1- Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. He is known… Read Full Bio ↴1- Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. He has also appeared in many Hollywood productions playing parts such as Dr. Guggenheim in Rushmore, William Stryker in X2: X-Men United and Agamemnon in Troy. He was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film in the 1986 production Manhunter.
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2- Now better known to the public as the British particle physicist and presenter of a number of science programmes for the BBC Brian Edward “B. E.” Cox OBE (born 3 March 1968) had some fame (1985 - 1991) as a keyboard player with the band Dare and then till 1997, while studying for his PhD, with D:Ream(Things Can Only Get Better).
During that time he played on :Out of the Silence (1988)Blood from Stone (1991)D:Ream On Volume 1 (1993)In Memory Of...[ (2011)
Now he is a member of the High Energy Physics group at the University of Manchester, and works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland. He is also working on the R&D project of the FP420 experiment in an international collaboration to upgrade the ATLAS and the CMS experiment by installing additional, smaller detectors at a distance of 420 metres (1,380 ft) from the interaction points of the main experiments.
For his music see D:Ream & Dare.

3- also see Bryan-Michael Cox

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01TEDTalks : What went wrong (and what's next) at the Large Hadron Collider - Brian Cox (2009)

02TEDTalks : An inside tour of the world's biggest supercollider - Brian Cox (2008)

03Brian Cox: Why we need the explorers - Brian Cox (2010)

Brian Cox

04Starry Messengers

05Flame Clouds

06A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns. Austin Ince & Frankie Hepburn - Colonel Robertson (excerpt).

07When We Two Parted by Lord Byron. Tchakovosky - Symphony No.5 - 2nd Movement (excerpt).

08The Lady Of Shalott by Lord Alfred Tennyson. Stephen Darrell Smith & Dan Smith - The Great Glen.

09Blue Eyes Forever

10When We Two Parted

11A Red Red Rose

12Why we need the explorers

13When We Two Parted by Lord Byron. Tchakovosky - Symphony No.5 - 2nd Movement (Excerpt)

14A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns. Austin Ince & Frankie Hepburn - Colonel Robertson (Excerpt)

15Star Death And The Creation Of Elements

16Ya Got Trouble

1776 Trombones (From the Music Man)

18The Lady of Shalott by Lord Alfred Tennyson. Stephen Darrell Smith & Dan Smith - The Great Glen

19What really goes on at the Large Hadron Collider

20Light Doesn't Travel Fast?

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Comments from YouTube:

Pamela Anders

3y↑13

My all-time favourite scientist. He's so relatable and I so wish I had had professors who spoke as clearly as him when I was in University.

MarkFoz

Totally agree. Knowledge is great but knowledge and humility is better. I don’t know Brian but I bet he has zero ego and genuinely cares about education.

pets19

8y↑163

Thank you Brian for serving our society and being one of the few bright lights showing us the way in this continuously dark and sometimes regressive world. Your passion for the sciences and eloquence of passing on knowledge is simply inspiring.
Peeter from Estonia

Delta November

5y↑2

pets19 Well said mate.

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SeymourGainz

7y↑71

Could listen to Brian all day, dont always get what he's talking about but I believe it and find it fascinating

JLT77

@PantoMath how so?

Ike Hopman

Because earth is flat!

Frederick John Picarello

5y↑1

Like watching a movie over again to understand certain parts you may have missed for whatever reason watching videos over again helps us to understand things more clearly..

Ilankuzhali Elavarasan

4y↑2

Ten years+ , I'm here watching this video with a tear in my eyes! He never fails to fascinate me and he'll always remain a wonder to every science enthusiasts out there!!!

x1plus1x

14y

Brian Cox is awesome! I hope he does more interviews, more tv appearances, and imparts more knowledge on the public

Tio Dave

14y

@samiminh He focused on the perspective of an explorer. I think he did a great job of explaining what we get out of exploring. The financial impact of the Apollo mission showed how it is actually financially viable. He showed everything ever done in our history has been done on a blue dot in space. I feel even stronger about focusing the majority of our tax dollars on exploration and not war. How did the talk impact you?

ASocialCJ

11y↑2

Funny how my love for Carl Sagan lead me to Mr. Cox. I always said our world needed more people like Sagan; and we are lucky to have Brian Cox as a representative of the human race's thirst for knowledge. If more people humbled themselves and realized we're all in this together Earth would be a peaceful utopia. Isn't it time we stopped hurting, belittling and hating each other and learned to love and respect not only our genetic brothers and sisters but the world we share and everything in it

Vyma Lutchmiah- Mootoocarpen

10y↑85

Carl Sagan's words are very inspiring when I think of unnecessary war among us...for nothing!!

