 Relativity for Everyone
Einstein's
Theory of General Relativity is often called the greatest scientific
discovery ever made and even the greatest achievement of human thought.
This presentation compares
Newton's theory of gravity to Einstein's and
explains his brilliant insight: the Equivalence Principle. While the
complex math of this theory is briefly described, we show that a simple
expression, 2M/r, explains the salient features of black holes, the
cosmic expansion equation, and the intriguing properties of time.
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Science
&
Faith
Dr
Piccioni discusses why he feels science & faith are compatible. The
topics include:
- What is
Science
- The
Strenghts & Weaknesses of Science
- When
Science & Faith Meet
- Why Science
& Faith are Compatible
- Critique
of "God
is Unnecessary" says
Stephen Hawking
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 Can
Life be Merely an
Accident?
presents
what modern science has learned
about the many conditions necessary for the existence of any form of
life, and how likely it is that those conditions could occur
accidentally.
- Life is very special: what are
the
odds it arose by random chance?
- How special is a viable
universe?
- Good planets are hard to fine
- Why
is Earth special?
- How special is a genetic code?
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Journey to
the Dark
Side: Dark Matter
&
Dark Energy
Dr
Piccioni discuses what we know, and what we don't know, about
the
Dark Side
- 95% of the
universe
is invisible and mysterious.
- What is Dark
Matter
and were did this stuff come from?
- What is Dark
Energy
and what do virtual particles have to do with it?
- Gravitational
Lensing
- What does
the CMB
say about our universe?
- The evidence
for
Dark Energy and alternate theories
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 Einstein
for Everyone
This is intended for Everyone, even
those who fear physics or are allergic to math.
- How did a young
rebel, who seemed doomed to fail, overcome rejection to become the
world’s most famous scientist in history and Time Magazine’s “Person of
the Century”?
- What do his
theories really mean?
- How do his
discoveries impact our lives through DVDs, GPS, digital cameras,
computers, and smarter energy?
- How can his
theories help us solve some of today’s most pressing challenges?
- Principle of
relativity
- Time is Relative
- Einstein says
Gravity is the curvature of space/time
- The odd Nobel Prize
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 Einstein & Light
- What
is light?
- Atomic
Fingerprints in Light
- Gravity
Bends Starlight
- Red
Shifts Open the Universe
- Measureing
Distance with Light
- Einstein
& Lasers
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 Our Place in the Universe
This talk tells the story of our
universe and how humanity fits into the grand cosmic scheme.
Einstein said: "The most incomprehensible thing about our universe is
that it is comprehensible." We humans claim to understand what lies
beyond the most distant stars, what happened billions of years ago, and
what will happen in the remote future.
We explore the most important things that science has discovered about
our universe Then we will examine the remarkable way in which humanity
fits into the grand scheme of existence.
Some of the topics covered are:
- What is
"Our Universe" ?
- How
Large, How Old ?
- How Much
Does Our Universe Contain ?
- What is
Everything Made Of ?
- What Are
We Made Of ?
- Where
Are We ?
- Why
Earth is Special
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