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2019-11-18: Can You Observe a Typical Universe?

  • 02:35: ... to the original definitions by Brandon Carter, the weak anthropic principle states that we must live in a place and time in the universe capable of ...

2019-11-11: Does Life Need a Multiverse to Exist?

  • 02:56: This is the so-called “weak” anthropic principle, as defined by astrophysicist Brandon Carter in 1973.
  • 13:09: ... intelligent life may be extremely rare, and how this relates to the weak anthropic principle. ...
  • 15:24: ... is hard to deny - the fine tuning of our planet is less clear, but the weak anthropic principle makes it a totally plausible ...

2019-11-04: Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe

  • 01:11: But today we’re going to focus on the weak anthropic principle, although it’s anything but weak.
  • 01:41: And the weak anthropic principle is much more useful than that.
  • 02:26: The weak anthropic principle places no limit on how rare those you-supporting environments are.
  • 05:28: ... seen that quality on Earth then it could be hugely uncommon - and the weak anthropic principle says it’s still not surprising for us to find ourselves on one of the ...
  • 11:40: ... weak anthropic principle allows that these singular events were phenomenally unlikely - we simply ...
  • 00:47: In upcoming episodes we’ll be exploring this principle and its two main versions - the strong and the weak anthropic principles.
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