Classic World

6y↑1

That doesn't mean WW2 was good or 'necessary'. Some of the good things it 'forced' were not needed unless WW2 happened, therefore, if war didn't exist, many of the 'forced' things wouldn't need to exist, either. It's creating a problem and saying, 'but the problem created a solution/idea, so it can't be all bad'. It is a stupid argument. Not to mention, the good things it created are far outweighed by the evils and deaths of that war.

Mark Scott

9y↑1

@Casper Christensen I know I agree, you are acting as if I'm disagreeing.
How are you continually getting your wires crossed on this?
I think its because you are somehow thinking that funding and investing are different, when they are the same.
Funding technology and investing in technology is exactly the same thing.
You seem to have found an argument where there isn't one.

Casper Christensen

@Mark Scott My point still stands. Times of war are times of rapid innovation, which wouldnt have been government backed in times of peace.

Mark Scott

9y↑1

@Casper Christensen You've basically just contradicted yourself.
Not about funding, but it forces governments to invest, that is funding.

Casper Christensen

9y↑1

@Mark Scott Im not talking about funding though, im talking about how war forces countries to invest in all sorts of sciences that can later be the foundation of new technology in peace time. Like the rocket tech advancements made during WW2 being a base for the rockets later used for the moon launch.

Also, medical advancements.

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coolgreyoneabby

14y↑1

Yes! Brian Cox said it they way it is ...or at least should be. Great job Thanks. This is what should be shown at the beginning of the year in every high school science classes to put into perspective why we learn about our world.

mehmet efe

3y↑1

I respect this man and every scientist. We need them. we develeop and protect our research curiosity, to think critically.

xxartisticxx

10y↑16

It's amazing men like Brian Cox who inspire many others to study the Cosmos, physics, etc. Here I am, learning more. One day I will see you live Brian, would love it if you could do more talks in the USA. (hint) We appreciate you Brian. xo

Kris

He's coming to the U.S. this year!

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HigherPlanes

14y

Nice talk- In the future we've got to keep science in the hands of real explorers. As long as the government controls science, it's science run amuk

Angel LoveJoy

Thank you for sharing. Absolutely phenomenal. Very much enjoyed. The only thing I'd argue is that we have a soul. I had an out of body experience while in a coma and where I went I define as heaven. The pleasantness there was so lovely and peaceful. My form was that of like a mass of stars and goldish. Celestial, perhaps? I faced another of like body. We communicated not by telepathy, but with our whole essence rather. It was beautiful. I had a choice to come back to Earth. Behind this figure of mine was a holographic like ghost body of me. This body fell back into my human body at the hospital I was life flighted to and I woke up out of coma to be with my family again. 💙💜

Diana Ross

12y

So true and blue! Great information, I am so glad there is another Carl Sagan, I am not comparing them, but their passion is what is needed to change society to build a better world for us, by learning what is around us.

Chrissie aka GermaicanLady

11y

Great inspirational talk!

Raymond Gonzalez

11y

Wow this is awe inspiring even I didn't grasp the importance of exploration who could imagine space travel could inspire so much technology.

macmarty2025

13y

excellent. thank you for making this video available for us.

krisstokross

One of the best science communicators of all time.

adamoxx1

14y↑6

Damn, his oratory skills are remarkable. Pleasant voice, no 'umms' or pauses, lovely accent, I was hypnotized.

Kraglord

11y↑5

Amazing last words... Makes me want to go out there and invent the continuum transfunctioner.

Lencol

4y↑1

You can hear Brian's love and passion for science in his voice.

himel

yep

Vivek & Nisha 🇬🇧

12y

Wonderful... Dr. Cox is a real oral genius!!!! :D great.... loved it.. specially the ending notes...

Sunny Moody

13y

I think of him as a new Carl Sagan. Young, brilliant, creative, wonderful speaker, and able to explain complex science to the layman.

Theo Dubus

9y↑35

wow. that was inspiring.

fosknine9

At 14:22 when he shows the image Voyager took of earth and reads what Carl Sagan wrote about this photo, this speech is also quoted in the "Universe is way bigger than you think" video. Carl Sagan's famous words resonates profoundly when you look at this famous image.

Sheldon T

14y

A tiny blue dot... it's fascinating to think of how small we really are in this world. People like Brian, the late Carl Sagan, many folks in NASA, and others really inspire me to learn more about the universe. I hope we continue to strive to understand earth and beyond... if for nothing else to continue our own survival

Teeny Tike

12y↑1

we need to spend all we can on science like this.

cc

9 years ago tomorrow, and he is still inspiring people of all places.

thisscreensucks

14y

that quote of Carl Sagans sends chills down my spine every time

Antoinette Esposito

11y↑73

"Physics is like sex, Sure it has some practical results, But that's not why we do it" -Richard Feynman :)

Gaius Is The Cool One

3y↑1

Cuz of joy on the work 😀

michaelgorby

6y↑2

Nemo Outis ...or a scientist who describes his observations about how the world works.

