"Asking the question of, "Where did the entire universe come from?" is no longer a question for poets and theologians and philosophers. This is a question for scientists, and we have some amazing scientific answers to this question." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Physicist Brian Cox explains quantum physics in 22 minutes ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHEhxPuMmQI Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/ftm_episode/ethan-siegel-universe-origins/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more. https://members.bigthink.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business. https://bigthink.com/plus/great-leaders-think-big/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Ethan Siegel: Ethan Siegel is a Ph.D. astrophysicist and author of "Starts with a Bang!" He is a science communicator, who professes physics and astronomy at various colleges. He has won numerous awards for science writing since 2008 for his blog, including the award for best science blog by the Institute of Physics. His three books "Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive," "Beyond the Galaxy: How humanity looked beyond our Milky Way and discovered the entire Universe," and "Infinite Cosmos: Visions From the James Webb Space Telescope" are available for purchase at Amazon. Follow him on X @startswithabang.