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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > October
> October 10, 2003:
Hour One: Cosmology News
Normally, cosmologists think about how the universe came to be the
way it is today, and where the universe is going. But this week, cosmologists
are meeting in Cleveland to talk about where the field of cosmology
itself is headed. In this hour of Science Friday, we'll pay a visit
to the meeting and talk with some of the scientists about the future
of cosmology over the next 25 years.
The conference aims to tackle some big questions for thinking about
the universe -- from the prospects for the existence of extra dimension,s
to the best tools to push the frontiers of astrophysics?. From dark
energy to string theory -- what are the big questions in cosmology,
and can they ever be answered? Is there one big unifying theory lurking
around the corner that could tie everything together? Call in with
your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (2-3 Eastern), and share
your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Lawrence Krauss
Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics
Chairman, Physics Department
Director, Center for
Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics
Organizer, Kavli-CERCA
Conference
Case Western Reserve University
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Michael Turner
Bruce V. & Diana Rauner Distinguished Service Professor
Depts. of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics
Enrico Fermi Institute
Chairman, Department of Astronomy
& Astrophysics
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois |
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Neta Bahcall
Professor of Astrophysics
Department of Astrophysical
Sciences
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
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Steven Weinberg
Physics Department
Jack S. Josey-Welch Foundation Chair in Science
Nobel
Laureate, Physics, 1979
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
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Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
The Kavli-CERCA
Conference on the Future of Cosmology
Ned
Wright's Cosmology Tutorial
Cosmology:
A Research Briefing
NIST: Introduction to the constants for nonexperts
Microwave
Anisotropy Probe - Cosmology
Cambridge
Cosmology
String Theory web site
The
Second Superstring Revolution
Washington
Post article: A Short Course in String Theory (with No Equations)
Hunting
for Higher Dimensions: Science News Online, Feb. 19, 2000
Scientific
American: Science and the Citizen: String Instruments: October 1998
Search
for Extra Dimensions
This segment produced by Annette Heist
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