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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 49 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.

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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

Neutrinos, Matter, and Antimatter: The Yin Yang of the Big Bang | 2019
Neutrinos, Matter, and Antimatter: The Yin Yang of the Big Bang | 2019 Ambakisye-Okang Dukuzumurenyi 49 Views • 5 years ago

What happened to all of the universe's antimatter? Can a particle be its own anti-particle? And how do you build an experiment to find out? In this program, particle physicists reveal their hunt for a neutrino event so rare, it happens to a single atom at most once every 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years: far longer than the current age of the universe. If they find it, it could explain no less than the existence of our matter-filled universe.

PARTICIPANTS: Janet Conrad, Andrea Pocar, Lindley Winslow

MODERATOR: Natalie Wolchover

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TOPICS:

- Panelist Introductions 0:08
- How was antimatter discovered? 1:03
- Conditions required to detect antimatter 3:13
- What are Majorana particles? 4:57
- Who was Ettore Majorana? 7:27
- How would we know if a neutrino is a Majorana particle? 9:02
- Experiments for detecting neutrinoless double-beta decay 12:12
- When did we start looking for neutrinos? 15:02
- IceCube Neutrino Observatory 18:34
- Other types of neutrinos 21:35
- Detecting neutrinos from the sun 24:24
- How did we figure out how to detect neutrinoless double-beta decay?26:44
- How far are we from producing results from the research? 30:45
- GERDA experiment 32:38
- How big of a deal would it be if we detect neutrinoless double-beta decay? 35:38
- What would it mean if neutrinoless double-beta decay doesn’t exist? 42:05
- Are we at the limit of the size of our detectors? 46:00
- Running experiments underground 48:08
- Predictions of when the decay will be seen 53:10
- Is there any evidence of the annihilation of matter and antimatter? 55:12

PROGRAM CREDITS:
- Produced by Justin Weinstein
- Associate Produced by Laura Dattaro

This program was recorded live at the 2018 World Science Festival and has been edited and condensed for YouTube.

Week 6: Professor Manu Ampim 9/3/20 - Ancient African contributions in Architecture
Week 6: Professor Manu Ampim 9/3/20 - Ancient African contributions in Architecture ajayrevels 49 Views • 5 years ago

SEMINAR TITLE: “Black People in the Biblical Lands of Kush andEgypt & Their Contributions to the World.”

6) Ancient African contributions in Architecture and a practical application of the practical knowledge learned about classical African civilizations

Background:Presenter is Professor Manu Ampim:Prof. Manu Ampim is the director of Advancing The Research and is a noted historian and scholar specializing in Africana Studies. He has conducted primary (first-hand) research in nearly two dozen countries over the past 30 years, and is the author of numerous scholarly articles and several books, including his latest work, A History of African Civilizations (2019). Prof. Ampim is also a tenured professor at Contra Costa College (San Pablo, CA) and Chair of the History, Anthropology, and Geography Department. In addition, he has facilitated various workshops throughout North America, and has worked with several renowned scholars.Week 1 Resources document that Professor Ampim compiled to help support the attendees of the class last week and to further answer the main questions that were raised. I noted in the Bibliography that my book, A History of African Civilizations ($24.95), is the most relevant source for the 6-week seminar and can be ordered below.
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The Mysterious Architecture of the Universe - with J Richard Gott
The Mysterious Architecture of the Universe - with J Richard Gott Ambakisye-Okang Dukuzumurenyi 49 Views • 5 years ago

J Richard Gott leads a journey through the history of our understanding of the Universe’s structure, and explains the ‘cosmic web’: the idea that our Universe is like a sponge made up of clusters of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies.
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J Richard Gott was among the first cosmologists to propose that the structure of our Universe is like a sponge made up of clusters of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies – a magnificent structure now called the 'cosmic web'. In this talk he shows how ambitious telescope surveys such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey are transforming our understanding of the cosmos, and how the cosmic web holds vital clues to the origins of the universe and the next trillion years that lie ahead.

J Richard Gott is Emeritus Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University and is noted for his contributions to cosmology and general relativity.

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