TEDTalks Science and Medicine   /     Our longing for cosmic truth and poetic beauty | Maria Popova

Description

Linking together the histories of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Edwin Hubble and Tracy K. Smith, poet and thinker Maria Popova crafts an astonishing story of how humanity came to see the edge of the observable universe. (Followed by an animated excerpt of "My God, It's Full of Stars," by Tracy K. Smith)

Subtitle
Our longing for cosmic truth and poetic beauty | Maria Popova
Duration
00:07:15
Publishing date
2022-05-23 19:56
Link
https://www.ted.com/talks/maria_popova_our_longing_for_cosmic_truth_and_poetic_beauty?rss=172BB350-0011
Contributors
  Maria Popova
author  
Enclosures
https://download.ted.com/products/152998.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
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