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The End of the Universe: A Conversation with Katie Mack
Katherine Mack - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Shohini Ghose, Wilfrid Laurier University
Shohini Ghose - Wilfrid Laurier University
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Bryan Gaensler, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Bryan Gaensler - University of Toronto
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Elizabeth Tasker, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Elizabeth Tasker - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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Gabriela González, Louisiana State University
Gabriela Gonzalez - Louisiana State University
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Lee Smolin, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Lee Smolin - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Chad Hanna, Pennsylvania State University
Chad Hanna - Pennsylvania State University
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Clifford Johnson: University of Southern California
Clifford Johnson - University of California, Santa Barbara
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Phiala Shanahan: MIT
Phiala Shanahan - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Physics
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The End of the Universe: A Conversation with Katie Mack
Katherine Mack - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
In a special live webcast with Perimeter Institute on May 6, 2020, theoretical cosmologist and science communicator Katie Mack — known to her many Twitter followers as @AstroKatie — answered questions about her favourite subject: the end of the universe. Mack is currently a Simons Emmy Noether… -
Shohini Ghose, Wilfrid Laurier University
Shohini Ghose - Wilfrid Laurier University
You’ve likely heard of quantum computing. Maybe you’re even familiar with the basic principles of how this emerging form of technology harnesses counter-intuitive properties of the subatomic realm to perform tasks that would overwhelm even today’s most powerful “classical” computers. But do you know… -
Bryan Gaensler, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Bryan Gaensler - University of Toronto
Science fiction and science both inspire wonder and awe, albeit in very different ways. At its best, science fiction asks profound questions about the human condition. In contrast, science asks – and often answers – even more profound questions about the very nature of matter, space, and time. Both… -
Elizabeth Tasker, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Elizabeth Tasker - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Since the discovery of the first exoplanets in the early 1990s, we have detected more than 4,000 worlds beyond our solar system. Many of these are similar in size to our Earth, leading to an obvious question: could any be habitable? For now, we typically only know the size and orbit of these planets… -
Gabriela González, Louisiana State University
Gabriela Gonzalez - Louisiana State University
Albert Einstein predicted a century ago the existence of gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of spacetime moving at the speed of light. It was believed that these ripples were so faint that no experiment would ever be precise enough to detect them. But in September 2015, LIGO did exactly… -
Sir Martin Rees, UK Astronomer Royal
Martin Rees - The Royal Society
Advances in biotech, cyber-technology, robotics, and space exploration could, if applied wisely, allow a bright future – even for 10 billion people – by the end of this century. But there are dystopian risks we ignore at our peril. These risks are of two kinds: those stemming from our ever-greater… -
Anne Andrews and Paul Weiss, University of California, Los Angeles
To make progress on serious problems in biology and medicine takes a combination of skills, tools, and approaches, often requiring collaboration across seemingly disparate fields. The trick to making breakthroughs often lies in learning to communicate across disciplines to identify existing… -
Lee Smolin, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Lee Smolin - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Quantum physics is the golden child of modern science. It is the basis of our understanding of atoms, radiation, and so much else - from elementary particles and basic forces to the behaviour of materials. But for a century it has also been the problem child of science: it has been plagued by… -
Chad Hanna, Pennsylvania State University
Chad Hanna - Pennsylvania State University
For thousands of years, astronomy was restricted to what we could see with our eyes. But visible light makes up only a tiny fraction of a spectrum emitted by celestial objects. We now know that light is not the universe’s sole means to reveal the mysteries of the heavens. Until recently, we simply… -
Cather Simpson: University of Auckland
The 21st century may come to be known as the Age of Photonics, as we exploit our ability to make and manipulate light as an amazing carrier of energy and information. From quantum computing and entanglement to eye surgery and solar energy, humans are already reaping the benefits of our own… -
Clifford Johnson: University of Southern California
Clifford Johnson - University of California, Santa Barbara
Clifford V. Johnson is a theoretical physicist passionate about sharing science with the public. He resolved to write a book explaining physics to a lay audience, but he felt that words on a printed page did not fully convey the dynamic, collaborative nature of fundamental research. What if, he… -
Phiala Shanahan: MIT
Phiala Shanahan - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Physics
More than 99% of the visible matter in the universe is built from protons and neutrons and the nuclei that they form. This rich structure emerges dynamically from the complex interactions of quarks and gluons, the most elementary particles that have been discovered. Understanding how nuclear physics…