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Mysterious numbers: unlocking the secrets of the Universe - with Tony Padilla

Join leading theoretical physicist and YouTube star Tony Padilla as he explores the most extraordinary numbers in physics, and how they explain fundamental truths of the universe. Watch the Q&A here:    • Q&A: Mysteries numbers: unlocking the secr...   Tony's book "Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Question from Zero to Infinity" is available to purchase now: https://geni.us/63ErC Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Can numbers explain black holes, the holographic truth and the problem of the cosmological constant? In this talk, you'll discover how unusually big, small and worryingly infinite numbers are the key to unlocking these mind-bending phenomena. This talk was filmed at the Ri on 13 July 2022. 0:00 Introduction 4:21 A googol 10:46 Visualising a googolplex 13:07 How big is Graham's number? 23:26 Understanding entropy 29:33 How do you measure entropy? 37:15 How much information is there in a number? 41:00 We are all trapped in a hologram 43:39 The holographic truth 52:13 Unexpected physics from little numbers 57:04 The cosmological constant problem Tony Padilla is a Professor of Physics at the University of Nottingham and has previously held positions at the University of Oxford and the University of Barcelona. He has published over 60 academic papers in leading academic journals and in 2016, he shared the Buchalter Cosmology Prize for his work on the cosmological constant problem. He has held a University Research Fellowship from the Royal Society and his research is currently supported by the Leverhulme Trust and the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Outside of academia, Tony is best known as a regular presenter on two successful YouTube channels: Sixty Symbols and Numberphile, where his most popular videos include a discussion of Ramanujan's sum of all positive integers which has been viewed more than 8 million times. He is an avid football fan and can often be found watching Liverpool Football Club from his regular seat on the Kop. -- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen, especially: Andy Carpenter, William Hudson, Richard Hawkins, Thomas Gønge, Don McLaughlin, Jonathan Sturm, Microslav Jarábek, Michael Rops, Supalak Foong, efkinel lo, Martin Paull, Ben Wynne-Simmons, Ivo Danihelka, Paulina Barren, Kevin Winoto, Jonathan Killin, Taylor Hornby, Rasiel Suarez, Stephan Giersche, William Billy Robillard, Scott Edwardsen, Jeffrey Schweitzer, Frances Dunne, jonas.app, Tim Karr, Adam Leos, Alan Latteri, Matt Townsend, John C. Vesey, Andrew McGhee, Robert Reinecke, Paul Brown, Lasse T Stendan, David Schick, Joe Godenzi, Dave Ostler, Osian Gwyn Williams, David Lindo, Roger Baker, Greg Nagel, Rebecca Pan. -- The Ri is on Patreon:   / theroyalinstitution   and Twitter:   / ri_science   and Facebook:   / royalinstitution   and TikTok:   / ri_science   Listen to the Ri podcast: https://anchor.fm/ri-science-podcast Our editorial policy: https://www.rigb.org/editing-ri-talks... Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link.