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Einstein & the Mind of God
by Paul Davies
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio
Part one of this series takes Einstein's science as a starting point for exploring the great physicist's perspective on ideas such as mystery, eternity, and the mind of God.
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The Wonders of Electricity and Magnetism
by Walter Lewin
Available on: Online Video
The inimitable Walter Lewin gives a literally hair-raising performance in this MIT Museum lecture/demonstration for learners young and old.
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Parts Of a Whole
by David Bohm
Available on: Audio Download | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
This internationally known physicist has developed a theory of quantum physics which addresses the totality of existence, including matter and consciousness, as an unbroken whole.
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New Queries
by Richard P. Feynman
Available on: Online Video
What does it mean, and where is it all leading?
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The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking, and God Part 1 of 2
by Fritz Schaefer
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio | Online Video
In this talk Dr. Schaefer weaves a discussion of cosmology with an informative biography of well-known physicist Stephen Hawking.
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Richard Dawkins: The Universe is Queerer Than We Can Suppose
by Richard Dawkins
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video | Video Download
Biologist Richard Dawkins makes a case for "thinking the improbable" by looking at how the human frame of reference limits our understanding of the universe.
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The Birth and Death of Stars
by Walter Lewin
Available on: Online Video
We know that some stars exist because we can see them with our own eyes. In this lecture Walter Lewin provides illuminating evidence of stars we cannot see.
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The Next 100 Years of Science
by Kevin Kelly
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Starting from this long-term view of science's past transformation, Kevin Kelly speculates on how the practice of science will change in the future.
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A Theory of Everything
by Colin Blakemore
Available on: Online Video
How did the universe start? What are we and where are we going? If we had a "Theory of Everything", we should be able to answer these questions.
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Brian Greene on String Theory
by Brian Greene
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video | Video Download
Physicist Brian Greene explains superstring theory, the idea that minscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle and force in the universe.
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Black Holes, Wormholes, and Time Travel
by Paul Davies
Available on: Online Video
The idea of time travel makes great science fiction, but can it really be done?
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Einstein's Ethics
by Walter Isaacson
Available on: Audio Download
String theorist S. James Gates, Jr. and science writer Thomas Levenson delve into Einstein's Jewish identity…
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States of Matter
by John Murrell
Available on: Online Video
John Murrell discusses the basic physical principles relating to the gaseous, liquid and solid states with the aid of models and demonstrations.
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Electrons and their Interactions
by Richard P. Feynman
Available on: Online Video
Feynman diagrams and the intricacies of particle interaction.
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The Silent Pulse
by George Burr Leonard
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
George Leonard talks about The Silent Pulse: A Search for the Perfect Rhythm That Exists in Each of Us.
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The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking, and God Part 2 of 2
by Fritz Schaefer
Available on: Audio Download | Online Audio | Online Video
In this talk Dr. Schaefer weaves a discussion of cosmology with an informative biography of well-known physicist Stephen Hawking.
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The Cosmic Landscape
by Leornard Susskind
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Dr. Leonard Susskind discusses his most recent book The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design.
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Fritjof Capra: The Science of Leonardo
by Fritjof Capra
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
The Science of Leonardo with Fritjof Capra. The event is moderated by the Rev. Alan Jones, Dean of Grace Cathedral.
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The Universe is a Strange Place
by Frank Wilczek
Available on: Online Video
Perhaps the universe is not so much strange as brimming with lovely paradox. The search for such beauty seems to lie at the heart of Frank Wilczek’s work.
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Death by Black Hole
by Ryan Wyatt
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Neil DeGrasse Tyson discusses Death by Black Hole .
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The Sounds of Music
by Walter Lewin
Available on: Online Video
Have you ever wondered about the annoying hum your car makes at a certain speed on a particular stretch of highway? Or why a flute’s notes are higher than a trombone’s?
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Photons
by Richard P. Feynman
Available on: Online Video
A gentle lead-in to the subject, Feynman starts by discussing photons and their properties.
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There Ain't Nothing Nowhere
by David Miller
Available on: Online Video
With his innate ability to explain the most abstract and complex concepts of modern physics in accessible terms David Miller convinces…
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The Chemistry of Interstellar Space
by William Klemperer
Available on: Online Video
Radioastronomical observations of our galaxy have revealed hordes of molecules in the interstellar medium. Extremely fast reactions result in the high abundance of complex organic compounds in the space between the stars.
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Polarization
by Walter Lewin
Available on: Online Video
Walter Lewin answers the perennial question, "why is the sky blue?" and creates a red sunset in the laboratory.
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