Nemo Outis - Marcus Boateng

Antoinette Esposito he was quite the hedonist if he said that.

morgandude2

11y

Sagan's words are so great. Thanks, Brian.

mooxim

14y

I've tough a few astronomy lessons and I can't totally sympathise with Brian at the end of his talk. Sagan and a small few others have had a fantastic ability to describe some things and it's all too easy to rely on their words because you want to make sure you do the brilliance of these ideas justice, even when it's really supposed to be your talk.

Val

12y

My love for physics and my love for Brian Cox brought me here.

Steve

11y

Awesome talk!

Paul C

5y↑2

A genuine and cool ambassador for science at a time reality shows with low life form celebrities corrupt, alienate and obliterate the human spirit.

Fera Ole

Very true...

Killgroup

14y

Some beautiful words by Carl Sagan there. Brought a tear to the eye.

Anticleric

14y

Love this guy.

David Thompson

14y

wow I never even thought of how the root of helium is actually related to the sun. Cool! and R.I.P. Carl Sagan I wish he could have lived to see his powerful words transforming so many people.

Ryan LaMee

12y

That's true. When I hear the words "I believe" there is an assumption (to me) that the person can't actually prove it. Like you said, it implies faith. That coupled with the fact that Brian Cox is a famous person does give him a greater responsibility to have his facts right, or to admit where his knowledge ends. I think most scientists are honest about this point though...but many religious aren't which drives me f*cking crazy.

Chris Winner

14y

Exploration has always been a human endeavour. As we venture beyond the borders of own world and system, it is inevitable that the further we go the greater the costs will be. Let us hope that lack of funding doesn’t curtail our inherent curiosity.

djamorpheus

14y↑19

i cried when he recited carl sagans words, very powerful

Nasir Dev

same for me here.

Adi Respati

14y

I always love that Sagan's quote.

Zak Elmi

11y

looks like you've got one! keep up the good work.

Ashitaka255

14y

Great lesson but not the greatest argument for continuing to fund curiosity based research.

yetistar

12y↑1

carl sagan was such a beast and so is brian cox, what a great speaker

Amir Iqbal

14y

we need more brian cox .............

Adam Hugo

14y

@Zetimenvec Yeah you are probably right, however I hope that the internets vast information will at least help inform the few that wish to become informed and might otherwise be unable to find an easy source of that information. I guess what I mean is that the internet will likely not make people more intelligent or seeking of the right and logical information, but rather it will make it easier on those that do have that desire and possibly help convince others that they should as well.

d3st88

14y

Great talk.

fastson

14y

Great talk.

Adam Hugo

14y

@Zetimenvec Yeah I agree with you there. That is indeed the sad fact. I think the majority will always be like that but I think that it will gradually get better just as the 'layman' of today is more advanced than the 'layman' of the 1700s for instance.

Drake Magnum

12y

Carl Sagan rocks so hard. I'm glad Cox gives him proper respect.

Juan Luis Zarco Reyes

14y↑1

Brian Cox explains how curiosity-driven science pays for itself, powering innovation and a profound appreciation of our existence...

victor gibson

13y

I wish I had a job that I loved half as much as Brian Cox.

K_pop_asl

I wish I had a job...

La Pistolera

14y

I am seriously so in love with Brian Cox. Is it weird that he's 20 years older than me? :P

riedstep

11y

Love the last quote:)

bigbluedog0

12y↑3

somewhat proud that i brought myself here. inspiring :)

Umar Farook

best explanations

Alan Morton

Just awesome 👏

AnonEyeMouse

14y

@WeatherManToBe It doesn't need to be, but it can be. Poetry and art are about (massively generalising here) expressing how we see the world around us and how it effects us. Science plays in the same sandbox, though a different game. It's understandable that when looking at the world through scientific eyes it may well stir a poet's heart.

Oscar Falcón Lara

14y

That was Brilliant!

Alienshoes101

14y

thanks for posting!!!!

Dillinger86

12y

At 14:20 the part about Carl Sagan In his book the Pale Blue Dot is the best part in the whole book IMO.

Tenno Heika

12y

My interest in physics and the universe brought me here

ClinicallyCynical

14y

Man love for Brian Cox

MBTAismydesignateddriver

14y

Sagan was like an uncle to me, my mom being formerly employed by Sagan, years before my life. Too bad I was so young when he died, she's seeing his wife Annie right now I believe. I was 3 when he died in '96, but his message is loud and clear as I read his writing and see the work he put into so many different episodes of cosmos and other TV appearances.

John Rah

5y↑3

I watch this every few months just to see if it still makes me cry.

