LiteBIRD Satellite for Tests of Cosmic Inflation and Quantum GravityCosmological inflation is the leading hypothesis to resolve the problems in the Big Bang theory. It predicts that primordial gravitational waves were created during the inflationary era, which then imprinted large-scale curl patterns in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization map called the B-modes. Measurements of the CMB B-mode signals ...
Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time - wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond.People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power and declined, all over energy challenges. ...
Where: StanfordCost:
Are We Alone in the Universe?The detection of thousands exoplanets orbiting other alien Suns has revolutionized our view of the cosmos. With the next generation of telescopes we will be able to peer into the atmospheres of rocky planets and get a glimpse into other worlds. In this lecture Dr. Kaltenegger shows the latest results ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
