Revolution in Cosmology
October 6 - 8, 2006
Albany, New York
presented by
Mensa of Northeastern New York
with the cooperation of
American Mensa
and
Mensa Research and Education Foundation
Speakers
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Friday, October 6, 2006
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known"
--Carl Sagan
George Musser
The Revolution for the Rest of Us
George Musser: The Revolution for the Rest of Us
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Saturday, October 7, 2006
"Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions."
--Vera Rubin
Francis Wilkin
Cosmology Basics: What most cosmologists can agree upon
Francis Wilkin: Cosmology 101
Power Point version -- 6,395 Kb
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Vera Rubin
The Universe of Galaxies
Vera Rubin: Universe of Galaxies and Dark Matter
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Bright Galaxies Dark Matters
Jeremiah Ostriker
Heart of Darkness
Jeremiah Ostriker: Heart of Darkness
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Development of Large Scale Structure in the Universe
Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics
Formation of Structure in the Universe
Dreams, Stars, and ElectronsLee Smolin
What is Space? What is Time?
Finishing the revolution that Einstein Started
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Three
Roads to Quantum Gravity
Brian Greene
Explaining the Elegant Universe
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
[DVD] Nova - The Elegant Universe
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
Sunday, October 8, 2006
"We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made or only just happened."
--Mark Twain
Marc Millis
Cosmology Through Breakthrough Spaceflight
Marc Millis: Contemplating Breakthrough Spaceflight
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N.A.S.A website