University of California, Berkeley & Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory
Thursday, February 14th 2008, 18:30
Frank Dawson Adams Building, Auditorium
Relics of the Big Bang
Using our most advanced forensic techniques and instruments we sift through
relic clues and evidence to understand the violent events surrounding the
birth and subsequent development of the Universe. This approach - Cosmic
Scene Investigation (CSI) - along with careful analysis, discussion, and
computer modeling (some done here) have allowed us determine what happened
over billions of years with amazing certainty and accuracy. Some of the
findings or surprising and even shocking twists of plots and there remain
even more mysteries to be solved. In spite of that we can tell the tale of
the creation and history of the Universe and show key supporting evidence
some of it from very early times including using the cosmic background
light to provide a direct image of the embryo universe.
Friday, February 15th 2008, 15:00
Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building, Room M1
Cosmology Today
This talk reviews the present status of cosmological observations today and
makes a forecast on things soon to come.
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