Brian Cox debunked the Big Bang! Wait, what?
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Published 2024-01-29
I was rather surprised when I recently learned that the British science communicator and ex-particle physicist Brian Cox supposedly debunked the Big Bang with a creation story, no less than in a BBC documentary. I had a look at the clip and I think I know what happened.
The Daily Express article with the BBC clip is here: www.express.co.uk/news/science/1793414/brian-cox-b…
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All Comments (21)
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I think one big problem is that too many people are not ok with the concept of: I don't know
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TLDR: A scientist said something salacious and the press ran with it like a Christmas ham under their arm. The more I hear about this type of stuff, the more I think that "separation of press and science" is more important than separation of Church and State.
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I am always grateful for ANY person who simply attempts an accurate explanation of what evidence shows THEM…instead of trying to be “sensational” or “all-knowing”…
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I saw the Daily Express logo and that answered the question for me.
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as someone who just moved to paris, I can confirm "excusez-moi, quel âge a l'univers" is very practical in day to day life
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Sabine will debunk you so hard your high school physics teacher will feel it.
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that was the best ad incorporated in a video I have ever seen. She actually showed that she's learned some french. awesome
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SO GLAD that you did post this brave open, honest video, and NO NO NO, it wasn't too much at all. THANK YOU SO MUCH, Sabine.
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With that constant smirk on Brian Cox's face its clear he knows exacly what happened at the beginning and he is having fun not letting us in on it.
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As soon as I saw Daily Express I knew it would be a total lie.
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I wish there was a lot more "we don't know" out there instead of "here's how it is". Knowing what we don't know, and the curiosity to fill in the gaps, is what drives the best science.
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I think you mean hypotheses or speculation and not theory when talking about what happened before the Big Bang. Love your work. Learned so much from you. Thank you!
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I am a francophone and I perfectly understood what Sabine said in French, so she's a good learner! I wouldn't dream asking her to lose the Teutonic accent. It gives a distinctive twist to her English and we are now used to it, so the same goes with her French. Accents are the last thing one loses when learning a foreign language, if ever.
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I love the fact that CERN labeled the tubes. CERN LHC. Just in case you were lost inside that tunnel at least you know that you're at cern in the large hadron collider.
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THIS IS ONE EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT WOMAN,,,,KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK SABINE !!!!!
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What an excellent example of a singularity (2:02) that everyone can understand, one of the best I've ever seen I think. Thank you!
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I think Brian Cox is a very pleasant science communicator to listen to and is generally good at communicating complex ideas simply. He may occasionally be just a bit loose with language, but not to any ridiculous extent. However, he seems to be one of those physicists whose words often get twisted into outrageous headlines by the media and by tabloid science youtube channels. I honestly don't envy him that.
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As one of my favorite science communicators, Dr. Becky, says, "Space is hard. Words are harder."
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Thank you for all your excellent videos, Sabine. I fully understand what you have been going through, and think you are now doing very good work for everyone who is interested in science but who are not themselves scientists.
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i like that you question main stream science and keep an open mind like a real scientist must due. Nice Job Sabine
