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The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Astrophysical Probes of Dark Matter

Dr. Justin Read (Surrey) explains the astrophysical evidence for dark matter, and our prospects for getting more information about its nature and interaction by looking at nearby dwarf galaxies.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

'Senses' Part 3 - Seeing across the galaxy

How can you spot what's happening in space billions of light years away from right here on Earth?
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

The 3rd Workshop in the Physics of Fine Tuning-discussion

The 3rd Workshop in the Physics of Fine Tuning - Stars, Galaxies, and the Multiverse, audience and panel discussion
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

How do Galaxies know when, where and how quickly to form stars?

The 3rd Workshop in the Physics of Fine Tuning - Stars, Galaxies, and the Multiverse, Adrianne Slyz (Oxford) talks about How do Galaxies know when, where and how quickly to form stars?
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

The Limits of Cosmology

The 3rd Workshop in the Physics of Fine Tuning - Stars, Galaxies, and the Multiverse, Joe Silk (Oxford, IAP; John Hopkins) talks about The Limits of Cosmology
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Observer Selection and Fine-Tuning Puzzles in Cosmology

The 3rd Workshop in the Physics of Fine Tuning - Stars, Galaxies, and the Multiverse, John Peacock (Edinburgh) talks about Observer Selection and Fine-Tuning Puzzles in Cosmology
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Our Place in the Cosmos

Astrophysicist and bestselling author Mario Livio delivers a speculative talk about humans place in the cosmos.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Capitalizing on diversity: Outcomes of planet formation as initial conditions for life

Michael R. Meyer, Institute for Astronomy, Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, delivers a talk about planet formation and conditions for life to exist.
The Physics of Fine-Tuning

Where and how might we search for life? From planet demographics to biosignatures

Professor Suzanne Aigrain is an expert exoplanet researcher. In this talk she will outline the methods for detection and characterisation of exoplanets in the context of finding planets that might harbor life.
Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

Philae at the comet: a scientific adventure

Professor Chris Lintott, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Oxford and presenter of the BBC’s Sky at Night will talk about the history and the science of the voyage.
Openness at Oxford

Open Data: The Golden Age of Discovery

This documentary follows the experiences of a number of academics and researchers at Oxford as they discuss the implications of Open Data for their research, for academia and for humanity.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt
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The Savile Library

Lunchtime lecture by Will Poole accompanying the exhibition Marks of Genius: Masterpieces from the Collections of the Bodleian Libraries.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

'Artificial Intelligence' part 2 - How to create machines that learn

Professor Nando de Freitas explains that understanding how our brains work has helped us create machines that learn, and how these learning machines can be put to completing different tasks.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

'Artificial Intelligence' part 1 - Using artificial intelligence to spot patterns

Professor Stephen Roberts explains how machines, whose job it is simply to learn, can help researchers spot scientific needles in data haystacks, which will help us solve some grand challenges.
Theoretical Physics - From Outer Space to Plasma

String Theory on the Sky

Members of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics hosted the 3rd morning of Theoretical Physics covering the connections between cosmology and particle physics.
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

The Perfect Theory: A Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity

A discussion exploring Pedro Ferreira's book
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

Observing by Hand: Sketching the Nebulae in the Nineteenth Century

A discussion of Omar Nasim's book
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Astronomy at the Highest Energies Possible

Researcher Stephen Rayner talks on how astronomers study the highest energies possible to detect particle accelerators in space.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Spectromania!

James Gilbert, a researcher in astrophysics gives an exciting talk on how astronomy uses Spectroscopy - the study of the interaction between matter and radiated energy.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

How to see the world in a grain of sand

Peter Hatfield gives an astronomy talk entitled: How to see the world in a grain of sand and the entire Universe in a super computer.

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