New Books in the History of Science

Rocky Kolb, “A Universe of Particles: Cosmological Reflections” (Open Agenda, 2021)

Dec 16, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Rockefeller's Passion for Science
01:32 • 3min
3
How Did You Find Your Interest in Mathematics?
04:54 • 2min
4
Did Other Interests Come From?
07:22 • 2min
5
How Did You Become More Interested in Astronomy?
08:59 • 3min
6
Is There a Difference Between Nutrinos and Nutrines?
12:01 • 2min
7
A Course in Astronomy
14:01 • 3min
8
Why Didn't People Look at Them More Closely?
16:44 • 3min
9
What I Learned From Willy Fowler
19:33 • 4min
10
Yoer Y Yhas Always Been an Inspiration for Me
23:13 • 4min
11
I Think It's Helpful to Have Experience in a Wide Variety of Different Areas
27:38 • 2min
12
How to Get a Job in a New Field
29:55 • 2min
13
The Children's Crusade
32:06 • 4min
14
The Children's Crusade - A History of Inflation
35:57 • 3min
15
The Inflationary Theory and the Future?
39:14 • 3min
16
Is There Something About Inflation That Will Survive?
42:16 • 3min
17
The Transition From Observational to Data Driven
45:03 • 2min
18
Dark Matter and Its Origins
47:06 • 3min
19
Dark Matter
49:55 • 4min
20
Is There One Particle, One Ring to Rule All of These?
53:50 • 3min
21
What Are Your Fearless Predictions?
57:11 • 2min
22
Do You Think They Will Find Something?
59:23 • 2min
23
What Is Dark Energy and What Do You Think We Will Know?
01:01:01 • 4min
24
Dark Matter
01:05:13 • 2min
25
General Relativity
01:07:27 • 3min
26
The Blind Wathress of the Sky by Rocky Colk
01:09:59 • 4min
27
Have You Thought About Writing Another Popular Book?
01:14:11 • 4min
28
Are There Any Specific Recommendations to Teachers or Professors?
01:18:11 • 4min