Watch the fol­lo­wing video. Click on the cog (Zahn­rad = Ein­stel­lun­gen) to acti­va­te Eng­lish sub­tit­les. Stop the video, when­ever Krauss uses important words / phra­ses that you don’t under­stand and look them up at PONS or the OALD. As usu­al take notes and prepa­re a short talk. Stu­dy and LEARN the fol­lo­wing phra­ses befo­re you watch the video. Look up the words to learn their cor­rect pronunciation.

to defy the evi­dence of rea­li­ty: to refu­se to obey or show respect for a law, a rule, etc; sich hin­weg­set­zen über, sich widersetzen

to pro­mul­ga­te an idea: to spread an idea, a belief, etc. among many peo­p­le; ver­brei­ten

to vali­da­te igno­rance: to pro­ve that some­thing is true; bestä­ti­gen

mani­fest non­sen­se: adj. (fml) easy to see or under­stand, syn. clear, obvious; klar, offen­sicht­lich  –  cf. mani­fest destiny

to speak non­sen­se with impu­ni­ty: If a per­son does some­thing bad with impu­ni­ty, they do not get punis­hed for what they have done; unge­straft, straflos