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The Elusive Neutrino and The Nature Of The Cosmos | 2014
The Elusive Neutrino and The Nature Of The Cosmos | 2014 Ambakisye-Okang Dukuzumurenyi 47 Views • 5 years ago

The neutrino is among the cagiest of particles, a subatomic wisp so ephemeral it could pass through light years of lead with more ease than a hot knife through butter. Despite its extraordinary abundance in the universe—billions pass through your body every second—this ghostly particle is notoriously difficult to trap, inspiring some of the most sophisticated detectors in science just to study it. A closer look could change everything. The elusive neutrino holds clues to some of the most profound questions in particle physics: What happened in the briefest moments after the Big Bang? Why does the universe contain more matter than antimatter? Join leading researchers as they chase neutrinos and other elusive particles in search of nature’s fundamental order.

This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation.

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Original program Date: June 1, 2012
MODERATOR: Bill Weir
PARTICIPANTS: Janet Conrad, Francis Halzen, Lawrence Krauss, John Robinson

Tiny Ghosts - Musical introduction by John Robinson 00:00

Bill Weir's Introduction 3:48

Participant Introductions 5:00

Why are neutrinos important? 6:28

Why go to the antarctic to find neutrinos? 8:44

The ghost particle appears 11:50

Many didn't believe in the neutrino. 16:20

Neutrinos from an atom bomb. 19:45

Ray Davis and his gutsy experiments. 24:08

Key predictions of the standard model. 28:30

Understanding neutrino oscillations. 31:49

Neutrinos and the Grand Unified Theory. 39:24

The supernova that led to neutrinos. 44:02

How do you measure the information from neutrinos. 53:29

A telescope under the ice? 57:00

What is the holy grail on neutrinos. 1:02:00

You can't adjust nature just observe it. 1:07:32

The truth is stranger then star trek? 1:14:20

Can neutrinos move faster than light? 1:18:46

An Introduction to Quantum Biology - with Philip Ball
An Introduction to Quantum Biology - with Philip Ball Ambakisye-Okang Dukuzumurenyi 47 Views • 5 years ago

What is quantum biology? Philip Ball explains how strange quantum effects take place in the messy world of biology, and how these are behind familiar biological phenomena such as smell, enzymes and bird's migration.
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In this guest curated event on quantum biology, Jim Al-Khalili invited Philip Ball to introduce how the mysteries of quantum theory might manifest themselves at the biological level. Here he explains how the baffling yet powerful theory of the baffling yet powerful theory of the subatomic world might play an important role in biological processes.

Philip Ball is a science writer, writing regularly for Nature and having contributed to publications ranging from New Scientist to the New York Times. He is the author of many popular books on science, including works on the nature of water, pattern formation in the natural world, colour in art, and the cognition of music, and he has also broadcast on many occasions on radio and TV.

Jim Al-Khalili is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Professor of Public Engagement in Science at University of Surrey. He is author of several popular science books and appears regularly on radio and television. In 2007, he was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for Science Communication.

This event took place at the Royal Institution on 28 January 2015.

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Philip Ball is a science writer, writing regularly for Nature and having contributed to publications ranging from New Scientist to the New York Times.

He is the author of many popular books on science, including works on the nature of water, pattern formation in the natural world, colour in art, and the cognition of music.

He has also broadcast on many occasions on radio and TV.

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