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Terence Tao on how we measure the cosmos, Part 1 [video]

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• mathladder 2y ago
  Cool collab. Tao’s oft given talk about the cosmic distance ladder has always been my favorite thing he has done. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ne0GArfeMs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ne0GArfeMs
• rtrgrd 2y ago
  May I please add that it feels so wrong that we are not taught this part of the cosmic ladder in school. This video - especially the concise yet insightful description of how the Martian orbit was found - is really inspiring. The quality of the work is incredible when you combine elegant math with the 3b1b/tao goodness.