The value of asking questions: Reina Reyes at TEDxDiliman

Reinabelle Reyes is a 29-year-old astrophysicist who astounded scientists all over the world when she led a Princeton University research team in 2010 to prove how galaxies up to 3.5 billion light years away are clustered together, in exactly the way that Einstein's General Relativity predicts. They came up with a new astronomical measurement, which indicates how galaxies are pulled together by gravity, just as Einstein theorized.

In this inspiring TEDxDiliman Talk, she chronicles her journey into science, passionately demonstrates why it's a wonderful time to be a scientist in the Philippines, and by her example, shows why it is important to nurture not only our children's, but also to rekindle
own natural desire to ask questions.

The text of her talk may also be seen here: http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/42025-... .

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