# Between two infinities: our place in the Universe

- Institution: CERN
- Department: GLOBE - Public Events
- Year: 2023
- Language: English
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3021795)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Between two infinities: our place in the Universe

A conference by Gianfranco Bertone - Professor of Theoretical Astroparticle Physics at the Center of Excellence in Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics, University of Amsterdam

The spectacular advances of modern astronomy have opened our horizon to an unexpected cosmos: a dark, mysterious universe, populated by enigmatic entities we know very little about, such as black holes, dark matter, and dark energy.

In this public conference, Gianfranco Bertone - Professor of Theoretical Astroparticle Physics at the Center of Excellence in Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics, University of Amsterdam (GRAPPA) - will discuss how the new science based on gravitational waves, may hold the keys to unlocking these mysteries. Bertone will illustrate the surprising connections between the study of the universe on the largest scales and the physics of the infinitely small.

The talk is a fascinating introduction to cutting-edge findings in recent cosmology, that could soon revolutionize our understanding of the universe and of the role we humans play in it.

Public event | In English | Recorded

Entre deux infinis : notre place dans l'Univers

Une conférence de Gianfranco Bertone - Professeur de physique théorique des astroparticules au Centre d'Excellence sur la Gravitation et la Physiques des Astroparticules, Université d'Amsterdam

Les avancées spectaculaires de l'astronomie moderne ont ouvert notre horizon sur un cosmos inattendu : un univers sombre et mystérieux, peuplé d'entités énigmatiques que nous connaissons très peu, comme les trous noirs, ou même rien du tout, comme la matière noire et l'énergie noire. Dans cette conférence publique, Gianfranco Bertone abordera la manière dont l'essor d'une nouvelle science basée non pas sur la lumière, mais sur les ondes gravitationnelles, pourrait détenir les clés pour percer ces mystères. Il illustrera les connexions surprenantes entre l'étude de l'univers aux plus grandes…

## Lectures

1. [Between two infinities: our place in the Universe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3021795/bca03b89fd02), 1 h 23 min (CERN's player)