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Oxford Physics Public Lectures

The Search for Life on Earth, In Space and Time

Dr James Green, current Chief Scientist of NASA gives a talk on the how life may be distributed on Earth and in the Solar System with consideration of the age of our sun.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

What is antimatter?

What is antimatter? Antimatter was one of the most exciting physics discoveries of the 20th century, and has since been picked up by fiction writers such as Dan Brown. But what exactly is it?
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

The future of the planet: life, growth and death in organisms, cities and companies. Geoffrey West

In this year’s Simonyi Lecture Geoffrey West discusses universal laws that govern everything from growth to mortality in plants, animals, cities and companies.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Fine-Tuning Discussion

Simon Friederich, Natalja Deng, and Erik Curiel participate in a roundtable discussion addressing questions around probability, fine-tuning, and arguments for a multiverse or deity.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Erik Curiel: Measure, Topology, and Probability in Cosmology.

Erik Curiel explains the challenges in making assessments of probability by making assumptions about the space of universes--or cosmological models--that our theories allow.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Natalja Deng: What Kind of Fine-Tuner?

Natalja Deng discusses whether the apparent fine-tuning of the universe for life can be evidence for a divine creator.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Simon Friederich: Fine-Tuning for Life in the Universe, A Panoramic View

Simon Friederich reviews the challenges that arise in using empirical evidence that the universe is tuned for life to evaluate multiverse hypothesis.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Evidence in the Multiverse

Erik Curiel and Simon Friederich hash out the problems we encounter when we look for evidence of a multiverse.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

The Hard Fact of Life in Big Physics City

How similar is the fine-tuning of our universe to probabilistic reasoning we use and understand? Simon Friederich and Erik Curiel go through a series of examples.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Stability and Probability

Erik Curiel and Simon Friederich discuss how reasoning in cosmology sometimes conflates topological stability with probability, and why that might be wrong.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Problems with Probability

Simon Friederich and Erik Curiel discuss the problems fine-tuning arguments raise for our understanding of probability.
Oxford Physics Public Lectures
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The State of the Universe

Our Universe was created in 'The Big Bang' and has been expanding ever since. Professor Schmidt describes the vital statistics of the Universe, and tries to make sense of the Universe's past, present, and future.
Oxford Physics Public Lectures
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Cassini-Huygens: Space Odyssey to Saturn and Titan

Public Lecture organised by the Aeronautical Society of Oxford in conjunction with the Department of Physics.
In Our Spare Times

Nuclear Fusion

Aled Walker, Justin Ball, Valerian Chen, Jason Parisi discuss nuclear fusion as part of the In Our Spare Time series.
Theoretical Physics - From Outer Space to Plasma

Exploring the very early universe with gravitational waves

John March-Russell gives a talk about gravitational wave signals of stringy physics, a ‘soundscape’ connected to the landscape of string vacua.
Theoretical Physics - From Outer Space to Plasma

The birth of gravitational wave astronomy

Subir Sarkar reviews the detection of the ‘chirrup’ signal from a pair of merging massive black holes by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, as well as subsequent experimental developments.
Theoretical Physics - From Outer Space to Plasma

From action at a distance to gravitational waves

James Binney gives a talk about the mathematics that describe Gravitational waves.
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From Materials to Cosmology: Studying the early universe under the microscope

Physics Colloquium 27 January 2017 delivered by Professor Nicola Spaldin, ETH Zurich
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

The New Era in Observational Cosmology

In the fourth part of their discussion, Pedro Ferreira and Jerome Martin conjecture about the future of inflation. They talk about the potential for new evidence for and against the theory, and the variety of new probes into our cosmological environment.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

When is a theory good enough?

In the third part of their discussion, Pedro Ferreira and Jerome Martin talk about whether one should look for a deeper physical theory when one’s current theory is well-supported by observation.

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