is very sad when one knows the great Prof Hawking (sitting in his wheel-chair in the front row, methinks) died some time ago. However, Prof Cox's lecture is, without doubt, the best over-arching explanation of how we came to where we are in our understanding (or lack thereof!) of cosmology which I have ever seen / heard / read. If ever one wanted to know how to present a talk, this is a shining example. And, yes, I now understand much more than I did - thank you, Prof Cox!

He makes it all so understandable.. Thank you.

He is like a dad telling a story to his children, which I like him hope more professor like him very humble on the way the talk

"Astronomy is now what we have instead of theology, the terrors are less but the comforts are nil." ~ John Updike

I really enjoy listening to Brian's lectures. My all time favorites is Richard Feynman. I have listened to one live lecture of Brian's and I will make sure I return to every lecture from now on. He does a great job and is a great science communicator

18:22 it's kinda nice that brian is emphasising how rare life might be, the statistics all point to life and aliens being all over the place, but such a simple thing as mars not having a magnetic field makes colonising really tricky, never mind that initial cell meeting up with another cell. i think until we know for sure we ought to assume we are all there is, get off this planet and make it a nature preserve, and start spreading life ourselves. we aren't the most responsible, we're driven by bad ideas as well as good, but to sit here and take it for granted all will work out for the best is a big risk. i mean, it's a legacy, i won't be around to enjoy a trip to mars, but, if david sinclair perfects his ten years younger pill, and robotics advance to where my lungs can be replaced, who knows? if we lived forever, or even for significantly longer, maybe we'd clean up after ourselves.

Absolute inspirational genius who has inspired me to learn more and more about space, physics and our universe.