John Green and Katie Mack explore the history of the universe
Author, YouTuber, and podcaster John Green may have written the best-selling novel The Fault in Our Stars, but he would be the first to admit his understanding of the cosmos is far from faultless. In fact, he notes that he “just barely passed high school physics” in the trailer for The Universe, a podcast he co-created with Katie Mack, the Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at Perimeter Institute.
Green does know a thing or two about good writing, though; his books have been mainstays on The New York Times Best Seller list for more than a decade. When he read Mack’s book, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking), he was so moved that he wrote her an email and they struck up a friendship. The next thing they knew, they were co-hosting a podcast.
“I was thrilled when John got in touch about doing a podcast together, and it’s been a blast to record,” says Mack. “I can’t wait for everyone to hear all our weird, wide-ranging chats about the history of existence and the nature of reality.”
The 11-part limited series will explore of our “vast and strange universe” – including the parts of its history that aren’t yet written. Produced by Crash Course – the educational YouTube channel Green created with his brother, Hank – the first episode of The Universe will premiere on April 24.
À propos de l’IP
L'Institut Périmètre est le plus grand centre de recherche en physique théorique au monde. Fondé en 1999, cet institut indépendant vise à favoriser les percées dans la compréhension fondamentale de notre univers, des plus infimes particules au cosmos tout entier. Les recherches effectuées à l’Institut Périmètre reposent sur l'idée que la science fondamentale fait progresser le savoir humain et catalyse l'innovation, et que la physique théorique d'aujourd'hui est la technologie de demain. Situé dans la région de Waterloo, cet établissement sans but lucratif met de l'avant un partenariat public-privé unique en son genre avec entre autres les gouvernements de l'Ontario et du Canada. Il facilite la recherche de pointe, forme la prochaine génération de pionniers de la science et communique le pouvoir de la physique grâce à des programmes primés d'éducation et de vulgarisation.
