Quantum Computing: Hype vs. Reality

Are quantum computers the game-changer they’re described to be, or is the promise of exponential speedup overblown? Join pioneer Seth Lloyd and Brian Greene as they discuss how the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics are leveraged by quantum computers, and the algorithmic challenges in achieving the promised exponential power.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Roger Penrose: Time, Black Holes, and the Cosmos

Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose joins Brian Greene to explore some of his most iconic insights into the nature of time, black holes, and cosmological evolution.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Do We Owe It All To Asteroids?

Did the molecules that make up life ride to earth on an asteroid? Planetary scientists Jessica Barnes and Phil Bland join Brian Greene to discuss NASA’s recent rendezvous with Bennu, a near earth asteroid, seeking insight into the origins of life.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Can AI Read Your Mind?

By identifying patterns in neural firings, non-invasive AI systems are learning to decode human thought and translate the result into language. Leading researchers Michael Blumenstein and Jerry Tang join Brian Greene to describe the latest achievements of such “mind reading technologies” and where this research may shortly take us.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

What Creates Consciousness?

Renowned researchers David Chalmers and Anil Seth join Brian Greene to explore how far science and philosophy have gone toward explaining the greatest of all mysteries, consciousness–and whether artificially intelligent systems may one day possess it.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Epic Expansion: The Case for Inflationary Cosmology

For decades, inflation has been the dominant cosmological scenario, but recently the theory has been subject to competition and critique. Two renowned pioneers of inflation — Alan Guth and Andrei Linde — join Brian Greene to make their strongest case for the inflationary theory.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Can Particles be Quantum Entangled Across Time?

Einstein’s “spooky action’ describes quantum particles entangled across space, but can such spookiness entangle particles across time? A conversation spanning the origins of quantum mechanics through its leading-edge implications for spacetime itself.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

AI and Quantum Computing: Glimpsing the Near Future

Catch a glimpse of the near future as AI and Quantum Computing transform how we live. Eric Schmidt, decade-long CEO of Google, joins Brian Greene to explore the horizons of innovation, where digital and quantum frontiers collide to spark a new era of discovery.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Was the Big Bang the Beginning? Reimagining Time in a Cyclic Universe

A universe that continually expands has long been the dominant cosmological framework. But a universe that undergoes cycles of expansion and contraction, perhaps for all time, has recently been analyzed mathematically, and its proponents claim that it provides a more convincing cosmological paradigm.