David Landon

14y

@UserNameForYeeTube Oh I get it, I thought he meant no stars have died which are larger than 1.4 solar masses (which I know is false) but what he meant is there are no intact dead stars whose mass is <1.4 solar masses. Thank you

DavidPHD

12y

I see. But you know that you can shoot a laser to the moon and receive its reflection about 2.5 sec. later due to reflectors that have been put on the moon's surface. How do you think they got "up" there?

Dudz

I don't think we need to spend money on space even though it's so interesting, we need to sort out own planet out before anything else

CatV5

14y

@adamoxx1 totally agree with you... if i would vote for a legendary scientist this decade i would vote him...

Zetimenvec

14y

a decent lesson, but I doubt most youtubers will be able to absorb the information in such short explanations.

boppzz

14y

@adamoxx1 very true. what an amazing talk.

MBTAismydesignateddriver

14y

@homermoo I'm currently reading his book The Dragons of Eden - Speculations On The Evolution of Human Intelligence. He blends so well information into an accessible and often funny writing. Anyone read it?

Ryan LaMee

12y↑1

Fair enough, I was just curious as to why it was so important for you to make such an unnecessary point. I agree with your views about or 'sky daddy', too=)

morgandude2

11y

Brilliant!

WeatherManToBe

14y

science is not art. It doesn't need to be "beautiful" or poetic

liljozee

12y

I wouldn't use those words to say it, but I totally agree with you.

melvyn Hobson

12y

@OcelotPwns OMG same! they're both absolutley awesome and i know mchio kaku from the discovery channel, btw do you watch those physics of sci-fi or something like that where he looks at things in science fiction and see's how he could make it science fact.

Kiris Weeks

7y↑5

Love Brian

papasitoman

14y

@NewgroundsOwnSBB Well, if a moon has an orbit then you must accept that it goes around something. So you have a place to start. And as orbits are eliptical, they go ´up´ and ´down´ as the bodies rotate and orbit. So you can accept that there are directions persay in space. And moons have north and south poles etc. I get your point but I think this guy knows what he´s talking about.

Rtz Bis

Beautiful!!

tmarkuk1

14y

@mytv80 You breed (not bred) plants in exactly the same way that you breed animals, you choose specific specimens that exhibit the characteristics you desire and you cross pollinate them. From that offspring you repeat the process. This is how people breed flowers of specific colours, vegetables with specific properties.

Si421

12y

Do we know enough? Of course not. And honestly, I doubt we ever will. They say curiosity killed the cat, but without curiosity, we would never push the boundries of existance and understanding.

InfiniteRealities

14y

Legend.

Aaron Lothian

12y

I guess the 28 dislikes were made by people who think the world as we know it, is around 4000 years old.

Artur Arocha

Pra nos enganar e nos manter idiotizados. Parabéns!!!

afthefragile

14y

Ooh... Brian Cox, long time since I've seen him....

ancalites

14y

@dlandon2000 When he says "dead star" he's talking about white dwarfs: stellar remnants of stars that have a mass of <1.4 x Sun. So, there are indeed many such "dead stars" in existence. Sirius's companion, Sirius B, is a good example of a nearby one.

Boreo

14y

Brian Cox is going to be the new Sagan.

Asbury Park

If course Brian could only be from....well the centre of all the worlds firsts?

Adam Hugo

14y

@Zetimenvec Thats just sad but probably true. Hopefully things will improve over the years with peoples easy access to information on the internet...

deedubya286

14y

@dlandon2000 That confused me too until he started talking about super novae. I think he could have phrased it better.

AnonEyeMouse

14y

@mytv80 The planets are round because of GRAVITY. As to their alignment, perfect for what? Life? Life is water in a container, it fits pefectly into any vessel that can hold it, be it a bowl, a glass, your hand or soil. EARTH is not perfectly adapted for us, we are perfectly adapted for IT.

neil73

14y↑1

"Never trust a man who smiles all the time". Brian Cox is an exception to this maxim.

K_pop_asl

who knows 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈

Venkat Babu

People equate forces. There is no force only pressure gradient. Say you take a big rocket or small rocket and you have an engine producing pressure of equal capacity. Then the velocity square is the same for both. Frictional equations work different for each mass content on earth. Infact some stars and planets and asteroids move with the same rates of expansion of the universe.

Christoffer Viken

12y

Where the hell did you think they were going with 2.8 MILLION kilograms of rocket fuel? It's not like they were going grocery shopping at the Safeway down at the corner. They had enough fuel to deliver a M2 Bradley, 400 gallons of fuel, and four full loads of ammunition to MARS!

C S

I got d's and f's in math...there is still hope for me...but what is beautiful and fascinating is that many things can be transformed with the faith to find it