Comments on: Brian Cox- Horizon What Time Is It?

By: Debi Schafer

Debi Schafer — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:47:02 +0000

Loved the show, excited to see more from Prof Cox. Not being versed in quantum mechanics, he made it understandable and made you want to learn more. Thanks! And please make more shows.

By: Simon Morley

Simon Morley — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:50:30 +0000

Oops, time moves on, but better late than never! What I dont get it this. Surely time is simply a calibration of change (and relative or differential change). Time happens because we measure change. Change is always happening (universe is moving outward, sub-atomic particles appear/disappear, move, oscillate etc etc).

Without change, there is no time. We just calibrate/measure change in convenient things called time periods (seconds, days, millenium etc). So, where there’s no change (ie say before big bang) then there’s nothing to measure, hence no time.
Flow of time? No. Flow of change, surely.

By: John Allsopp

John Allsopp — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:26:03 +0000

Hello Prof.

Very interesting programme. I often wonder where time comes from, Thoughts I wonder the same. An answer or suggestion for further research into the latter, if all of space is jigling away all the time? space is air, which is made up including oxygen atoms etc, are thoughts some how induced into our brains from something we have not found to date?, a bit like inducing a voltage from one inductor to the other.

Thankyou Prof Brian Cox for a most interesting programme.
John Allsopp G4YDM

By: giagia

giagia — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:59:31 +0000

Dipika- I know that Brian doesn’t watch it, though my son LOVES it. :) He might make a great Dr. Who… if he could act. ;)

By: Dipika

Dipika — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:25:18 +0000

Thanks Gia……………..will check it out!

What’s your (and Brian’s) opinion of the Big Bang Theory (American Tv Show)! Not the CGI explosion that happened 13.7 billion yrs ago.

Also think Brian would make a “fantastic” Dr WHO!

By: Gary Meehan

Gary Meehan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:29:00 +0000

Hi Brian, what a fantastic programme (even though it gave me a sleepless night trying to get my head round, all the theories and the question what is time.) Thank you for making such a profound subject open to the layman. Please forgive my arrogance by even thinking I could have come up with a theory that hasn’t ever been considered before. But I have come up with one which I would like your views on.
However, since I am no physicist and have limited accademic qualifications I think it would be really difficult and time consuming to put it down on paper. I would therefore appreciate it if you would at least give prior agreement to read my idea and let me know your opinion, if I go to the effort of trying to put it into words?
I have even given it a name (Pom Pom theory), and it involves time being one of 5 dimensions used to plot the exact position of any given partictle in space and time. I believe it could also link Einstiens line theory and the granular theory also discussed in the programme.
If you would be able to spare time to read my idea, please come back to me and I will put my thoughts down. You will have to bear with me though if I seem to over simplify things.

Kind regards

Gaz

By: giagia

giagia — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:04:17 +0000

Glad you enjoyed it, JK. It’s nice to have your mind bent once in a while!

By: JK

JK — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:46:43 +0000

GiaGia – just joshing with you – am a confirmed atheist, but must confess to not being much of a physicist also. I have a girlfriend who is one of the new age quantum-theory-is-all-connected-to-conciousness tripe types which really does get my goat – find something you have no hope of understanding, chuck in the words “quantum” and “conciousness” and hey presto the whole universe explained in the most reductionist simplistic answer any idiot could possibly hope for.
last nights program was mind bending to say the least, but great fun too

By: giagia

giagia — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:54:43 +0000

Dipika- Just In Time. :) There's a behind-the-scenes video of Brian lip-syncing to more songs on YouTube. Worryingly, he knows far too many words to the Cher song for my comfort... ;)

By: Dipika

Dipika — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:32:42 +0000

Loved the show…everything he does is great!

What is the title of the frank sinatra song at the end?